Shafi (actor) explained

Shafi
Birth Date:	2 July 1975
Birth Place:	Andhra Pradesh
Nationality:	Indian
Alma Mater:	National School of Drama
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	2002–present
Awards:	Nandi Awards Filmfare Awards South

Mohammed Safiullah Moinudden ''Shafi'' is an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi cinema. He made his debut in the 2002 film Khadgam and won the Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Telugu.

Shafi played the lead role in the film Kamli directed by K. N. T. Sastry, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year. His other awards include Best Supporting Actor for the film Chatrapathi directed by S. S. Rajamouli, and Bharatamuni Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Khaleja directed by Trivikram Srinivas.^[1]

Filmography

1. Khadgam (2002) as Azhar
2. Praanam (2003) as Uma's brother's nephew
3. Varsham (2004) as Kaasi
4. Danger (2005) as Gattayya's brother
5. Chhatrapati (2005) as Ashok / Akash
6. Maayajaalam (2006) as Chhatrapati
7. Nuvve (2006)
8. Kamli (2006) as Redya
9. Dhee (2007)
10. Maharajasri (2007)
11. Ready (2008) as Nagappa
12. Katha (2009)
13. Current (2009) as Shafi
14. Shh (2009)
15. Cara Majaka (2010)
16. Khaleja (2010) as Sidhappa
17. Telugammayi (2010)
18. Killer (2010)
19. Golconda High School (2011) as Madhu Babu
20. Wanted (2011) as Raja
21. Prema Kavali (2011) as Babji
22. Dookudu (2011) as Qadir
23. Julayi (2012) as Lala
24. Balupu (2013) as Kaasi
25. Kiss (2013) as Murthy
26. Sahasra (2013) as Chinappa
27. Baadshah (2013) as Baadshah's henchman
28. Jaihind 2 (2014)
29. Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham (2014) as Journalist Shafi
30. A Shyam Gopal Varma Film (2015) as Shyam Gopal Varma
31. Sher (2015) as Chotu
32. Shivam (2015) as Mustafa
33. Mister (2017) as Sadasiva Rayalu
34. Yuddham Sharanam (2017) as Selvam
35. Hyderabad Love Story (2018)
36. Rangu (2018)
37. Akshara (2019)
38. Brochevarevarura (2019) as Constable Ashok Kumar
39. Run (2020)
40. Drushyam 2 (2021) as Janardhan
41. Godfather (2022) as Murugan
42. (2023) as Thiru
43. Bhoothaddam Bhaskar Narayana (2024)

Tamil

Year	Film	Role
2008	Thenavattu	Santhosh
	Bheemaa	Chinna's friend
2009	Sindhanai Sei	Shankar
2010	Kutti Pisasu	Mandramoorthy
2014	Jaihind 2	Chandru
2017	12-12-1950

Hindi

1. Run (2004)
2. Firaaq (2008) as Ghogha

Kannada

1. Bombat Car (2010)
2. Abhimanyu (2014)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sword play!. https://archive.today/20140727052009/http://hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2003/02/02/stories/2003020202290200.htm. dead. 2014-07-27. The Hindu. 2003-02-02.