Thaha is an Indian

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and

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, known primarily for his

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movies.

Career

Earlier Thaha worked as an assistant director in films including ''

Rajavinte Makan ''Rajavinte Makan'' () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language gangster film directed and produced by Thampi Kannanthanam from a screenplay written by Dennis Joseph and based on the 1980 novel ''Rage of Angels'' by Sidney Sheldon. It stars Mohanla ...

'', '' Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar'', ''

Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal ''Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal'' ( English: ) is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language drama film produced jointly by Ousepachan Vaalakuzhy and Fazil, directed by Kamal and written by Fazil. The film is heroine-oriented, in which Revathi a ...

'', and ''

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'' to directors such as Kamal and

Thampi Kannanthanam Thampi Kannanthanam (11 December 1953 – 2 October 2018) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor, who worked in Malayalam cinema. He has directed 16 films. Personal life Thampi was born on 11 December 1953 as the sixth so ...

. In 1991, he co-directed with Ashokan the film '' Mookkillarajyathu'', as Ashokan-Thaha. Later he went on to direct films independently.

Filmography

As assistant director

As director

References

External links

* {{authority control Malayalam film directors Malayalam screenwriters 20th-century Indian people 21st-century Indian people