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Hitmaker Shafi Passes Away
The New Indian Express Kochi
|January 26, 2025
Director Shafi, who was admitted to a private hospital in Kochi after suffering a stroke, passed away in the early hours of Sunday. He was 56. Having been on ventilator support from January 16, he breathed his last at 12.25am.
Shafi entered the Malayalam film industry in 1995 through Aadyathe Kanmani, assisting screenwriter duo Rafi-Meccartin and director Rajasenan. He worked as an assistant director for a few movies before becoming an independent director.
In the past three decades, he has written and directed more than 20 films. Shafi had a strong film background as his elder brother, Rafi, and uncle, Siddique, were in the film industry.
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