Farhaan Faasil

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Farhaan Fazil
Born
Abdul Hameed Muhammed Farhaan Fazil

(1990-05-26) 26 May 1990 (age 33)
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Nationality Indian
OccupationActor
Years active2014 – present
Parents
Relatives

Ismail Fazil (born 26 May 1990), better known by his stage name Farhaan Fazil, is an Indian actor working in Malayalam cinema. He debuted in 2014 with Njan Steve Lopez directed by Rajeev Ravi. He is the younger son of filmmaker Fazil and brother of actor Fahadh Faasil. [2] [3] [4]

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Early life

His elder brother Fahadh Faasil is an actor in Malayalam cinema. Nazriya Nazim is his sister-in-law. [5]

Film career

Farhaan Faasil played the lead role in Rajeev Ravi's second directorial venture Njan Steve Lopez which was released in 2014. [6] [7] [8] His next release was 2017 Romantic-Comedy film Basheerinte Premalekhanam directed by Aneesh Anwar. [9]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2014 Njan Steve Lopez Steve Lopez SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actor [10]
2017 Basheerinte Premalekhanam Basheer [11]
2019 Under World Majeed [12]
2022 Bheeshma Parvam Paul Anjoottikkaran [13]

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References

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