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Haneef Adeni (born 30 June 1987) is an Indian film director and screenwriter, who works in Malayalam cinema. [1] Haneef made his directorial debut in the 2017 film The Great Father . [2] His next venture as a screenwriter is Ameer, starring Mammootty.
Haneef Adeni's debut movie was The Great Father starring Mammootty in the lead. The film released on 30 March 2017 and was commercial success. [3] [4] It grossed $960,748 from UAE box office in two weeks. [5] Abrahaminte Santhathikal , his next film as a writer was a production of Goodwill Entertainments and was announced on 7 September 2017 by producer Joby George on Mammootty's birthday. It was the directorial debut of Shaji Padoor, an associate director in Malayalam cinema for 22 years. [6] The movie was released on 16 June 2018 in Kerala. [7] It was released in Gulf countries on 21 June and in rest of India the following day. [8] [9] The Times of India and International Business Times gave the film positive reviews. [10] [11] On 12 July 2018, he announced his second directorial film Mikhael produced by Anto Joseph under the banner Anto Joseph Film Company. [12]
Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | |
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Director | Writer | ||||
2017 | The Great Father | Yes | Yes | Debut | [13] |
2018 | Abrahaminte Santhathikal | No | Yes | [6] | |
2019 | Mikhael | Yes | Yes | [14] | |
2023 | Ramachandra Boss & Co | Yes | Yes | ||
2024 | Marco | Yes | Yes |
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