Nadirshah

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M. S. Nadirshah
Nadirshah during Kairali TV event in Doha, 2016
Born
M. S. Nadirshah

20 May 1966 (1966-05-20) (age 59)
Kochi, Kerala, India
Alma materSt. Paul's College, Kalamassery,
Maharaja's College, Ernakulam,
Mahatma Gandhi University
Occupations
Years active1992 - present
Notable workAmar Akbar Anthony
Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan
Mera Naam Shaji
Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan
Eesho
SpouseShahina
Children
  • Aysha (daughter)
  • Khadeeja (daughter)
Websitenadhirshah.com

Nadirshah is an Indian actor, film director, music composer, playback singer, lyricist, mimicry artist, comedian, and television host, who works in Malayalam films, television and on-stage.[1] He has also done several supporting roles in Malayalam cinema. His areas of contribution in music includes playback singing, lyrics and composing.[2] He made his directional debut with the Malayalam film Amar Akbar Anthony (2015). His second directorial was Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan (2016).

Early life

Nadirshah was born in Kochi as the eldest of five children of M.A Sulaiman and P.S Suhara. He did his primary education from FACT Eastern UP School and FACT High School, Eloor, Ernakulam. He pursued his pre-degree from St. Paul's College, Kalamassery and graduated from Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. He worked at Carborundum Universal, Kochi for a short time.[3]

Career

Nadirshah started his career at the age of 10 when he joined Rajan Antony's SCS Orchestra, Koonamavu.

Filmography

As director

YearTitleNotes
2015 Amar Akbar Anthony[4] Winner- 2015 Asiavision Awards for Popular Director
2016 Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan[5] Winner- Flowers Gulf Film Awards for Best Director
2019 Mera Naam Shaji[6]
2021 Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan Direct OTT release on Disney+ Hotstar
2022 Eesho Direct OTT release on SonyLIV
2024 Once Upon a Time in Kochi [7]
2026 Magic Mushrooms †[8]

As actor

YearFilmRoleNotes
1992Kasargode KhadarbhaiMimicry artist
1994BheesmacharyaAugustine
Manathe KottaramSabu
1995EzharakoottamAntappan
Alancherry ThambrakkalAravindan
1996Adukkalarahasyam AngaadipaattuAlex Thottathi
Dilliwala RajakumaranBalan
1997My Dear Kuttichathan
Newspaper BoyRasheed
Kudamaattam
The Good BoysUnni
1998Meenakshi Kalyaanam
1999GaandhiyanRaheed
2000Mera Naam JokerSunny
2001Randam BhavamMehaboob
Sharjah To Sharjah
RaavanaprabhuSalaam
Korappan The GreatVenu
DosthDileep's Friend
2002Bamboo BoysVelumban
2003VasanthamalikaAbhilash
2010KaaryasthanHimself Cameo appearance
2014To Let Ambadi TalkiesRahman
2016Shajahanum PareekuttiyumDr. Titus Alex
Kattappanayile Rithwik RoshanFilm director Cameo appearance
2018Daivame Kaithozham K. Kumar AkanamSinger Cameo appearance
Kuttanadan MarpappaDoctor
2019Allu RamendranFilm director
ShubharathriShanavas
2021Keshu Ee Veedinte NadhanShop owner Cameo appearance
2022EeshoBus passenger Cameo appearance

As playback singer

As lyricist


As composer

Year Film
1998 Meenakshi Kalyanam 
   Gandhiyan
2008 Kabadi Kabadi
2013 Sringaravelan
2015 Amar Akbar Anthony[9]
Two Countries
2016 Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum
Welcome to Central Jail
Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan
2017 Hello Dubaikkaran
2018 Daivame Kaithozham K. Kumar Akanam
Aanakkallan
2019 An International Local Story
Mera Naam Shaji
Oru Yamandan Premakadha
2022 Eesho

Television

Year Program Role Channel Notes
2010Kaliyum ChiriyumHostSurya
2010Karyasthanu 100/100HostAsianetPromotionial show
2010Star RaggingHostAsianet
2012MylanchyJudgeAsianet Middle East
2012-2013Star RaggingHostKairali
2013Kings of comedyHostMediaoneSpecial show
2013Onapattum Chiriyum PuttumHostMediaoneSpecial show
2014Cinema ChirimaaHostMazhavil Manorama
2014December MostSingerACV
2015Maryadaramanum ChangathiyumHostMazhavil ManoramaSpecial show
2016Dhe ChefGuest JudgeMazhavil Manorama
2016-2019Comedy UtsavamJudgeFlowers
2020–presentComedy MastersJudgeAmrita
2020Comedy Stars Season 2JudgeAsianet

References

  1. ↑ Malayalam movie photos, Malayalam cinema gallery, Malayalam cinema actress, Malayalam cinema photos, New Malayalam cinema. Malayalamcinema.com. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Manorama Online | Movies | Interviews |". www.manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "JB Junction: Nadirshah - Part 2 | 1st November 2015". YouTube. 20 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indrajith Sukumaran, Jayasurya To Team Up Again". PrimeGlitz Media. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Nadhirshah back with 'Kattappanayile Hrithik Roshan'". Manorama.
  6. ↑ "നാദിർഷായുടെ 'മേരാ നാം ഷാജി' ചിത്രീകരണം തുടങ്ങി - keralaonlinenews". Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Features, C. E. (10 May 2024). "Once Upon A Time In Kochi gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  8. ↑ Desk, Cinema Express (30 November 2025). "Vishnu Unnikrishnan's Magic Mushrooms gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 6 December 2025. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ↑ "Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indrajith Sukumaran, Jayasurya To Team Up Again". PrimeGlitz Media. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.