Shafi is an Indian actor known for his works in

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood' ...

, and

Hindi cinema Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

. An alumnus of

National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an indepe ...

, Shafi won Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Telugu for his debut

Telugu film Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...

, ''

Khadgam ''Khadgam'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Krishna Vamsi and produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali under Karthikeya Movies. It features Srikanth, Ravi Teja, Prakash Raj, Sonali Bendre, Sangeetha Krish and Kim Shar ...

'' directed by

Krishna Vamsi Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju, know professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, producer and choreographer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Vamsi started his career as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma. He made his d ...

in 2002. Shafi then played the lead role along with

Nandita Das Nandita Das (born 7 November 1969) is an Indian actress and director. She has acted in over 40 feature films in ten different languages. Das appeared in the films ''Fire'' (1996), ''Earth'' (1998), '' Bawandar'' (2000), '' Kannathil Muthamittal' ...

in the film '' Kamli'' directed by K. N. T. Sastry, which won the

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several ...

for that year. His other awards include ''Cine Goers Award for best supporting actor'' for the film '' Chatrapathi'' directed by

S. S. Rajamouli Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli ( ; born 10 October 1973) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is the highest paid director in India, and is known for his action, fantasy, and epic genre films. T ...

, and Bharathamuni Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film ''

Khaleja ''Khaleja'' () is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Anushka Shetty and Prakash Raj, while Shafi , Sunil, Brahmanandam and Ali play supporting roles. The plo ...

'' directed by

Trivikram Srinivas Trivikram Srinivas (born Akella Naga Srinivasa Sarma; 7 November 1971), often credited as Trivikram, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. In 2021, he became one of the highest-paid directors in Cinema of South ...

Filmography

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'' (2002) as Azhar # ''

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'' (2004) in a Guest appearance # ''

Praanam ''Praanam'' () is a 2003 Telugu fantasy romantic drama film starring Allari Naresh and Sadha in the Lead directed by Malli. The film was released on 25 July 2003. The movie was based on the concept of ''Reincarnation''. Plot Then there was ...

'' (2003) as Uma's brother's nephew # '' Varsham'' (2004) as Kaasi # ''

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'' (2005) as Gattayya's brother # ''

Chhatrapati Chhatrapati is a royal title from Sanskrit language.The word ‘Chhatrapati’ is a Sanskrit language compound word (tatpurusha in Sanskrit) of ''Chatra (umbrella), chhatra'' (''parasol'' or ''umbrella'') and ''pati'' (''master/lord/ruler''). Th ...

(2005) as Ashok / Akash # ''

Maayajaalam ''Mayajalam'' is a 2006 Indian Telugu film directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy and starring Srikanth and Poonam Kaur (Deepa). Plot MP Pradeep decides to get his eccentric son Chatrapathi married as quickly as possible and heads to famed marriage b ...

'' (2006) as Chhatrapati # ''Nuvve'' (2006) # '' Kamli'' (2006) as Redya # ''

Dhee ''Dhee'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vytla and produced by Siri Venkateswara Films. The film stars Vishnu Manchu and Genelia D'Souza while Srihari and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. It was r ...

'' (2007) as # '' Maharajasri'' (2007) as # ''

Bheemaa ''Bheemaa'' is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language crime action film written and directed by N. Linguswamy, and produced by A. M. Rathnam. It stars Vikram, Trisha, Prakash Raj, Raghuvaran, and Ashish Vidyarthi. The film score and soundtrack was com ...

'' (2008) as Chinna's friend # ''

Ready Ready may refer to: Film and television * ''Ready'', a 2002 British short starring Imelda Staunton * Ready (2008 film), ''Ready'' (2008 film), a Telugu film * Ready (2011 film), ''Ready'' (2011 film), a Hindi remake of the Telugu film * Ready ( ...

'' (2008) as Nagappa # ''

Firaaq ''Firaaq'' (English: ''Separation'') is a 2008 Hindi political thriller film set one month after the 2002 violence in Gujarat, India and looks at the aftermath in its effects on the lives of everyday people. It claims to be based on "a thousand ...

'' (2008) as Ghogha # ''

Thenavattu ''Thenavattu'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by V. V. Kathir, starring Jiiva and Poonam Bajwa, whilst Ganja Karuppu, Ravi Kale, Shafi, Saikumar, and Rajan P. Dev play pivotal roles. The music was composed ...

'' (2008) as Santhosh # ''

Sindhanai Sei ''Sindhanai Sei'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language heist film written and directed by R. Yuvan in his directorial debut. The film stars R. Yuvan and Madhu Sharma, with Shafi, Nitish Veera, Shashank, Bala, Tharsha, and Ajay playing supportin ...

'' (2009) as Shankar # '' Katha'' (2009) # ''

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'' (2009) as Shafi # '' Shh'' (2009) as # ''

Kutti Pisasu ''Kutti Pisasu'' in Tamil, ''Bombat Car'' in Kannada and ''Cara Majaka'' in Telugu is a 2010 Indian multilingual fantasy film written and directed by Rama Narayanan, who returns after an eight year sabbatical. The film stars Baby Geethika, Ram ...

'' (2010) as Mandramoorthy # ''

'' (2010) as Sidhappa # '' Telugammayi'' (2010) # ''

Killer A killer is someone or something that kills, such as a murderer or a serial killer. Killer may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Killer (''Home and Away''), a character from ''Home and Away'' * Killer Kane, ...

'' (2010) # ''

Golconda High School ''Golconda High School'' is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language sports drama film directed by Mohan Krishna Indraganti under the Artbeat Capital banner. It stars Sumanth and Swati Reddy. The film has cinematography, K. K. Senthil Kumar while the musi ...

'' (2011) as Madhu Babu # '' Wanted'' (2011) as Raja # ''

Prema Kavali ''Prema Kavali'' () is a 2011 Telugu-language romantic action film written and directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and produced by K. Atchi Reddy. The film features debutants Aadi and Isha Chawla in the lead roles. It features music composed by Anup ...

'' (2011) as Babji # ''

Dookudu ''Dookudu'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla and written by Vaitla, Kona Venkat, and Gopimohan. It is produced by Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta, and Anil Sunkara under the banner 14 Reels Entertainmen ...

'' (2011) as Qadir # ''

Julayi ''Julayi'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas, and produced by S. Radha Krishna under Haarika & Hassine Creations banner. The film stars Allu Arjun, Ileana D'Cruz, Sonu Sood, and ...

'' (2012) as Lala # ''

Balupu ''Balupu'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Gopichand Malineni. The film is produced by Prasad Vara Potluri under his PVP cinema banner. The film stars Ravi Teja, Anjali, and Shruti Haasan along with Praka ...

'' (2013) as Kaasi # ''

Kiss A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...

'' (2013) as Murthy # ''

Sahasra A Sahasra (Sanskrit: सहस्र) is a Vedic measure of Count data, which was chiefly used in ancient as well as medieval India. A Sahasra means 1k, i.e. 1000 Count data See also *Hindu cosmology *History of measurement systems in India ...

'' (2013) as Chinappa # '' Baadshah'' (2013) as Baadshah's henchman # ''

Jaihind 2 ''Jaihind 2'' (in Hindi; ), also known in Tamil as ''Arjunin Jai Hind 2'', is a 2014 Indian multilingual action-masala film produced and directed by Arjun. It is a sequel of the Tamil film ''Jai Hind''. and was simultaneously made in Kannada, ...

'' (2014) as Chandru # ''

Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham ''Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam'' ( ''Girl, Life Without You'') is a 2014 Telugu romantic action comedy film directed by A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary, jointly produced by Bunny Vasu and Harishith on Geetha Arts and Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. St ...

'' (2014) as Journalist Shafi # ''

A Shyam Gopal Varma Film ''A Shyam Gopal Varma Film'' (Telugu: ఎ శ్యామ్ గోపాల్ వర్మ ఫిల్మ్) is a 2015 Telugu feature film directed by debutante C.S.Reddy alias Rakesh Srinivas, is a satirical crime thriller arguably based on ...

'' (2015) as Shyam Gopal Varma # ''

Sher Sher can refer to: People * Sher, a Baloch tribe in Pakistan * Sher-e-Bangla (''Lion of Bengal''), a popular title of 20th century Bengali statesman A. K. Fazlul Huq * Sher-e-Punjab (''Lion of Punjab''), a popular title of Maharaja Ranjit Sing ...

'' (2015) as Chotu # '' Shivam'' (2015) as Mustafa # ''

Mister ''Mister'', usually written in its contracted form ''Mr.'' or ''Mr'', is a commonly used English honorific for men without a higher honorific, or professional title, or any of various designations of office. The title 'Mr' derived from earlier ...

'' (2017) as Sadasiva Rayalu # '' Yuddham Sharanam'' (2017) as Selvam # '' 12-12-1950'' (2017) # ''

Hyderabad Love Story ''Hyderabad Love Story'' is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Raj Satya and starring Rahul Ravindran, Reshmi Menon and Jiya Shankar. The film was ready for release in 2015, but only released in 2018. Cast * Rahul ...

'' (2018) # '' Rangu'' (2018) # ''

Akshara Aksara (also ''akshara'', Devanagari अक्षर, IAST ''akṣara'') is a Sanskrit term translating to "imperishable, indestructible, fixed, immutable" (i.e. from अ, '' a-'' "not" and क्षर्, ''kṣar-'' "melt away, perish"). It h ...

'' (2019) # ''

Brochevarevarura ''Brochevarevarura'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film written and directed by Vivek Athreya and produced by Vijay Kumar Manyam under the banner of Manyam Productions. The film features Sree Vishnu, Nivetha Thomas, Nive ...

'' (2019) as Constable Ashok Kumar # ''

'' (2020) # ''

Drushyam 2 ''Drushyam 2'' () is an Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language crime thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. It is a remake of his 2021 Malayalam-language film ''Drishyam 2'' and a sequel to ''Drushyam'' (2014). The film was joint ...

'' (2021) as Janardhan # Godfather (2022) as Murugan

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shafi Living people 1980 births Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors from Andhra Pradesh Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema National School of Drama alumni 21st-century Indian male actors Nandi Award winners Filmfare Awards South winners Telugu male actors People from Chittoor district