Rafi–Mecartin
Appearance
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Nationality | Indian |
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Years active | 1992 – present |
Relatives | Shafi (brother of Rafi) |
Rafi and Mecartin are a screenwriter and director duo best known for comedy films in Malayalam cinema. Raffi's younger brother Shafi is also a well-known film director. Raffi is also the nephew of director Siddique from the Siddique–Lal duo. He has scripted and directed successful films such as Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan (1995), Superman (1997), Punjabi House (1998), Thenkasipattanam (2000), Chathikkatha Chanthu (2004), Pandippada (2005), and Hallo (2007). The duo has also written the scripts for Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava (1995), Aadyathe Kanmani (1995), Dilliwala Rajakumaran (1996), Kusruthi Kuruppu (1998), One Man Show (2001), Thilakkam (2003), and Mayavi (2007) among others, for other directors.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Director
[edit]⊥ Rafi Alone
Screenwriter only
[edit]- Ellarum Chollanu (1992) (writer)
- Mr & Mrs (1992) (writer)
- Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava (1995) (writer)
- Aadyathe Kanmani (1995) (screenplay and dialogue)
- Dilliwala Rajakumaran (1996) (writer)
- The Car (1997) (story)
- Kusruthi Kuruppu (1998) (Story, Screenplay,Dialogues)
- One Man Show (film) (2001) (writer)
- Thilakkam (2003) (writer)
- Romeoo (2007) (dialogue, screenplay, story)
- Mayavi (2007) (writer)
- Two Countries (2015) (Rafi
alone)
- Children's Park (2019)[4]
- Once Upon Time In Kochi (2024)[5]
Assistant director
[edit]- Godfather (1991)
- Vietnam Colony (1993)
- Customs Diary (1993)
Acting credits of Rafi
[edit]- Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan (1995) (guest appearance)
- Ring Master (2014)
- Villali Veeran (2015)
- Two Countries (2015)
- Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum (2016)
- Role Models (2017)
- Sherlock Toms (2017)
- Vikadakumaran(2018)
- Sakalakalasala (2018)
- Children's Park (2019)
- Ganagandharvan (2019)
- Shylock (2020) Director&Film Producer Chacko
- Naaradan
Mecartin as an Actor
[edit]- Sathyam Sivam Sundaram (2000)
References
[edit]- ^ Hindu.com
- ^ George, Vijay (21 May 2016). "It's a dog's life". thehindu.com.
- ^ "Rafi's Ring Master". IndiaGlitz. 21 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
- ^ Shrijith, Sajin (4 June 2019). "Parenthood is central theme in Children's Park: Rafi-Shafi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Nadirshah set to direct the comedy thriller 'Once Upon a Time in Kochi' featuring Mubin Raffi's debut". The Times of India. 27 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 January 2024.