Cochin Haneefa



Salim Ahmed Ghoush better known by his stage name Cochin Haneefa is an Indian film actor, director, and screenwriter.

He started his career in the 1970's as a villain and turned to be one of the popular comedians of Malayalam film industry. He has done more than 300 films in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi films. As a filmmaker he is known for the melodrama Valtsalyam.

Haneefa was born Salim Ahmed Ghoush on 22 April 1951. He was a comic member of the famed 'Cochin Kalabhavan Troupe' whose members include Bindhu Panicker, Kalabhavan Mani and Harisree Asokan.

He made his film debut in 1979 in a small role in 'Ashtavakran' and since then rose to become a very popular actor.

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