Actor

Cochin Haneefa

Acting

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Acting credits

200

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.7

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Movies: 204Series: 0Crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 545009

IMDb ID: nm0359880

Known for: Acting

Born: April 22, 1951

Died: February 2, 2010

Age: 58

Place of birth: Kochi, Thiru-Kochi, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1975 - 2015

Years active: 41

Average TMDB rating: 6.96

Wikidata: Q2460693

Also known as

VMC Haneefa • Cochin Hanifa • Kochin Haneefa • Salim Ahmed Ghoush • കൊച്ചിൻ ഹനീഫ • V. M. C. Haneefa • Veluthedathu Muhammed Cochin Haneefa • کوچین هنیفه

Other jobs

Writer (6)Director (3)Story (3)Screenplay (1)

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Biography

Salim Ahmed Ghoush, better known by his stage name Cochin Haneefa, was an Indian film actor, 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. He has acted in more than 300 films in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi. As a director he is best known for the films Aankiliyude Tharattu (1987) and Valtsalyam (1993).

Movies

Movie credits linked with Cochin Haneefa.