Azeez (27 November 1934 – 16 July 2003) was an Indian actor in
Malayalam cinema
Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...
. He acted in more than 100 films. He came into the movie industry as a villain, and later, he started doing character roles, such as police officer, jailer, and minister. He was a
Deputy superintendent (D.Y.S.P) in Kerala Police. He was a member of K.P.A.C. (
Kerala People's Arts Club), which was a prominent leftist drama troupe in Kerala. Thus he got famous as "K.P.A.C Azeez".
Family
Azeez was born and raised in the village of Thekkadda near
Vembayam
Vembayam is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.
Location
Vembayam is located on Main Central Road, at a distance of 21 km from Thiruvananthapuram. It comes under Nedumangad Taluk. Nearest airport is ...
in
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...
district in
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
, India. He graduated from University College. He was married to the late Sainam Beevi (teacher). The couple have three children, Naseema, A. M. Raja and Nazeera. His only son Raja Aziz is a Retired Sub Inspector in Kerala Police, and a television, cinema, and drama artist in Malayalam. His grand child Azna is professionally a band singer.
Filmography
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
Television
*''Velu Malu Circus'' (Doordarshan)
*''Mahathmagandhi Colony'' (Asianet)
References
* http://imprintsonindianfilmscreen.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/azeez.html
*
* http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/azeez/filmography.html
External links
*
Azeez at MSI
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Indian male film actors
Male actors from Thiruvananthapuram
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
1934 births
2003 deaths
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male television actors
Male actors in Malayalam television