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Shafi

Shafi

Director and writer · Died January 26, 2025, aged 56

Born
February 18, 1968
Died
January 26, 2025 (aged 56)
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 17% in 30 days

What are Shafi's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
82%
Morality
18%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
3
Joyful
2
Thrilling
1
Tense
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Shafi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shafi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

21 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Aanandam Paramanandam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Indira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Children's Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Snehamera Jeevitham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Sherlock Toms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Screenplay

  • 2 Countries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • 101 Weddings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Venicile Vyapari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Makeup Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Marykkundoru Kunjaadu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Chattambinadu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Lollipop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Producer

  • Chocolate(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mayavi(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Maja(2005)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Thommanum Makkalum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Pulival Kalyanam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Kalyanaraman(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • One Man Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • 3 Countries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 2001 to 2022.

Highest rated

Kalyanaraman (2002)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Maja (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 21: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting19 of 21: 15 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting3 of 21: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 21: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

21 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s9 · crew2010s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Shafi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer

Maja (2005)

58th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Kalyanaraman (2002)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Shafi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shafi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harihara Puthran shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors