Abdul Hameed Mohammed Fahadh Fazil (8 August 1982), professionally known as Fahadh Faasil or FaFa, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Malayalam and Tamil films. Noted for his diverse portrayals,[3] Fahadh is among the highest-paid and most popular Malayalam actors.[4][5] Fahadh is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, four Kerala State Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards South.[6]
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Born to filmmaker Fazil., Fahadh began his career at the age of 20 with his father's 2002 romantic film Kaiyethum Doorath, which was a critical and commercial failure. Post a hiatus of seven years, Fahadh returned to films with the anthology Kerala Cafe (2009) and attained public attention for his role in the thrillers Chaappa Kurishu (2011) and Akam (2011), winning the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for both these films.
Fahadh further achieved critical acclaim and commercial success with the thriller 22 Female Kottayam (2012), romantic-dramas Diamond Necklace (2012) and Annayum Rasoolum (2013), black-comedy Amen (2013), adventure drama North 24 Kaatham (2013), drama Artist (2013), and the romantic-comedy Oru Indian Pranayakadha (2013). While, 22 Female Kottayam and North 24 Kaatham won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam, Artist and North 24 Kaatham won him the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor .[7][8] Following this, he starred in one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films, the coming-of-age drama Bangalore Days (2014).
Along with few box office failures, Fahadh continued to earn praises for his portrayals in the comedy-drama Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), survival thriller Take Off (2017), crime drama Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017), which won him the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and his third Filmfare Best Actor – Malayalam award, satirical comedy Njan Prakashan (2018), action thriller Varathan (2018), drama Kumbalangi Nights (2019) and crime drama Joji (2021).[9] Fahadh has since earned national recognition with his performance in the political thriller Malik (2021), action thriller Vikram (2022) and action comedy Aavesham (2024).[10]
Fahadh is a celebrity endorser for several brands and products and is a philanthropist. Fahadh is married to actress Nazriya Nazim. He co-owns the production company Fahadh Faasil and Friends with his wife and has a digital entertainment company named Bhavana Studios, co-partnered with Dileesh Pothan and Syam Pushkaran.
Early life and background
editFahadh Faasil was born as Abdul Hameed Mohammed Fahadh Fazil,[11] on 8 August 1982,[12][13] in Alappuzha, Kerala, to film director Fazil and his wife, Rozina.[14] He has two sisters, Ahameda and Fatima, and a brother, Farhaan, who is also an actor.[15][16]
Fahadh completed his schooling from SDV Central School Alappuzha, Lawrence School Ooty and Choice School Tripunithura. He went on to pursue his Bachelor's from SD College, Alleppey and Masters in philosophy from University of Miami in the United States.[17][18]
Career
editDebut, comeback and breakthrough (2002–2012)
editFahadh made his film debut with his father's Kaiyethum Doorath (2002) under the stage name of Shaanu. The film was a failure at the box office.[19][20] Regarding his performance, a critic wrote that "Shaanu oozes charm and suits the character of Sachin but he has to work hard on his dancing".[21] Fahadh later defended his father, stating "don't blame my father for my failure because it was my mistake and I came into acting without any preparation of my own".[22] After his debut, he moved to the United States for five years, where he pursued his studies,[23] before returning in 2009 to act in the film Kerala Cafe (2009), conceived by director Ranjith.[24] At Ranjith's behest, director Uday Ananthan cast Fahad in his Mrityunjayam, one of the 10 shorts in the film.[25] He played the role of a journalist in the Mrityunjayam, a ghost film set on a spooky old 'Mana'. He was chosen to co-star in B. Unnikrishnan's Pramani. He then appeared as a business head in the thriller Cocktail (2010). His next film, Tournament, was also a thriller.
He appeared in Sameer Thahir's directorial debut Chaappa Kurishu (2011), a thriller in which he played the head of a construction business. "Arjun – my character in Chappa Kurishu is not a role that an actor gets often. I am very lucky and very fortunate," Fahad said. He shot a long kissing scene with his co-star Remya Nambeesan in the film – supposedly the first-ever in Malayalam cinema – which upon release was termed controversial.[26] In Fahadh's next film, Akam (2011), a contemporary adaptation of Malayattoor Ramakrishnan's psycho-thriller novel Yakshi, he played Srinivas, a young architect who starts suspecting that his beautiful wife is a yakshi. "Playing Srinivas was like re-inventing myself. We had a workshop before shooting began and I had ample opportunity to explore the nuances of the character. In the process of re-inventing Srinivas, I reinvented myself," said Fahadh.[25] The film premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor in 2012 for his performance in Chappa Kurishu and Akam.[27]
In 2012, he played a negative character in 22 Female Kottayam, a rape and revenge film, which was critically acclaimed.[28] In his next film, Lal Jose's Diamond Necklace (2012), he played the role of an oncologist working in Dubai and the film centred on the doctor's relationship with three different women.[29] Both the films 22 Female Kottayam and Diamond Necklace were a commercial and critical success and ran over 100 days in theatres.[30] In June 2012, a case was registered against Fahadh by the Kochi Town Central Police for violation of the rule against public display of images of smoking. A poster of Diamond Necklace that showed him smoking a cigarette had been on display before the Kavitha Theatre in Kochi since the film was released.[31] In his next film, Lijin Jose's Friday (2012) he played an auto rickshaw driver.[32] The same year, he appeared in The Day of Judgement, one of the three featurettes from the portmanteau film D Company.[33]
Established actor and critical acclaim (2013–2017)
editIn the year 2013, he was in cinematographer Rajeev Ravi's directorial debut Annayum Rasoolum, Lijo Jose Pellissery's Amen, V. K. Prakash's Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla, Salam Bappu's directorial debut Red Wine, debutant Anil Radhakrishnan Menon's North 24 Kaatham and Sathyan Anthikad's Oru Indian Pranayakatha. He won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in North 24 Kaatham.[34] Amen was both commercial and critical success and was named as one of the best films of the year by Khaleej Times[35] while Annayum Rasoolum managed to be commercial success.[36][37] Oru Indian Prayankatha was a sleeper hit.
In 2014, he acted in the big budget movie Iyobinte Pusthakam, which he himself produced. Fahadh also played a major role in the multi-starrer blockbuster movie Bangalore Days. It is considered one of the best Malayalam movies made during the New gen movement.[38] In 2015 he starred in Ayal Njanalla, Haram, Mariyam Mukku, none of which performed well at the box office.
In 2016, his first release, Monsoon Mangoes, failed at the box office, even though his performance was highly praised and the movie gathered mixed critic responses.[39][40][41] His next release was on 5 February 2016 Maheshinte Prathikaaram which was a commercial success and a major breakthrough in his career.[42] In 2017, he acted in four films out of which Take Off and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum were commercial and critical success.[43] Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum won three awards at the 65th National Film Awards. Besides Best Malayalam Film and Best Screenplay for the film, Fahadh won in the Best Supporting Actor category.[44] Fahadh made his debut in Tamil cinema, through the film Velaikkaran starring Sivakarthikeyan, opposite whom he plays the antagonist.[45]
Experimentation of genres and stardom (2018–2022)
editFahadh got back to back critical and box office successes with Varathan (2018), Njan Prakashan (2018) and Kumbalangi Nights (2019), which collectively grossed more than ₹ 100 crore at the box office.[46] He played the character Shammi in Kumbalangi Nights, which developed a cult following with many of his dialogues becoming popular.[47] Njan Prakashan collected ₹52 crore from Worldwide box office, which is one of the highest grossing Malayalam film till date.[48] His last film in 2019 was the psychological thriller Athiran, where he played the role of a psychiatrist. It largely received positive reviews and performed well at box office.[49] His next Tamil film was Super Deluxe, in which he co-starred alongside Vijay Sethupathi, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Ramya Krishnan.[50]
His first release in 2020, Trance received wide acclaim from critics. The Indian Express praised Fahadh's performance and said: "Fahadh steals the limelight by portraying a character that is hysteric and disturbing at the same time".[51] After Trance, Fahadh turned to do films released through OTT platforms amid the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Among this, the first movie was C U Soon (2020), which is India's first computer screen film. It generally received positive reviews from critics.[52]
His first release in 2021 was Irul, a mystery thriller released on streaming platform Netflix on 2 April 2021. Despite the film received mixed reviews due to its complex story, Fahadh received critical acclaim for portraying a mysterious character.[53] Five days after the release of Irul came out Joji, which is a crime drama directed by Dileesh Pothan. The movie in which he played the titular anti-hero received well acclaim from critics. His performance in it is also considered one of his career best by some critics and fans.[54][55] Firstpost wrote: "The story is unequivocally centred around Fahadh's character, and the actor plays a deceptively calm layabout simmering with rage with the sort of unassuming brilliance that is now his trademark".[56] Nearly a week after the release of Joji, reports came out that the Film Exhibitors United Organisation of Kerala (FEUOK) has warned Fahadh against acting in movies made for streaming through OTT platforms.[57] It was also reported that FEUOK has also threatened that his next big movies in 2021 like Malik will face difficulties for screening on the big screen if he continues to cooperate with OTT platforms as a consequence.[58] But the organisation later claimed that all such news were baseless and they no connection with them.[57]
Fahadh's next release in 2021 was Mahesh Narayanan's big budget political thriller Malik. The film which was supposed to release in 2020 was also Fahadh's most expensive Malayalam film to date. Besides Fahadh, the film stars Nimisha Sajayan, Vinay Forrt, Dileesh Pothan and Joju George in pivotal roles.[59] Malik received nationwide acclaim from critics[60] and large positive feedback from fans, with many critics describing Fahadh's performance in the film as arguably his career best.[61][62][63][64] Fahadh made his debut in Telugu cinema with Pushpa: The Rise (2021) as the antagonist of the film.[65]
In 2022, he was seen along with Kamal Haasan in the film Vikram as Amar, a black-ops agent. His film, Dhoomam, was a collaboration with Hombale Films, marking their maiden venture in Malayalam. In 2023, Fahadh portrayed Rathnavelu, a villain, in the film Maamannan along with Vadivelu. His performance garnered widespread acclaim. His portrayal and the film's success even sparked a trend in meme culture.[66]
Expansion and commercial success (2023–present)
editFahadh had three film releases in 2023 – He first appeared as a pharmacist in Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum, which was a commercial success.[67][68] G. Ragesh of Onmanorama opined that he has played similar characters before but added: "the virtues and vulnerabilities of Pachu are safe with the actor in Fahadh".[69] In his next film, Dhoomam, he appeared opposite Aparna Balamurali. The film received mixed reviews with Anna M. M. Vetticad calling his character arc "weak".[70][71] In his final film of the year, Fahadh played a district secretary in Maamannan.[72] Bharathy Singaravel of The News Minute noted: "Fahadh as the primary antagonist, offers a blood curdling performance. His villainy is shrewd, calculated, and completely believable." The film emerged as a major commercial success.[73][74]
In his first film of 2024, Fahadh played a kind-hearted Malayali-Kannadiga gangster in Aavesham, which he also co-produced.[75][76] The film eventually became the fourth highest grossing Malayalam film of all time.[77] Janani K from India Today opined he "wonderfully portrayed" the dynamic character, while Nirmal Jovial of The Week stated that he "brings out his complete form" only in those climax portions.[78][79]
Filmography
editPersonal life
editOn 20 January 2014, he got engaged to Malayalam film actress Nazriya Nazim[80] whom he married on 21 August 2014 at Trivandrum.[81][82] The pair got to know each other more on the sets of Anjali Menon's Bangalore Days (2014), in which they played the roles of husband and wife. Fahadh revealed that their parents had been pivotal in arranging the marriage.[83][84] In 2024, Fahadh revealed that he has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.[85]
Acting style and media image
editFahadh is considered among the most popular and highest-paid actors of Malayalam cinema, according to various media reports.[4][5] Fahadh is noted for playing a variety of roles in a variety of genres. Princy Alexander of Onmanorama called him a "force to reckon with".[86] Writing for The News Minute, Fahir Maithutty called him a front-runner of the New Generation Wave and said, "Fahadh possesses traits that set him apart as an actor — his command over dialects and his ability to transform to any character."[87]
Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express talked about his career comeback and noted, "The new Fahadh displayed remarkable growth and maturity. His second innings made him one of contemporary Indian cinema’s finest actors."[88] Neelima Menon of HuffPost stated, "Most of his notable films are character-driven and many of his characters have been flawed, vulnerable heroes. He is a product of new-age Malayalam cinema, where superstardom has begun to wane, and alpha male heroes have been exiled.[89] Film critic Aparna Prashanthi opined: "He is an actor in the purest sense. He isn’t addicted to stardom nor is he particular about drawing all the attention to himself in a film. He just wants to be part of good cinema."[89]
Rediff.com named Fahad the "Best Malayalam Actor" of 2012 and 2013.[90][91] Fahadh is a celebrity endorser for brands and products such as Titan, Milma, Jos Alukkas, Adithi Aatta, UAE Exchange, Estilocus and Camerry Icecreams.[92][93] In the Kochi Times Most Desirable Men list, Fahadh was placed in 5th 2017, 2nd in 2018, 7th in 2019 and 8th in 2020.[94][95][96][97] His performance in Maheshinte Prathikaram and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum is regarded as one of the "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade" by Film Companion.[98] In 2019 and 2022, the Indian edition of GQ featured Fahadh among the nation's most influential young people and credited him for "choosing scripts with an edge, and pouring himself into his parts with conviction".[99][100]
Accolades
editFahadh has won four Filmfare Awards — Best Actor – Malayalam for his performance in 22 Female Kottayam (2012), North 24 Kaatham (2013) and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017) and Best Supporting Actor - Tamil for Maamannan (2023).[101][102] Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum also won him the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. Additionally, he has also earned four Kerala State Film Awards — Second Best Actor for Chaappa Kurishu and Akam (both 2011), Best Actor for Artist and North 24 Kaatham (both 2013), Best Character Actor and Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value for Kumbalangi Nights (2020).[103][104]
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