1. Fahadh Faasil is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, four Kerala State Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards South.
51 Facts About Fahadh Faasil
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Post a hiatus of seven years, Fahadh Faasil returned to films with the anthology Kerala Cafe and attained public attention for his role in the thrillers Chaappa Kurishu and Akam, winning the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for both these films.
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Fahadh Faasil further achieved critical acclaim and commercial success with the thriller 22 Female Kottayam, romantic-dramas Diamond Necklace and Annayum Rasoolum, black-comedy Amen, adventure drama North 24 Kaatham, drama Artist, and the romantic-comedy Oru Indian Pranayakadha.
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Fahadh Faasil has since earned national recognition with his performance in the political thriller Malik, action thriller Vikram and action comedy Aavesham.
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Fahadh Faasil is a celebrity endorser for several brands and products and is a philanthropist.
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Fahadh Faasil was born as Abdul Hameed Mohammed Fahad Fazil, on 8 August 1982, in Alappuzha, Kerala, to film director Fazil and his wife, Rozina.
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Fahadh Faasil has two sisters, Ahameda and Fatima, and a brother, Farhaan, who is an actor.
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Fahadh Faasil completed his schooling from SDV Central School Alappuzha, Lawrence School Ooty and Choice School Tripunithura.
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Fahadh Faasil went on to pursue his Bachelor's from SD College, Alappuzha and Masters in philosophy from University of Miami in the United States.
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Fahadh Faasil made his screen debut in 2002, with his father's Kaiyethum Doorath, opposite Nikita Thukral, under the stage name of Shaanu.
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Fahadh Faasil returned to films in 2009 with Kerala Cafe, an anthology.
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Fahadh Faasil then played a construction firm owner in Cocktail, which emerged a sleeper hit.
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In Tournament, Fahadh Faasil played an aspiring cricketer, in his first lead role post his debut.
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Fahadh Faasil played the head of a construction business, in Chaappa Kurishu opposite Remya Nambeesan.
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Fahadh Faasil first played an actor in Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar, which was an average grosser at the box office.
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Fahadh Faasil established himself among the leading Malayalam actors with his twelve film releases in 2013, earning commercial and critical success.
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Fahadh Faasil first played a Muslim taxi driver in love with a Christian girl in Annayum Rasoolum, opposite Andrea Jeremiah.
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Fahadh Faasil next played dual characters in Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla opposite Kamalinee Mukherjee, which received mixed reviews.
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Fahadh Faasil played an insurance company owner in his next, Immanuel, which received positive reviews from critics.
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Fahadh Faasil received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Artist and North 24 Kaatham.
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Fahadh Faasil redeems a flawed plot with a restraint so natural to him.
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Fahadh Faasil first played a circle Inspector in 1 by Two, which earned mixed reviews.
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Fahadh Faasil next appeared as an expatriate opposite Isha Talwar in God's Own Country, which was an average grosser.
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In Bangalore Days, Fahadh Faasil portrayed a workaholic corporate executive opposite Nazriya Nazim.
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Fahadh Faasil played a speech trainer whose wife wants a divorce, in Haram opposite Radhika Apte.
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Fahadh Faasil played an ambitious filmmaker opposite Iswarya Menon, Cris from Deccan Chronicle found his performance "unconvincing".
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Fahadh Faasil then played a photographer in Maheshinte Prathikaaram, opposite Aparna Balamurali, which became a major commercial success.
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In 2017, Fahadh Faasil appeared in four films, Role Models, Take Off, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum and Velaikkaran, of which the latter three were major commercial successes.
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Fahadh Faasil had three critical and commercial success in 2018 with Carbon, Varathan and Njan Prakashan.
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Fahadh Faasil then played a married man in trouble opposite Aishwarya Lekshmi, in Varathan, which he co-produced with his wife.
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Fahadh Faasil portrayed Shammi, a male chauvinist in Kumbalangi Nights, his first release of 2019 which he co-produced with Nazriya.
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Fahadh Faasil then played a psychiatrist opposite Sai Pallavi in Athiran, which received mixed reviews but performed well at box office.
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Trance and C U Soon were the two releases Fahadh Faasil had in 2020.
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Fahadh Faasil played a serial killer in his first release of 2021, Irul.
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Post this, Fahadh Faasil played the titular engineering dropout in Joji.
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Fahadh Faasil then earned nation wide recognition with Malik, where he played a revolutionary leader opposite Nimisha Sajayan.
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Later, Fahadh Faasil expanded to Telugu films with Pushpa: The Rise, where he played a cruel police officer.
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Fahadh Faasil then appeared in the anthology series Manorathangal, playing a Malayali immigrant.
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Some commentators bemoaned that Fahadh Faasil should take on less supporting parts, owing to his success as a lead actor.
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Fahadh Faasil met actress Nazriya Nazim on the sets of their film Bangalore Days, in 2013 and they eventually began dating.
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In 2024, Fahadh Faasil revealed that he has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Fahadh Faasil is a celebrity endorser for brands and products such as Titan, Milma, Jos Alukkas, Adithi Aatta, UAE Exchange, Estilocus, Camerry and Merricrem Icecreams.
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Fahadh Faasil was named the Men of the Year by Man's World in 2020.
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Fahadh Faasil was placed 12th in Eastern Eyes Top 50 Asian Stars of 2024.
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Fahadh Faasil has appeared on the cover of several magazines including Vanitha.
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Fahadh Faasil is considered among the most popular and highest-paid actors of Malayalam cinema, according to various media reports.
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Fahadh Faasil is noted for playing a variety of roles in a variety of genres.
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Fahadh Faasil is a product of new-age Malayalam cinema, where superstardom has begun to wane, and alpha male heroes have been exiled.
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Fahadh Faasil isn't addicted to stardom nor is he particular about drawing all the attention to himself in a film.
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Fahadh Faasil just wants to be part of good cinema.
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Fahadh Faasil's filmography has been very diverse and he does not have to cater to any kind of genre, which is what he likes.