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.

Haneef Adeni
Occupations
Years active2017–present

Career

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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]

Filmography

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Year Film Credited as Notes Ref(s)
Director Writer
2017 The Great Father Yes Yes Debut [13]
2018 Abrahaminte Santhathikal No Yes [6]
2019 Mikhael Yes Yes [14]
2023 Ramachandra Boss & Co Yes Yes
2024 Marco Yes Yes

References

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  1. ^ "Mammootty's next titled The Great Father". The Times of India. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Mammootty's 'The Great Father' is the biggest hit of 2017 so far". The News Minute. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. ^ "The industry is undergoing a very difficult process of redefining itself: Director B Unni Krishnan". The Times of India. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. ^ "10 Malayalam movies which made 2017 memorable". The Indian Express. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. ^ "The Greater Father". Box Office Mojo. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. ^ a b സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ (9 September 2017). "മമ്മൂട്ടിയുടെ പിറന്നാൾ ദിനത്തിലെ സർപ്രൈസ്" [Surprise on Mammootty's birthday]. Manorama News (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. ^ Jayaram, Deepika (17 May 2018). "Abrahaminte Santhathikal to release on July 15". Times of India. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  8. ^ Mythily Ramachandran (20 June 2018). "Mammootty to thrill again in 'Abrahaminte Santhathikal'". Gulf News. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Friday Fury - June 22". Sify. 22 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Abrahaminte Santhathikal Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India", The Times of India, retrieved 17 June 2018
  11. ^ Narayanan, Nirmal. "Abrahaminte Santhathikal - First day, first show, first review is here". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Nivin Pauly announces his next film Mikhael". The Times of India.
  13. ^ Hashique, Muhammed (31 March 2017). "The Great Father movie review: Mammootty film is all sound, no fury". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Nivin Pauly film 'Mil' puja held at Kakkanad". The Times of India.
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