Halitha Shameem | |
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 Halitha Shameem at JFW Awards 2020 | |
| Born | 12 September |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter Film Editing |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Halitha Shameem is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and editor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. [1]
After assisting in movies such as Oram Po, she debuted as a director with Poovarasam Peepee in 2014. [2] After a gap of more than 5 years, she then directed the critically and commercially successful anthology film Sillu Karupatti in 2019 and Aelay film in 2021 which is available on Netflix.
She directed the first half of her upcoming film Minmini in 2015 and second half in 2022 with same actors as it requires different age group of the artists, instead of using different actors for different age groups, she waited for 7 years for the actors to grown up and filmed with the same actors.
| Year | Film | Director | Screenwriter | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Poovarasam Peepee | Yes | Yes | Tamil | |
| 2019 | Sillu Karupatti | Yes | Yes | all segments [3] [4] | |
| 2021 | Aelay | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2022 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa | Yes | Yes | Segment: Loners | |
| 2024 | Minmini | Yes | Yes | Also lyricist | |
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Minmini (transl. Firefly) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Halitha Shameem. The film stars C. Gaurav Kaalai, Praveen Kishore, and Esther Anil in the lead roles.
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