Director · Actor · Writer

Cochin Haneefa

66 credited titles on WatchWise

Salim Ahmed Ghoush, better known by his stage name Cochin Haneefa, was an Indian film actor, director, and screenwriter. He started his career in the 1970s mainly portraying villainous roles, before going on to become one of the most popular comedians of Malayalam cinema. He has acted in more than 300 films in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi. As a director he is best known for the films Aankiliyude Tharattu (1987) and Valtsalyam (1993).

Associated lifetime gross

₹78 cr

Combined reported budget

₹34 cr

Gross / budget

2.3x

Bankability Index

26 / 100

Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — ₹ crore.

Action

₹45 cr · 1 film · 100% hit

Drama

₹33 cr · 2 films · 100% hit

Bankability assessment

26/100Developing verified track record

Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.

Filmography cards

Each title carries role, budget, worldwide gross and commercial verdict.

2010 · Action

Enthiran

Minor role

B ₹141 cr | G ₹301 cr

Hit

Based on 3 of 64 catalogued titles with reported budget and worldwide gross — figures from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in ₹ crore. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.