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Salim Ahamed

Salim Ahamed is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer working in the Malayalam film industry. He made his directorial debut with Adaminte Makan Abu (2011), which received critical acclaim, won multiple national and state awards, and was selected as India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 84th Academy Awards. He later directed Kunjananthante Kada (20…

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Mindiyum ParanjumMindiyum Paranjum · 2025
Mindiyum Paranjum
★ 3.02025
MovieRomanceDrama
Sanal departs Cochin Airport in the rain, journeying through Idukki's landscapes to meet Leena and fulfil their dream, while their hearts weave through shared memories of joy and sorrow.
PathemariPathemari · 2015
Pathemari
★ 7.52015
MovieDrama
Pathemari features the life of Pallikkal Narayanan who migrated to the Middle-East in the early 1980s, when the Kerala Gulf boom was at its peak.
Adaminte Makan AbuAdaminte Makan Abu · 2011
Adaminte Makan Abu
★ 6.52011
MovieDrama
Abu, a poor perfume seller, lives with his wife. The couple strives hard to make an honest attempt to go for the Hajj pilgrimage.
1001 Nunakal1001 Nunakal · 2022
1001 Nunakal
★ 5.42022
MovieDrama
Close friends get together and have some good time over food and talks until one of them proposes a game: each of them has to reveal a lie that they have hidden from their partners.
And The Oscar Goes To...And The Oscar Goes To... · 2019
And The Oscar Goes To...
★ 7.02019
MovieDrama
Isaak Ebrahim, a passionate and a struggling Indian filmmaker produces and directs his first movie which gets officially selected to the Oscars. Once nominated, Isaak gets to know about the hurdles and the unfriendly situations that can shatter his dream of winning the Oscar.
Sundari GardensSundari Gardens · 2022
Sundari Gardens
★ 7.42022
MovieDrama
Sundari Sara Mathews, popularly known as Suma, meets Victor, the school's new English teacher and falls for him. However, before expressing her feelings to him, another teacher, Lekha, asks him out and he accepts, leaving Suma heartbroken. While at a low point in her life after losing her mother and arguing with her brother, Suma is consumed by jealousy and plots to break up Lekha and Victor to have him to herself.
Kunjananthante KadaKunjananthante Kada · 2013
Kunjananthante Kada
★ 5.82013
MovieDrama
Kunjananthante Kada is a 2013 Malayalam drama film written and directed by Salim Ahamed. The film stars Mammootty in the titular role, as a shopkeeper, alongside debutante actress Nyla Usha while Salim Kumar and Balachandra Menon play other pivotal roles. The story is about a small-time shopkeeper in Kannur and his attempt to find his own place in a rapidly changing world.

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