Soubin Shahir | |
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Years active | 1992–present |
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Spouse | Jamia Zaheer (m. 2017) |
Children | 1 |
Soubin Shahir (born 12 October 1983) is an Indian actor and director who works in Malayalam cinema. He began his film career as an assistant director in 2003 and worked under several directors. Soubin made his acting debut in 2013 with a supporting role in Annayum Rasoolum . He made his directorial debut with the drama Parava (2017). In 2018, he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his leading role in Sudani from Nigeria , which was also a major commercial success.
Soubin was born and raised in Fort Kochi, [1] Kerala, India. He has a brother and sister. His father Babu Shahir was an assistant director and production controller who had worked in films such as Manichithrathazhu , Godfather , In Harihar Nagar among others. [2]
Soubin started his film career as an assistant director in the industry with Siddique's Chronic Bachelor (2003). He assisted directors like Fazil, Siddique, Rafi-Mecartin, P. Sukumar, Santhosh Sivan, Rajeev Ravi, and Amal Neerad. [3] He made his acting début in Fazil's Kaiyethum Doorath (2002) while working as an assistant director. He got a breakthrough role with Alphonse Putharen's Premam (2015) where he played the role of a PT teacher. This led to his popularity as an actor in the industry. [4] [5] His popular roles include in films Charlie (2015), Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), Kali (2016), Darvinte Parinamam (2016), Kammatipaadam (2016), Anuraga Karikkin Vellam (2016), Mayanadhi (2017), Comrade in America – CIA (2017), and Kumbalangi Nights . His first full lead role was in the film Sudani from Nigeria (2018) for which he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor . [6] [7]
On 16 December 2017, he married his fiancée [8] Jamia Zaheer. Jamia is a marketing professional, [9] based in Kochi. The couple has a son born in May 2019.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Vietnam Colony | Child artist | uncredited role |
1992 | Pappayude Swantham Appoos | Child artist | uncredited role |
1993 | Kabooliwala | Child artist | uncredited role |
2002 | Kaiyethum Doorath | Bus Passenger | uncredited role |
2005 | Pandipada | Peacock Man in Function | uncredited role |
2010 | Bodyguard | College Student | uncredited role |
2011 | Urumi | Tribal Gang Member | uncredited role |
2012 | Da Thadiya | Himself | uncredited role |
2013 | Annayum Rasoolum | Collin | |
Kadal Kadannoru Mathukkutty | |||
5 Sundarikal | Poovalan | Anthology film in Kullante Bharya | |
2014 | Masala Republic | Althaf | |
Iyobinte Pusthakam | Ivan's Henchman | Cameo | |
2015 | Chandrettan Evideya | Sumesh | |
Premam | Phy. Edu. Lecturer Shivan Sir | ||
Loham | Street Rowdy | ||
Rani Padmini | Madan | ||
Charlie | Sunikuttan(Mr D'souza) | ||
2016 | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | Crispin | |
Hello Namasthe | Abu | ||
Kali | Prakashan | ||
Darvinte Parinamam | Willy | ||
Mudhugauv | Kumari | ||
Kammatipaadam | Karate Biju | Cameo | |
Happy Wedding | Matrimony Consultant | ||
Anuraga Karikkin Vellam | Fakru/Fakrudheen | ||
Popcorn | Milton | ||
2017 | Comrade in America – CIA | Joemon | |
Achayans | Qi | ||
Parava | Drug addict | Debut as director | |
Solo | Pattu | ||
Shekhar's friend at his birthday party | Tamil film; guest appearance in "Thoovanam" | ||
Mayaanadhi | Sameera's Ikka | Guest Appearance | |
2018 | Street Lights | Subin | |
Carbon | Aanakkaran Rajesh | ||
Rosapoo | Sajeer | ||
Sudani from Nigeria | Majeed | Debut Lead Role | |
Kuttanadan Marpappa | Freddy | ||
Mohanlal | Mr. Who | ||
Mangalyam Thanthunanena | Himself | Guest Appearance | |
2019 | Kumbalangi Nights | Saji | |
Mera Naam Shaji | Shaji | Guest Appearance | |
Oru Yamandan Premakadha | Vicky | ||
Virus | Unnikrishnan | ||
Ambili | Ambili | ||
Vikruthi | Sameer | ||
Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 | Subramanian / Chuppan | ||
Valiyaperunnal | Hanumanth Sheonayi | ||
2020 | Trance | Mathew Thomas (Mathaai) | |
Halal Love Story | Azad | ||
2021 | Irul | Alex | |
Meow | Dusthackeer | ||
Churuli | Mayiladumparambil Joy | ||
2022 | Bro Daddy | Happy Pinto | |
Kallan D`Souza | D’Souza | ||
Bheeshma Parvam | Ajas Ali | ||
Third World Boys | Soubin | ||
CBI 5: The Brain | Paul Meijo / Sandeep / Manzoor | ||
Jack N' Jill | Kuttaps | ||
Ela Veezha Poonchira | Madhu | ||
Gold | Mittu | ||
2023 | Djinn | Dhanapalan | |
Romancham | Jibin Madhavan | [10] | |
Vellari Pattanam | K.P Suresh | [11] | |
Ayalvaashi | Thaju | [12] | |
Live | Sriram | [13] | |
King of Kotha | Suitcase Leslie | Cameo | |
2024 | Manjummel Boys | Kuttan | Also producer [14] |
Nadikar† | Bala | [15] | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2023 | Valatty | Karidas (voice) | [16] |
Year | Title | Production company | Notes |
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2017 | Parava | Anwar Rasheed Entertainments | Debut as a director |
Year | Title | Production company | Notes |
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2024 | Manjummel Boys | Parava Films | Debut production [17] |
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