TRIBUTE TO KOCHIN HANEEFA

TRIBUTE TO KOCHIN HANEEFA

The departure of Kochin Haneefa is like the suden and unexpected exit of a character in the middle of a play. As a noted actor, director a ceneartist and producer, he was very active both in Malayalam and Tamil film industries for more than three decades.
In his own words” I played several roles in life: actor, writer, scenarist,director and politician. But I loved acting above all.I appear before you, changing through time and your tastes.
Kochin Haneefa was many things at the same time. Though he was one of the first products of Kalabhavan to enter films, his acting was not defined by the 'mimicry. He entered film playing villain roles, but ended up as a comedian. And even when he shifted to comedy in Malayalam, he was an acclaimed villain in Tamil films.
Even as a college student Haneefa had made his mark as an actor, and like many others he too was lured by cinema and went to chennai to pursue his dreams. His acting debut was in Azhimukham in 1972 as boat man.
The second turning point in his career was 'Kireedom( Sibi Malayil) 1989 in which he played the role of a village ruffian who is a coward. This role that combined the villain and comedian.
He was a noted actor in
Tamil also, though his acting career spanned more than three decades from Azhimukham 1972 to Body guard (2010) and he made notable contributions in various fields.

Prof; John Kurakar