Back كوكين هانيفا ARZ Cochin Haneefa Danish کوچین هانیفا Persian കൊച്ചിൻ ഹനീഫ Malayalam கொச்சி ஹனீஃபா Tamil కొచ్చిన్ హనీఫా Tegulu
Cochin Haneefa | |
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 Haneefa in 2008 | |
| Born | Muhammed Haneefa
22 April 1951 Cochin, Travancore-Cochin, India |
| Died | 2 February 2010 (aged 58) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Other names | VMC Haneefa (Veluthedathu Muhammed Cochin Haneefa) |
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| Years active | 1972–2010 |
| Spouse | Fasila |
| Children | 2 |
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Veluthedathu Muhammed Haneefa[1] (22 April 1951 – 2 February 2010), better known by his stage name Cochin Haneefa, was an Indian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He started his career in the 1970s mainly portraying villainous roles, before going on to become one of the most popular comedians of Malayalam cinema.[2] He acted in more than 300 films in Malayalam and Tamil.[3]
As a director he is best known for the films Aankiliyude Tharattu (1987) and Vatsalyam (1993).[3]
- ^ "Cochin Hanifa". IMDb.
- ^ "സിനിമാ-'ജീവിത'ത്തിലെ ഹനീഫ" (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. 2 February 2010. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ a b Srinivasan, Meera; Kannan, Ramya (2 February 2010). "Actor Cochin Haneefa dies". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 2 February 2010.