Malayalam Director Shafi Passes Away At 56 Following Stroke in Kerala

Rasheed M.H, popularly known as Shafi died on Sunday, January 26. He was 56. The filmmaker suffered a stroke on January 16, following which he was admitted to Aster Medicity Hospital, Kochi. He was in critical condition for a few days before his death. Taking to his Instagram, the producer shared a photo and wrote, "Dear director Shafi who made Malayalees laugh a lot passes away. Condolences."

Shafi, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema is best known for directing comedy films. He made his directorial debut with One Man Show in 2001 after assisting director Rajasenan in the 90s. For the unversed, Rafi of the Rafi Mecartin duo is his elder brother. Shafi and Rafi are the nephews of the late filmmaker Siddique. He has directed over 10 films.

His notable movies are Dileep starrer Kalyanaraman (2002), Pulival Kalyanam (2003), Mammooty's Thommanum Makkalum (2005), Mayavi (2007), Chattambinadu (2009), Two Countries (2015).His last directorial was in 2022 titled Aanandam Paramanandam. The movie starred Sharafudheen, Indrans Aju Varghese and Baiju Santhosh, in the lead roles.