Ramasimhan

Ramasimhan
Born
Ali Akbar Aboobakker

(1963-02-20) 20 February 1963 (age 61)
Meenangadi, Wayanad, Kerala
Other namesAli Akbar
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • lyricist
  • editor
Years active1988 – present
SpouseLucyamma[1]
Children2

Ramasimhan Aboobakker (born Ali Akbar Aboobakker; 20 February 1963), formerly credited as Ali Akbar, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, editor, and lyricist, who works in Malayalam cinema. He has had directed more than 20 Malayalam films. He is mostly known for directing comedy-drama films, such as Junior Mandrake, Gramapanchayath, Kudumba Vaarthakal, and Bamboo Boys.

He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director for his debut film Mamalakalkkappurathu (1988), and the National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film for Rabia Chalikkunnu (1996). He was professionally credited as Ali Akbar until 2021. In 2021, he left Islam and started practising Hinduism, he changed his name to Ramasimhan.

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