Aashiq Abu to produce Soubin’s next film starring Fahadh Faasil in the lead
Soubin Shahir has been in the industry for over 15 years now. He started his career as an assistant director and has worked with renowned filmmakers like Fazil, Siddique, Amal Neerad, Santhosh Sivan etc. While his dream was to make a director, he ended up as an actor thanks to Rajeev Ravi who roped him in for Annayum Rasoolum.
Soon he became a very popualr actor but even then he held his dream of directing a movie close to his heart. Finally, it happened with Parava. The movie was released last week and is getting extraordinary reports from all the centres.
In a recent interview to a news channel, Soubin revealed about his plans to direct a movie starring Fahadh Faasil in the lead. He was supposed to make this movie back in 2013. Soubin had gone to Annayum Rasoolum location to narrate the script to Fahadh when Rajeev Ravi pulled him in to act in the movie.
Dircetor Aashiq Abu had agreed to produce the movie then, and Soubin in the interview hinted that Aashiq himself will be funding the movie even now. It is said to be a fanatsy entertainer with lot of fun elements. Sreenath Bhasi might also play a crucial role in the movie, which is still in the early stages.
As of now, Soubin is basking in the glory of Parava. The movie continues to get excellent response from the audience and has already been rated as one of the top 3 films of the year. Parava tells the story of two boys from Mattanchery who are into pigeon keeping and racing. The movie has captures the lives and culture of local residents in the area. Soubin himself penned the story for Parava and he worked the screenplay along with Muneer Ali. Anwar Rasheed and Shyju Unni jointly funded the movie.