Cochin Haneefa

Acting

Cochin Haneefa

Born — Died

1951-04-22 — 2010-02-02

Place of birth

Kochi, Thiru-Kochi, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

85 titles

Salim Ahmed Ghoush, 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. He has acted in more than 300 films in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi. As a director he is best known for the films Aankiliyude Tharattu (1987) and Valtsalyam (1993).

Known for

Enthiran poster
6.6

Dr. Vaseegaran creates Chitti, a powerful robot in his own image, but it is rejected by the scientific body AIRD due to its lack of human behaviour and emotions. After a lightning strike triggers emotions in Chitti, he begins to develop human-like feelings. However, Chitti falls in love with Dr. Vaseegaran's fiancée, Sana, and turns against his creator, leading to dangerous consequences.

Enthiran

2010

Anniyan poster
7.4

Unable to tolerate society's injustices and devastated by rejection from the woman he loves, a meek lawyer develops a split personality: one side a vengeful vigilante killer punishing evildoers, the other a dashing playboy capable of winning her heart. Complications arise when the three sides begin to collide.

Anniyan

2005

Harikrishnans poster
6.5

When Guptan, a college lecturer, gets killed, the police suspect Gabriel to be the murderer. A girl takes help from her brothers, who are famous lawyers, in proving his innocence.

Harikrishnans

1998

Pandippada poster
6.7

Bhuvana wishes to sell his land to clear his debts. However, his life takes a turn for the worse when he finds himself caught in the power battle between two landlords.

Pandippada

2005

Kaalapani poster
7.9

Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there.

Kaalapani

1996

Sivaji: The Boss poster
7.1

A wealthy engineer arrives in India with the mission of serving the nation and investing in the country's welfare but is met with strong opposition from corrupt officials and politicians. After being faced with insurmountable hardships, he decides to take drastic measures.

Sivaji: The Boss

2007

Film credits

2000s · 31 titles

Anniyan poster
7.4

Unable to tolerate society's injustices and devastated by rejection from the woman he loves, a meek lawyer develops a split personality: one side a vengeful vigilante killer punishing evildoers, the other a dashing playboy capable of winning her heart. Complications arise when the three sides begin to collide.

Anniyan

2005

Pandippada poster
6.7

Bhuvana wishes to sell his land to clear his debts. However, his life takes a turn for the worse when he finds himself caught in the power battle between two landlords.

Pandippada

2005

Sivaji: The Boss poster
7.1

A wealthy engineer arrives in India with the mission of serving the nation and investing in the country's welfare but is met with strong opposition from corrupt officials and politicians. After being faced with insurmountable hardships, he decides to take drastic measures.

Sivaji: The Boss

2007

Vettam poster
7.1

Petty thief Gopi steals a chain, and in order to escape a police inspector, drops it in Veena's bag. Later, he tries to take it from her, but the chain is no longer there. He becomes a part of her plan to stop her boyfriend from marrying a rich tycoon’s daughter

Vettam

2004

Nerariyan CBI poster
5.7

A string of mysterious murders happen in an aristocratic mansion. The owners of the mansion seek CBI officer Sethurama Iyer's help to find the person responsible for the deaths.

Nerariyan CBI

2005

C.I.D. Moosa poster
8.0

Moosa, a private detective, faces many challenges while solving various cases. His only rival is his own brother-in-law, Peethambaran, who is a police officer.

C.I.D. Moosa

2003

Vettaikaaran poster
4.8

Police-Ravi is a student aspiring to become a police officer,becomes hunted when he helps his friend out of trouble.The hunted becomes the Hunter to secure his future.

Vettaikaaran

2009

Vellinakshatram poster
5.6

Vinod loves Aswathi, who belongs to a royal family with dark secrets. However, strange events occur after Aswathi mysteriously dies during childbirth and their daughter is believed to be possessed.

Vellinakshatram

2004

Twenty 20 poster
6.1

Advocate Ramesh saves Devan from a murder case. Later, he realize Devan was the actual culprit. Ramesh tries for a payback, unaware of Devan's real intentions and the reason for the murder.

Twenty 20

2008

Manasellam poster
NR

While Bala is traveling, his stuff is stolen and he's left with no money or identification. A gracious shop owner allows him to stay in an apartment above his home where three men already live. Worried that their new roommate will steal the heart of their striking neighbor Malar, they hire some thugs to beat up Bala. But Malar comes to his rescue and they fall in love.

Manasellam

2003

Bada Dosth poster
4.0

Daya Shankar, a courageous police officer, befriends Geevarghese, a notorious criminal, and earns his trust. However, things get complicated after Daya reveals the real reason for his friendship.

Bada Dosth

2006

Anandabhadram poster
7.5

To honour his mother's final wish, Ananthan returns to his ancestral village from America and attempts to light a lamp at the family temple. However, his quest is thwarted by an evil magician named Digambaran who seeks to harness the temple's hidden powers.

Anandabhadram

2005

Modhi Vilayadu poster
4.8

Modhi Vilayadu is a Tamil language film released on 24 July 2009. It stars Vinay Rai and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles. The film opened to mixed reviews with Indiaglitz.com rating it highly while Behindwoods said "The game lacks excitement". The film was a flop at the box office. The Film's plot involving heroine is based on the korean movie 100 Days with Mr. Arrogant.

Modhi Vilayadu

2009

Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum poster
5.0

Muthu, is a young man devoted to his physically challenged sister Meera. When he falls in love with a woman named Aswathy, his struggle to balance love, duty and survival leads to heartbreaking consequences that redefine his relationship with his sister.

Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum

2003

Swapnakoodu poster
6.8

Three mischievous hotel management students, Deepu, Moorthy and Kunjoonju, whose carefree lives in Pondicherry take a turn when they fall for their landlord's daughter Kamala.

Swapnakoodu

2003

Aegan poster
4.4

Shiva, a CBI officer, goes undercover as a student to hunt down a terrorist, John Chinnappa. However, the daughter of a crime witness, Pooja, has become John's next target and Shiva must protect her.

Aegan

2008

Mugavari poster
6.8

Sridhar, an aspiring music director, has been struggling to get a foothold in the music industry for many years. He falls in love but is willing to put his relationship on a backburner for success.

Mugavari

2000

Youth poster
6.0

On his wedding day, Shiva (Vijay) discovers that his cousin and bride, Aruna, has run away because she does not want to marry a cook. But he takes it lightly and moves to Chennai with the girl's brother (Shyam Ganesh) to look for a job. One night, he saves Sandya from some goons. In gratitude, she kisses him. Shiva starts to fall in love with Sandya. After several occasions where they bumped into each other, Shiva harbours hope that she too reciprocates his affections.

Youth

2002

Citizen poster
6.3

Three prominent members of society, a judge, a police official and a district collector are kidnapped in broad daylight by a man who calls himself 'Citizen'. As CBI Officer Sarojini (Nagma) follows his trail she finds clues to a shocking mystery, of a village called Attipatthi which simply disappeared off the map of India, and to which each of these men is connected

Citizen

2001

Vellithira poster
4.6

Raghuram, a struggling film exhibitor sets up a small cinema in a remote village, hoping to revive his failing career. As the theater becomes a local sensation, his mysterious past and hidden motives gradually come to light, revealing a deeper truth behind his venture.

Vellithira

2003

Heart Beats poster
4.0

Heart Beats is an Indian film in the Malayalam language starring Indrajith and Simran. It was released in 2007

Heart Beats

2007

Thiru Ranga poster
NR

Ranga, a goon, works for Rayappan, a local bigwig who wants to kidnap Sree, an actress, and sexually abuse her. But Ranga decides to save her and gets married to her.

Thiru Ranga

2007

Paradesi poster
7.5

The film talks the issue of Indian citizens who left the country before independence in search of job, mostly to Arabia, and happened to reach Pakistan, and then when returned to the homeland, happened to be holding a Pakistani passport, and now is forced by the Indian authorities to leave the nation to Pakistan, which even the Pakistani authorities won't allow.

Paradesi

2007

Paarthale Paravasam poster
5.0

A doctor becomes an instant heartthrob after making an appearance in a movie and soon marries a woman. But just after their marriage, the truth about his past is revealed, which leads to complications, taking the couple a step closer to divorce.

Paarthale Paravasam

2001

Phantom poster
5.3

Pailey, a stuntman, goes back to his village as he gets severely injured in an accident. He sees his villagers struggling due to many problems and decides to help them, which puts him in trouble

Phantom

2002

Arayannangalude Veedu poster
6.8

The movie begins in Bhilai where Ravi tells his daughters that he will show them swans, once they are back at his native place, a place where people know only to love.Ravi who returns to his tharavaadu after a long time, where he was labelled as a Mudiyanaaya Puthran.But his dream and real facts stood very much apart.His elder brother and almost all his siblings tries to gang up against him, making the place which he called home, nothing short of hell.But he is determined to bring back the olden days.He could do justice to that to an extent. But in the end he decided to return to Bhilai , but this time taking his mother along. The movie ends he could show the arayannagal to his kids at his home itself.

Arayannangalude Veedu

2000

Deepavali poster
5.1

Susi, who suffers from post traumatic event disorder, falls in love with Billu. After Susi undergoes the treatment for her cure, she is unable to recognize Billu..

Deepavali

2007

Meesa Madhavan poster
7.7

Madhavan is a petty thief who is accused of stealing the idol of the village goddess. However, he soon escapes police custody and tries to find the real culprit.

Meesa Madhavan

2002

Snehapoorvam Anna poster
10.0

Snehapoorvam Anna is a 2000 Malayalam romantic film starring Vaibhavi Merchant and Innocent. It was written by Hari Kumar and directed by Sangeeth Sivan. The film concerns the relationship between a father and his daughter. Anna (Vaibhavi Merchant) is her father's (Innocent) only daughter. He has the dream of marrying her to someone according to his wish. However, she falls in love with a boy and this shakes the relationship between the daughter and father.

Snehapoorvam Anna

2000

Ee Parakkum Thalika poster
7.2

Unnikrishnan owns an old bus, received as a compensation for his father's road accident and he is facing lots of consequences due to the pathetic condition of the bus. The plot took a turn when a girl named Basanthi entered the bus as a nomad

Ee Parakkum Thalika

2001

Kilichundan Mambazham poster
6.9

A young man tries to rescue the woman he loves after she is forced into marrying another.

Kilichundan Mambazham

2003

1990s · 20 titles

Harikrishnans poster
6.5

When Guptan, a college lecturer, gets killed, the police suspect Gabriel to be the murderer. A girl takes help from her brothers, who are famous lawyers, in proving his innocence.

Harikrishnans

1998

Kaalapani poster
7.9

Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there.

Kaalapani

1996

Junior Mandrake poster
6.3

Building contractor Nambiar learns that his spate of bad luck is due to a statue kept at home. He succeeds in transferring his misfortune to his rival, but the statue finds its way back into his life.

Junior Mandrake

1997

Mahanadhi poster
7.5

Krishnaswamy, an honest man, is conned into a chit fund business and imprisoned. While he faces unspeakable hardships in prison, his family disintegrates.

Mahanadhi

1994

Anuragakottaram poster
6.8

Charles joins hands with Shobharaj to save his sister who is admitted to a hospital. Paulochan, a wealthy businessman, hires them to impress his daughter Anna who wants to become a nun.

Anuragakottaram

1998

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kadalora Kadhal

1993

Devasuram poster
7.1

Neelakanthan squanders away the inheritance left by his father. However, his life turns upside down when his mother reveals a terrible secret on her deathbed that changes the course of his life.

Devasuram

1993

Vazhunnor poster
7.0

Thevakattil Avarachan is a respectable business man living with his six sons. e controls all businesses in the town. The youngest son, Kuttappayi falls in love with the new teacher, Rebecca in the family-owned school. After the initial resistance, the family agrees to their relationship. But things are about to change with the arrival of the Thevakkattil family.

Vazhunnor

1999

Aaram Thamburan poster
6.5

Jagannadhan moves to Kanimangalam and wins over the locals, but falls into trouble with Appan Thamburan, a feudal lord. It starts after he organises a festival that has been banned by Appan himself.

Aaram Thamburan

1997

Azhakiya Ravanan poster
7.5

Shankar Das, a rich business man, returns to his village and gets caught up in a topsy-turvy situation when he bumps into his childhood love, Anuradha. Will Shankar Das be able to lead a happy life with Anuradha?

Azhakiya Ravanan

1996

Thulli Thirintha Kaalam poster
NR

Kausalya faces several difficulties when she tries to discipline a group of youngsters who are idlers and always cause huge embarrassment to their families.

Thulli Thirintha Kaalam

1998

Kaatttile Thadi Thevarude Ana poster
8.0

Venugopal is an honest politician who wants to curb the illegal activities of the mafia dons. However, things take a turn when he gets shot and is replaced by his lookalike as the home minister.

Kaatttile Thadi Thevarude Ana

1995

Chandralekha poster
7.5

An unemployed man saves a rich woman and takes her to the hospital where her relatives mistake him as her husband. He plays along as he needs money to repay a loan.

Chandralekha

1997

Mudhalvan poster
7.0

A man accepts a challenge to act as the Chief Minister for one day only, and makes such a success of it that soon he is embroiled in political intrigue.

Mudhalvan

1999

No. 20 Madras Mail poster
6.3

Enroute Madras via train, when three friends get falsely accused of a mysterious homicide, they escape and desperately search for the real killer.

No. 20 Madras Mail

1990

Punjabi House poster
7.2

A fisherman saves a suicidal Unni, only to sell him to a Punjabi moneylender in Kerala. Unni is then forced to pose as a man with hearing and speech impairment, resulting in hilarious consequences.

Punjabi House

1998

Kanmadam poster
7.8

Vishwanathan is a thug who accidentally kills Damodaran. Later, he falls in love with Bhanu. Will Vishwanthan reveal his true identity to Bhanu?

Kanmadam

1998

Udayapuram Sulthan poster
5.1

Avittam Thirunal Narayana Varma's daughter Malavika Thampuratti walks out of the palace after falling in love with Abdul Rahman who gets severely injured in the ensuing clash with her brothers.

Udayapuram Sulthan

1999

No artwork available
6.7

Suyamvaram is directed by a host of directors.Kuselan (Vijayakumar) and Suseela (Manjula) have 9 children: 3 boys (Satyaraj, Prabhu and Abbas) and 6 girls (Rambha, Roja, Kasturi, Maheswari, Preitha and Suvalakshmi). Parthiban is the family's loyal servant but he is treated as one of their own and Napolean is the family doctor.The movie opens with Kuselan's 60th birthday celebrations and Kuselan gets a heart attack. At the hospital, the family is informed that Kuselan will not live long and to keep him comfortable in his last days. From the devastated family, Kuselan asks for one...

Suyamvaram

1999

No artwork available
9.0

Purappadu deals with social issues between Muslims and Hindus in a village who are forced to relocate when a flood destroys their village.

Purappadu

1990

1980s · 7 titles

Kireedam poster
7.9

Sethu aspires to become a police officer to fulfil his father's dream. However, his life turns upside down when he intervenes in a scuffle with a criminal to save his father's life.

Kireedam

1989

Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu poster
6.7

Mukundan loves Sumithra and starts building his career with a decent job. But when Viswanath, his old college classmate and a conman, comes to meet him, things start going downhill.

Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu

1988

Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu poster
7.0

Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu is a 1986 Malayalam comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. Starring Mohanlal, Mukesh, Lizy, Sreenivasan, Jagathi Sreekumar, Maniyanpilla Raju, and Kuthiravattam Pappu in the main roles. This film was a huge hit in theaters and is considered as one of the best comedy films in Malayalam cinema.

Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu

1986

Cheppu poster
6.2

Ramachandran (Mohanlal) got a job as an English lecturer in T. K. P. Memorial College, only to find that the college is full of drugs and politics, led by young Ranjith Mathews (Ganesh), son of an M.P. (Prathapachandran). Ramachandran has helped the students, including a geek who was beaten by Ranjith's gang.

Cheppu

1987

No artwork available
9.0

Romance drama starring Shankar and Manochithra

Umanilayam

1984

Ente Upasana poster
8.0

Lathika is happily engaged to her cousin who works abroad. While she waits for him to come back, Lathika gets raped by her brother's friend. She becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son.

Ente Upasana

1984

Thalavattam poster
7.8

Vinod/Vinu (played by Mohanlal) is mentally ill and is hospitalized in the institution run by Dr. Ravindran ( M G Soman). Story progresses as Vinod recovers with the help of Dr. Savithri, Dr. Ravindran's daughter (Karthika) and Dr. Unnikrishnan (Nedumudi Venu) who finds that Vinu fell ill after the accidental death of his fiancée Anitha (Lizy). Later Vinu and Savithri fall in love but Savithri is already engaged to be married to her cousin, Hari(Mukesh). Plot progresses as Dr. Ravindran opposes the romance between the doctor and the recovered patient.

Thalavattam

1986

Behind the camera

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kadalora Kadhal

1993

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Paadatha Thenikkal

1988

No artwork available
9.0

Romance drama starring Shankar and Manochithra

Umanilayam

1984

Paasa Paravaigal poster
9.0

Lakshmi, a lawyer, defends her husband, Sukumar, in court when his sister, Uma, suspects him of murdering her husband, Shankar.

Paasa Paravaigal

1988

Paasa Paravaigal poster
9.0

Lakshmi, a lawyer, defends her husband, Sukumar, in court when his sister, Uma, suspects him of murdering her husband, Shankar.

Paasa Paravaigal

1988

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Oru Sandesam Koodi

1985

Moonnu Masangalkku Munpu poster
9.0

Moonnu Masangalkku Munpu movie is all about the bond between the brother (Mammootty) and his sister (Urvashi).

Moonnu Masangalkku Munpu

1986

Moonnu Masangalkku Munpu poster
9.0

Moonnu Masangalkku Munpu movie is all about the bond between the brother (Mammootty) and his sister (Urvashi).

Moonnu Masangalkku Munpu

1986

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Oru Sindoora Pottinte Ormaykku

1987

Sandharbham poster
8.0

Ravi (Mammootty) and Indu (Saritha) are happily married. Then Indu learns that her husband is involved in immoral trafficking.

Sandharbham

1984

No artwork available
NR

Ammu, a little girl, runs away from her bungalow as her stepmother physically tortures her. However, the girl finds love and solace in the arms of Kamala, a milk vendor.

Vasalil Oru Vennila

1991

No artwork available
NR

Ammu, a little girl, runs away from her bungalow as her stepmother physically tortures her. However, the girl finds love and solace in the arms of Kamala, a milk vendor.

Vasalil Oru Vennila

1991

Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya poster
7.0

Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya is an action drama where Mammootty plays a tough police offer while Shankar a criminal, who escapes from prison and takes shelter in Mammootty's house.

Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya

1985

Vatsalyam poster
7.3

Raghavan, a farmer, raises his brother, Vijayakumar, and gives him an education. However, when he grows up and gets married to a rich woman, Vijayakumaran conveniently forgets about his brother.

Vatsalyam

1993

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Thaalam Thettiya Tharattu

1983

Lal Americayil poster
5.7

Ravi Varma (Prem Nazir), a rich businessman settled in America, pines for his son Babu, lost at the age of 5. His blind wife had also died the day he lost Babu. With the help of his friend Unnithan (Oduvil) & attorney Ravindran (Sathar), he fakes his death & publishes an ad looking for his son. 3 people show up (Cochin Hanifa, Mohanlal & Jagathi) claiming to be Babu. All 3 of them pass all the tests Ravi Varma, Unnithan & Ravindran throw at them, leaving them confused as to who the real Babu is.

Lal Americayil

1989

Veena Meettiya Vilangukal poster
10.0

Dileep who is from a poor family goes in search of a job, but he fails and ends up as a thug. His life takes a turn when he meets Hariprasad, a business tycoon.

Veena Meettiya Vilangukal

1991

Veena Meettiya Vilangukal poster
10.0

Dileep who is from a poor family goes in search of a job, but he fails and ends up as a thug. His life takes a turn when he meets Hariprasad, a business tycoon.

Veena Meettiya Vilangukal

1991

No artwork available
9.0

A super hit tamil family entertainer

Pillai Paasam

1991

No artwork available
9.0

A super hit tamil family entertainer

Pillai Paasam

1991

Puthiya Karukkal poster
10.0

A young girl from a poor background is married to a rich estate owner. Their life gets disrupted when someone from the girl's past returns and her dubious past catches up with her.

Puthiya Karukkal

1989

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Pagalil Pournami

1990

Aankiliyude Tharattu poster
4.0

The film is about a love-affair between a married man and a young lady which leads to a murder.

Aankiliyude Tharattu

1987

Aankiliyude Tharattu poster
4.0

The film is about a love-affair between a married man and a young lady which leads to a murder.

Aankiliyude Tharattu

1987

Irumbazhikal poster
NR

Irumbazhikal is a 1979 Indian Malayalam Action. Drama film, directed by A. B. Raj. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayan, Jayabharathi and K. P. Ummer in the lead roles.

Irumbazhikal

1979