Fahadh Faasil birthday

Fahadh Faasil, who turned 39 today, is a heartthrob of the Malayalam movie industry. And not just movies, now, he is also reigning the webspace. The actor is known for doing unconventional movies and distinct roles and has been winning hearts with his back-to-back hits. Did you know he almost left filmdom when his first movie turned out to be a disaster? However, fate had some other plans and he returned to India and gave another shot at acting. In an interview, he revealed that it was Irrfan Khan who actually inspired him to be back to movies.

His journey from flop to mega-hits to national award-winning projects is quite an inspiring one. What makes him different from other actors is his choice of movies. He makes sure to stay away from those projects that are not satisfying enough for him as an artiste. The actor enjoys the crème de la crème status thanks to his back-to-back hits for the past two years. On the occasion of his birthday, let’s have a look at his top five must-watch movies:

[Advertisement]

Top 5 Movies of Fahadh Faasil

1. Joji

Joji is definitely is one of the best movies of the actor. Fahadh’s juiciest acting chops were praised by both masses and critics. Joji is a crime drama film and was directed by Dileesh Pothan and written by Syam Pushkaran. Many do not know that it is inspired by William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth.

Fahadh Faasil birthday

2. Malik

Fahadh Faasil stunned the audience once again with his new avatar and never-expected role. He played the role of a crime-lord who protected his community in his village. The crime political thriller film was directed, written and edited by Mahesh Narayanan. And was produced by Anto Joseph through Anto Joseph Film Company along with Carnival Movie Network.

Fahadh Faasil birthday

3. Super Deluxe

This movie on morality and sexuality was one of the stupendous movies of 2019 and it went on to receive several awards too. Even though Vijay Sethupathi will be remembered forever for his role, Fahadh too played an exemplary role in the movie. The film was co-written, co-produced and directed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja, the film also featured Samantha Akkineni and Ramya Krishnan too.

Fahadh Faasil birthday

4. Kumbalangi Nights

As soon as the movie got released, Fahadh Faasil’s character Shammi, since then, has a huge following. And the actor received heaps of praises. His dialogues are still popular. Talking about the movie, the drama was directed by Madhu C. Narayanan and was written by Syam Pushkaran. It was jointly produced by Fahadh Faasil and Nazriya Nazim under their production house Fahadh Faasil and Friends.

Fahadh Faasil birthday

5. Take Off

Fahadh plays the role of an Indian ambassador in Iraq and there are no double thoughts about how effortlessly he did the role. The movie also had Parvathy as the lead. This 2017 film marked the directorial debut of editor Mahesh Narayan and was based on the ordeal of Indian nurses in the city of Tikrit, Iraq.

Fahadh Faasil birthday

What are your favourite movies of Fahadh? Do let us know.

Also Read: Pushpa-The Rise: Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, Fahadh Faasil starrer to arrive THIS Christmas