Shafi (director)

Rasheed M. H. (18 February 1968 – 26 January 2025), known professionally as Shafi, was an Indian film director who worked in Malayalam cinema, best known for directing comedy films.^[1][2] He has also directed a Tamil film. Shafi made his directorial debut with One Man Show in 2001. Rafi of the Rafi Mecartin duo is his elder brother. Director Siddique is their uncle. Shafi started his film career in the mid-1990s by assisting director Rajasenan and the Rafi Mecartin duo.

Shafi
Shafi in 2008
Born	Rasheed M. H. (1968-02-18)18 February 1968 Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Died	26 January 2025(2025-01-26) (aged 56) Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Occupations	Film director screenwriter
Years active	1995–2025
Relatives	Rafi (brother) Siddique (uncle)

Career

Shafi started his career through the film One Man Show which was released in 2001. He has directed 18 films. His notable movies are Kalyanaraman (2002), Pulival Kalyanam (2003), Thommanum Makkalum (2005), Mayavi (2007), Chattambinadu (2009), Two Countries (2015). In 2018, Shafi directed Mega Stage Show Madhuram 18 performing in 15 stages in U.S.A and Canada. In 2019, Shafi directed the movie Children's Park.^[3]

Death

Shafi died at Aster Medcity in Ernakulam, Kerala, on 26 January 2025, at the age of 56.^[4] He had suffered a massive stroke on 16 January and was admitted to the hospital. Though he underwent a neurosurgery, his condition remained critical and was on ventilator support.^[5][6][7] He was buried at kaloor juma Masjid in the presence of many persons on the same day as he died.

Filmography

As assistant director

Year	Film	Screenwriter	Cast	Notes
1995	Aadyathe Kanmani	Rafi Mecartin	Jayaram, Biju Menon
1995	Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan	Rafi Mecartin	Jayaram
1995	Hitler	Siddique	Mammootty, Mukesh
1997	Superman	Rafi Mecartin	Jayaram
1997	The Car	Rafi Mecartin	Jayaram
1999	Friends	Siddique	Jayaram, Mukesh, Sreenivasan
2000	Thenkasipattanam	Rafi Mecartin	Suresh Gopi, Lal

As director

Year	Film	Screenwriter	Cast	Notes
2001	One Man Show	Rafi Mecartin	Jayaram, Lal, Samyuktha Varma, Kalbhavan Mani, Manya
2002	Kalyanaraman	Benny P Nayarambalam	Dileep, Navya Nair, Kunchakko Boban, Lal, Lalu Alex, Innocent
2003	Pulival Kalyanam	Udaykrishna & Siby K. Thomas	Jayasurya, Kavya Madhavan, Lal, Lalu Alex,Salim Kumar, Cochin Haneefa,Harisree Ashokan,Jagathy Sreekumar
2005	Thommanum Makkalum	Benny P Nayarambalam	Mammootty, Lal, Rajan P Dev, Laya, Salim Kumar, Janardhanan,Kalasala Babu
	Majaa	Viji Benny P Nayarambalam (story)	Vikram, Asin, Pasupathy, Manivannan,Vadivelu,Biju Menon	Tamil film Remake of Thommanum Makkalum
2007	Mayavi	Rafi Mecartin	Mammootty, Gopika, Suraj Venjarammoodu, Manoj K Jayan, Salim Kumar
	Chocolate	Sachi & Sethu	Prithviraj Sukumaran, Roma Asrani, Jayasurya, Samvrutha Sunil, Salim Kumar, Remya Nambeesan
2008	Lollipop	Benny P Nayarambalam	Prithviraj Sukumaran, Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya, Bhavana, Roma Asrani,
2009	Chattambinadu	Benny P Nayarambalam	Mammootty, Lakshmi Rai, Siddique, Manoj K.Jayan, Suraj Venjarammoodu, Salim Kumar,Vinu Mohan
2010	Marykkundoru Kunjaadu	Benny P Nayarambalam	Dileep, Biju Menon, Bhavana, Vijayaraghavan, Innocent, Salim Kumar
2011	Makeup Man	Sachi & Sethu	Jayaram, Sheela, Siddique, Suraj Venjaramoodu
	Venicile Vyaapari	James Albert	Mammootty, Kavya Madhavan, Suraj Venjarammoodu, Poonam Bajwa
2012	101 Weddings	Kalavoor Ravikumar	Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya, Biju Menon, Samvrutha Sunil, Bhama
2015	Two Countries	Rafi	Dileep, Mamta Mohandas, Aju Varghese, Mukesh, Jagadheesh
2017	Sherlock Toms	Screenplay: Shafi, Najim Koya, Sachy Story: Najim Koya & Sachy	Biju Menon, Miya, Salim Kumar
2018	Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha	Binju Joseph & Sunil Karma	Bibin George, Prayaga Martin, Hareesh Kanaran
2019	Children's Park[3]	Rafi	Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Sharafudheen, Druv,Gayathri Suresh, Manasa Radhakrishnan
2022	Aanandam Paramanandam	M Sindhuraj	Sharafudheen, Indrans Aju Varghese, Baiju Santhosh	Last film

References

1. "Malayalam Director Shafi Latest Film | KeralaBoxOffice.com". Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
2. Film News » Mohanlal in Shafi's film – First – BizHat.com "hit maker Shafi is finally tuning to the big star of Malayalam, Mohanlal for his ..."
3. Shrijith, Sajin. "Parenthood is the central theme in Children's Park: Shafi". Cinema Express.
4. Popular film director Shafi passes away
5. "Malayalam filmmaker Shafi passes away 26/01/25". The Indian Express. 26 January 2025.
6. "Filmmaker Shafi in critical condition". The Hindu. 21 January 2025.
7. Madhu, Vignesh (26 January 2025). "Malayalam director Shafi passes away". Cinema Express.

External links

• Shafi at IMDb