Thaha is a Malayali

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 India

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n film director

Film director

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 and writer

Writer

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 known primarily for his slapstick comedy movies.

Career

Earlier Thaha worked as Assistant Director in films like Rajavinte Makan

Rajavinte Makan

Rajavinte Makan is a 1986 Malayalam film directed by Thampi Kannanthanam and starring Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Ambika, and Ratheesh. The film was scripted by Dennis Joseph....

, Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar

Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar

Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar is a Malayalam movie released meaning Kings On Earth in 1987 directed by Thambi Kannanthanam and featuring Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Jagathy. The scion of Thekkumkoor royal family wanted to introduce his heir to democracy. For this sole purpose he bribes the Chief Minister...

, Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal

Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal

Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal is a 1988 Malayalam film directed by Kamal. The film is heroine-oriented, in which Revathi and Ambika play the lead roles.-Plot:...

, Varnam

Varnam

Varnam is a form of song in the Carnatic music repertoire. A varnam is a relatively long piece and can range from 30 minutes to up to an hour. It is usually set to Aadi or Ata tala. It is the center piece in a recital of a Bharathanatyam dance. It is a tradition to start a recital in Carnatic...

 etc. to famous directors such as Kamal and Thampi Kannanthanam. In 1991 he co-directed with Ashokan in the film Mookkillarajyath as Ashokan-Thaha. Later he went on to direct films independently from the film.

Filmography

As assistant director:

Year	Title	Director	Genre
1985	Aa neram alpa dooram	Thampi Kannanthanam	Thriller
1986	Rajavinte Makan Rajavinte Makan Rajavinte Makan is a 1986 Malayalam film directed by Thampi Kannanthanam and starring Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Ambika, and Ratheesh. The film was scripted by Dennis Joseph....	Thampi Kannanthanam	Thriller
1987	Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar is a Malayalam movie released meaning Kings On Earth in 1987 directed by Thambi Kannanthanam and featuring Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Jagathy. The scion of Thekkumkoor royal family wanted to introduce his heir to democracy. For this sole purpose he bribes the Chief Minister...	Thampi Kannanthanam	Thriller
1988	Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal is a 1988 Malayalam film directed by Kamal. The film is heroine-oriented, in which Revathi and Ambika play the lead roles.-Plot:...	Kamal	Drama
1988	Orkkapurathu Orkkapurathu Orkkappurathu is a 1988 Malayalam film directed by Kamal, starring Mohanlal and Nedumudi Venu. Set in an Anglo-Indian background, the entire film was shot in and around Fort Kochi.-Cast:*Mohanlal ... Freddy*Nedumudi Venu ... Nicholas...	Kamal
1989	Varnam Varnam Varnam is a form of song in the Carnatic music repertoire. A varnam is a relatively long piece and can range from 30 minutes to up to an hour. It is usually set to Aadi or Ata tala. It is the center piece in a recital of a Bharathanatyam dance. It is a tradition to start a recital in Carnatic...	Ashokan	Comedy
1989	Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas	Kamal	Drama

As Director:

Year	Title	Cast	Other notes
1991	Mookkillarajyath (as Ashokan-Thaha)	Mukesh Mukesh (actor) Mukesh , born Mukesh Babu, is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in Malayalam cinema.- Personal Life :... , Thilakan Thilakan Surendranatha Thilakan , known mononymously as Thilakan, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and theatre. He was awarded Padma Shri on 25 January 2009.- Theatre:... , Jagathi Sreekumar, Siddique Siddique (actor) Siddique is a Malayalam film actor, producer, and television compere. He started his film career doing comedy roles and later performed in a variety of roles.-Early career:... , Vinaya Prasad Vinaya Prasad Vinaya Prasad is a popular film and television actress in South India.She hails from Udupi. Vinaya made her film debut with a small role in G V Iyer’s Madhwacharya in 1988. She worked in smaller character roles before playing the leading lady in Ganeshana Maduve opposite Ananth Nag... , Suchitra, Rajan P. Dev Rajan P. Dev Rajan P Dev was an Indian film and stage actor. He was born in Cherthala in the Alappuzha district of the former state Thiru-Kochi . He had acted in over 140 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. He was noted for his villain roles laced with a touch of humour...	Co-directed with director Ashokan.
1994	Varafalam	Paravoor Bharathan, Mathu, Mukesh Mukesh (actor) Mukesh , born Mukesh Babu, is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in Malayalam cinema.- Personal Life :... , Jagathi Sreekumar, Sreenivasan, Thilakan Thilakan Surendranatha Thilakan , known mononymously as Thilakan, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and theatre. He was awarded Padma Shri on 25 January 2009.- Theatre:...	Debut as an independent director.
1997	Gajaraja Manthram	Premkumar Prem Kumar Prem Kumar is a Malayalam film artist. He did many notable roles in Tele films and TV Operas. He acted in more than 100 films in which he was the hero in 18 films.- Career :... , Jagadeesh, Kalabhavan Mani Kalabhavan Mani Kalabhavan Mani is a South Indian actor and singer. He began his career in Malayalam film industry, later he became a busy artist in tamil and telungu industry, especially in villain roles. Although he began his carrier as a comedian , he proved his versatility in various roles such as serious... , Charmila	Writers: Batten Bose (story),Kaloor Dennis (screenplay) Genre: Comedy, Drama
1997	Five Star Hospital	vishnu, Jagadeesh, Jagathi Sreekumar, Thilakan Thilakan Surendranatha Thilakan , known mononymously as Thilakan, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and theatre. He was awarded Padma Shri on 25 January 2009.- Theatre:... , Devan Devan (actor) Devan is an Indian film actor and politician. He started his film career as the producer of the technically brilliant, but box-office flop movie Vellam and then opted to become an actor. Devan is known for his handling of serious roles, though he started his career with supporting roles...
2001	Ee Parakkum Thalika Ee Parakkum Thalika Ee Parakkum Thalika is a 2001 Malayalam comedy film starring Dileep, Nithya Das and Harisree Asokan and directed by Thaha. It was a hit movie produced by M. M. Hamsa and directed by Thaha...	Dileep, Nithya Das and Harisree Asokan	It was a box office hit in Malayalam Film of 2001. It was also remade as Aaduthu Paaduthu in Telugu, Sundara Travels in Tamil and Dakota Express Dakota Express Dakota Express is a Kannada comedy film, a remake of the 2001 Malayalam film Ee Parakkum Thalika. It was produced by Rockline Venkatesh and directed by M S Rajashekhar.-Plot:...  in Kannada. Writers: V.R. Gopalakrishnan (screenplay), Mahesh Mithra (story) Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
2004	Kerala house udan vilppanayk	Jayasurya Jayasurya Jayasurya is an Indian film actor and comedian. He made his debut in 2001 in the Malayalam film Dosth and has since acted in about 50 films, notable ones being Swapnakkoodu , Pulival Kalyanam , Chathikkatha Chanthu , Classmates , Gulumaal , Happy Husbands and... , Girly, Harisree Asokan, Cochin Haneefa Cochin Haneefa Mohammed Haneefa, better known by his stage name Cochin Haneefa was an Indian film actor, director, and screenwriter. He started his career in the 1970s mainly portraying villainous roles, before going on to become one of the most popular comedians of Malayalam cinema...	Writers: Kaloor Dennis, Girish Puthenchery (story) Genre: Comedy
2004	Thekkekara Superfast	Mukesh Mukesh (actor) Mukesh , born Mukesh Babu, is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in Malayalam cinema.- Personal Life :... , Jagathi Sreekumar, Rajan P. Dev Rajan P. Dev Rajan P Dev was an Indian film and stage actor. He was born in Cherthala in the Alappuzha district of the former state Thiru-Kochi . He had acted in over 140 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. He was noted for his villain roles laced with a touch of humour... , Dileep	Writers: Rajan Kiriyath & Vinu Kiriyath, Thaha (story) Genre: Comedy
2009	Kappal Muthalaali Kappal Muthalaali Kappal Muthalaali is a 2009 Malayalam movie by Thaha starring a popular TV presenter and comedy artist Ramesh Pisharody in title role and new face Sarayu as lead actress.- Plot :...	Ramesh Pisharody, Mukesh Mukesh (actor) Mukesh , born Mukesh Babu, is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in Malayalam cinema.- Personal Life :... , Jagadeesh, Suraj Venjaramood Suraj Venjaramood Suraj Venjaramood is a Malayalam film actor and mimicry artist. He mainly plays comic roles, though he has played some lead roles as well.-Life:... , Jagathi Sreekumar, Salim Kumar, Bheeman Raghu Bheeman Raghu Bheeman Reghu is a Malayalam actor best known for his portrayal of villains in Indian cinema.In a career spanning nearly three decades, he has appeared in more than 400 films in Malayalam, and has recently started doing comedy roles...	Writers: Saji Damodaran & Thaha. Genre: Comedy, Drama.
2009	Hailesa Hailesa Hailesa is a 2009 Malayalam film directed by Thaha. The film features Suresh Gopi and Muktha George in the lead roles.- Plot :The hero of the story, Unnikrishnan, has been brought up by Madhavan and his wife and grows up working in Madhavan’s fertilizer unit...	Suresh Gopi Suresh Gopi Suresh Gopinathan Nair , often credited as Suresh Gopi , is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles... , Lalu Alex Lalu Alex - Early life :Lalu Alex was born in a Jacobite Christian family in Piravom near Muvattupuzha, Kerala.-Career:He started his career as a supporting actor in early 1980s. He has started his career in supporting as well as in villanoeus roles in I. V... , Muktha George	Writers: Saji Damodaran & Thaha. Genre: Comedy

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