Haneef Adeni

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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.

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Career

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] On 2024 film Marco , the standalone spin off Mikhael , which turned out to be a huge success at the box office.

Filmography

YearFilmCredited asNotesRef(s)
DirectorWriter
2017 The Great Father YesYesDebut [13]
2018 Abrahaminte Santhathikal NoYes [6]
2019 Mikhael YesYes [14]
2023 Ramachandra Boss & Co YesYes
2024 Marco YesYes

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