Muhammad Musthafa Explained

Muhammad Musthafa
Birth Place:	Thenjipalam, Kerala
Nationality:	Indian
Years Active:	2005–present
Known For:	Kappela
Awards:	National Film Awards Kerala State Film Awards

Muhammad Musthafa (Malayalam: Malayalam: മുഹമ്മദ് മുസ്തഫ) is an Indian actor and director who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry.^[1] He won special mention for his performance in the film Ain in the 62nd National Film Awards.^{[2] [3]}

Musthafa came into the limelight through the reality show Best Actor on Amrita TV.^[4] He has done major roles in films like Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha and Penpattanam. He hails from Thenjipalam, Kerala.^[5]

Filmography

As actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2005		Nimith
2009	Dr.Patient
	Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha	Younger Keshavan
2010	Malarvaadi Arts Club
	Penpattanam	Ashraf
2011	Urumi
	Veeraputhran
	Snehaveedu
2012	Molly Aunty Rocks
	Bavuttiyude Namathil	Gopi, Home Video Director
	Last Bench	Sam Kutty
2013	101 Chodhyangal
	Isaac Newton S/O Philipose	Young Philippose
	D Company: Oru Bolivian Diary 1995	Chaukidaar's Revolutionary
	Punyalan Agarbattis	Party Leader
2014	Njan
2015	Loham	Rafeeq Muhammed
	Urumbukal Urangarilla	Balu, Manoj's friend
	Ain	Maanu
2016	Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho	Saji
	Oru Muthassi Gadha	Zacharia's son
2017	Sinjar	Ansar
	Aakashathinum Bhoomikkumidayil
	Sakhavu	Sakhavu Basheer
2018	Theevandi	Imbichi Koya
	Chalakkudykkaran Changathy	Rajkumar's Fan
	Thanaha	Sebastian
2019	Oru Caribbean Udayippu	Koshy
	The Gambinos	Musthafa
2020	Kappela	Abu
2021	Who is Right		Short Film

As director

TV

1. Best Actor (Amritha TV) - Reality show
2. Oru Cilma Kadha (Amritha TV) - serial
3. Khali Whalli (Kairali TV) - serial

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Film	Result
	2015		Ain	^[7]
Kerala State Film Awards	2020		Kappela	^[8]
SIIMA Awards	2020	Best Debutant Director	Kappela

Notes and References

1. Web site: മുസ്തഫ സംവിധായകനാകുന്നു; അണിയറയിൽ വൻതാരനിര. ManoramaOnline. ml. 2019-09-20.
2. Web site: Mustafa's performance took Ain to a new level - Times of India. The Times of India.
3. Web site: National Awards: Malayalam Films Fail Impress, Bag Four Awards Only - NDTV Movies. NDTVMovies.com.
4. Web site: The gems of 'Paleri Manikyam...'. 18 December 2009. www.thehindu.com.
5. Web site: Addicted to Cinema. The New Indian Express.
6. Web site: National Award-winning actor Musthafa turns director - Times of India. The Times of India. en. 2020-02-11.
7. News: Malayalam films fail to impress at 62nd National Film awards . English Mathrubhumi News . 16 October 2021.
8. News: ഗ്രേറ്റ് ഇന്ത്യന്‍ കിച്ചണ്‍ മികച്ച ചിത്രം, നടന്‍ ജയസൂര്യ,നടി അന്ന ബെന്‍. 16 October 2021 . 16 October 2021 . Mathrubhumi News.