Soubin Shahir
Soubin Shahir | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 October 1983 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Director |
| Years active | 2013 - present |
| Known for | Acting, Film Director |
| Spouse | Jamia Zaheer (2017 - present) |
Soubin Shahir is a Malayalam film director and actor best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.[1]
Soubin started his film career as an assistant director in the industry with Siddique's Chronic Bachelor (2003). He assisted directors like Fazil, Siddique, Rafi-Mecartin, P. Sukumar, Santhosh Sivan, Rajeev Ravi, and Amal Neerad.[2] He made his acting début in Fazil's Kaiyethum Doorath (2002) while working as an assistant director. He got a breakthrough role with Alphonse Putharen's Premam (2015) where he played the role of a PT master. This lead to his popularity as an actor in the industry.[3][4] His popular roles include in films Charlie (2015), Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), Kali (2016), Darvinte Parinamam (2016), Kammatipaadam (2016), Anuraga Karikkin Vellam (2016), Mayanadhi(2017), and Comrade in America - CIA (2017).
Soubin made his directoral debut with the 2017 film Parava, produced by Anwar Rasheed under the banner Anwar Rasheed Entertainments. The film released on 21 September 2017 to positive reviews.[5]
Career
Soubin Shahir has also appeared Annayum Rasoolum before assisted[6][7] many directors that includes Fazil, Siddique, Rafi-Mecartin, P. Sukumar, Santhosh Sivan, Rajeev Ravi, and Amal Neerad.[8] His first association was with Siddique in Chronic Bachelor.[9] After Annayum Rasoolum he acted in Kullante Bharya, a film in the Anthology film 5 Sundarikal. He made his break through in the film Premam.
Soubin is donning the director's hat in Parava, produced by Anwar Rasheed under the banner of ARE (Anwar Rasheed Entertainments).
Filmography
As Director
| Year | Title | Production company | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Parava | Anwar Rasheed Entertainments | |
| 2018 | Untitled Fahadh Faasil film | Aashiq Abu | Pre production |
As Actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Annayum Rasoolum | Collin | |
| Kadal Kadannoru Mathukkutty | |||
| 5 Sundarikal | Poovalan | Anthology film in Kullante Bharya | |
| 2014 | Masala Republic | Althaf | |
| Iyobinte Pusthakam | Ivan's Henchman | Cameo | |
| 2015 | Premam | P. T Master Shivan Sir | |
| Chandrettan Evideya | Sumesh | ||
| Loham | Street Rowdy | ||
| Rani Padmini | Madan | ||
| Charlie | Sunikuttan(Mr D'souza) | ||
| 2016 | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | Crispin | |
| Hello Namasthe | Abu | ||
| Kali | Prakashan | ||
| Darvinte Parinamam | Willy | ||
| Mudhugauv | Kumari | ||
| Kammatipaadam | Karate Biju | Cameo | |
| Happy Wedding | Matrimony Consultant | ||
| Anuraga Karikkin Vellam | Fakru/Fakrudheen | ||
| Popcorn | |||
| 2017 | Comrade in America - CIA | Joemon | |
| Parava | Also director | ||
| Solo | Pattu | ||
| Streetlights | Sharaf | ||
| Rosapoo | Filming | ||
| Mohanlal | Filming | ||
| Sudani from Nigeria | Majeed |
References
- ^ "Fahad Fasil in Soubin sahir movie". Indiancinemagallery. 24 November 2013.
- ^ MERIN MARIA JAMES (10 January 2016). "Soubin's Chillumkoodu step a hit".
- ^ "Real-life chemistry with Soubin worked well". TimesofIndia. 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Soubin Shahir is on a roll". Nowrunning. 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Soubin Shahir's Parava Starts Rolling". FilmiBeat. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Soubin Shahir Reveals His Directing Plans 0". 7 January 2016.
- ^ "'PT Mash' Soubin Shahir Turns Director". 29 January 2016.
- ^ Rekha Abhilash (7 January 2016). "What's up, PT master?".
- ^ Saumesh Thimbath (29 October 2015). "Soubin on a Roll".