Ashraf Hamza | |
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| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Ashraf Hamza is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. [1] Hailing from Ponnani, Malappuram, he debuted with 2019 Malayalam movie Thamaasha . [2] His second directorial feature was Bheemante Vazhi (2021). [3] He was the co-writer of 2022 movie Thallumaala. [4]
He was born in Ponnani, Kerala. [5] His father owned a movie theatre named 'Alankar' in Ponnani. [6] Hamza said his enthusiasm in movies were developed from there, as he spent much of his holidays within the theatre. [6] Some of his childhood experiences with the movie theatre were included in the movie Thallumaala. [7]
He started his career by directing a short film based on U. P. Jayaraj's short story 'Bihar'. [6] Later he directed some documentaries, short films and ad films. [1] It was his friendship with director Muhsin Parari that led to the possibility of doing a feature-length project. [5] He was approached by Muhsin to write a movie after Muhsin's directorial debut KL 10 Patthu was failed to perform in box office, but the project was shelved (this was later turned out to be the 2022 movie Thallumaala ). [8] He was asked by Lijo Jose Pellissery and Chemban Vinod Jose to direct an independent adaptation of 2017 Kannada movie Ondu Motteya Kathe . [9] Ashraf Hamza approached Sameer Thahir and Shyju Khalid with this project and they agreed to produce the movie along with Lijo Jose Pellissery and Chemban Vinod Jose. [9] The project was conceived under the title Thamaasha and Sameer Thahir handled the cinematography with Vinay Forrt and Chinnu Chandni in lead roles. [10] The movie was released on 19 June 2019 to critical acclaim. [11] [12] [13]
His second directorial feature was Bheemante Vazhi , which was released on December 2021. [14] Chemban Vinod Jose scripted and produced this movie with Kunchacko Boban as the lead. [15] The movie was a moderate box office success and won critical acclaim. [16] [17] Thallumaala , his writing collaboration with Muhsin Parari was released on August 2022 and turned out to be one of the highest grossing Malayalam films. [18] [19]
His third movie as a director is Sulaikha Manzil with Lukman Avaran and Anarkali Marikar in lead roles. [20] The movie was released on April 2023. [21]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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| 2019 | Thamaasha | Yes | Yes | Debut movie |
| 2021 | Bheemante Vazhi | Yes | No | |
| 2022 | Thallumaala | No | Yes | |
| 2023 | Sulaikha Manzil | Yes | Yes |
| Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sudani from Nigeria | Doctor [23] |
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