Anwar Rasheed Explained

Anwar Rasheed
Birth Name:	Anwar Rasheed
Birth Date:	19 March 1976
Birth Place:	Kalluvathukkal, Kollam, Kerala, India
Organization:	Anwar Rasheed Entertainments
Years Active:	2005–present
Spouse:	Teresa Rani
Children:	2

Anwar Rasheed is an Indian film director and producer who works in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2005 with Rajamanikyam. He continued to do successful action-comedy films, such as Chotta Mumbai (2007) and Annan Thambi (2008). His directorial drama Ustad Hotel (2012) won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. He has produced critically and commercially successful films like Bangalore Days (2014), Premam (2015) and Parava (2017) under the banner Anwar Rasheed Entertainments.

Career

Rasheed started his career by assisting director Ranjith in his films. After Ranjith withdrew his decision in directing the film Rajamanikyam, Rasheed was called on to do the same project. Rasheed debuted as a director in 2005 with Rajamanikyam in which Mammootty played the lead role. In 2007, he directed the action-comedy Chotta Mumbai starring Mohanlal in the lead role. It was followed by the action-comedy Annan Thambi (2008), the drama Bridge in Kerala Cafe (2009) and Ustad Hotel (2012), the latter won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. In 2013, Anwar directed the segment Aami in the anthology film 5 Sundarikal. His latest movie as a director is Trance, starring Fahadh Faasil. Anwar also produced the movie under his banner 'Anwar Rasheed Entertainments'.

Year	Film	Director	Notes
2014	Bangalore Days		Co-produced with Sophia Paul
2015	Premam
2017	Parava		Co-produced with Shyju Unni
2020	Trance	Himself
2024	Aavesham	Jithu Madhavan	Co-produced with Fahad Fazil & Friends