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{{Short description|Indian film director and screenplay writer}}
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| birth_place = [[Kerala]], India
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| years_active = 2008–present
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'''Shaji Azeez''' is an Indian filmmaker and writer who predominantly works in the [[Malayalam cinema]] and television. He is best known for directing the Malayalam comedy sitcom ''[[M80 Moosa]]'' and the mystery thriller film [[Wolf (2021 Indian film)|Wolf]]. Shaji is also the author of the book ''Pradhana Pranayangalile Thapanila'', which is his poetry collection.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ചന്ദ്ര |first=അനു |date=2021-05-01 |title=Journey of Shaji Azeez from the humor of M80 Musa to the wildness of Wolf |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/entertainment/filmy-talk/director-shaji-azeez-about-his-new-film-wolf-792281 |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=www.madhyamam.com |language=ml}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Shaji has directed and acted in some plays during his school and college days. Before co-directing his first Malayalam feature film in 2008, he worked as an associate director with seventeen directors including [[T. K. Rajeev Kumar|TK Rajeev Kumar]], [[Priyanandanan]] and [[K. K. Rajeev]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=വൂൾഫിനു ശേഷം തർക്കവുമായി ഷാജി അസീസ്! |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-news/after-wolf-shaji-azeezs-new-movie-tharkkam/articleshow/85421782.cms |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Samayam Malayalam |language=ml}}</ref> In 2008, Shaji together with Shyju Anthikkad directed ''[[Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam]]'' for which Shaji also co-wrote the screenplay.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palicha |first=Paresh C. |title=Shakespeare...strays from the plot |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/03sss.htm |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref> His next film as a director was through ''[[Oridathoru Postman]]'' (2010). The film explores the father-son relationship in a humorous way.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-05-06 |title=Addressing love |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Addressing-love/article16298742.ece |access-date=2023-12-03 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In 2014, Shaji was brought in as the director of the sitcom ''[[M80 Moosa]]''. The show, which ran for more than three years and 360 episodes, was acclaimed throughout its run for its realistic touch. M80 Moosa won several awards including the ''Musris Television Award'', ''Kannur Rajan Award'' and [[K. P. Ummer|KP Ummer Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=പ്രിയങ്കരം ഈ പരമ്പരകള്‍! എം 80 മൂസ മുതല്‍ ഉപ്പും മുളകും വരെ! ടെലിവിഷന്‍ പ്രേക്ഷകര്‍ നെഞ്ചേറ്റിയ പരിപാടികള്‍! |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/tv/serials/from-m80-musa-to-uppum-mulakum-the-most-favourite-serials-in-malayalam-television/articleshow/72359495.cms |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Samayam Malayalam |language=ml}}</ref> In 2020, Shaji began work on his third Malayalam film [[Wolf (2021 Indian film)|Wolf]], which is based on the short story ''Chennaya'', by author [[G. R. Indugopan|GR Indugopan]].<ref name="wolf">{{Cite web |title=Arjun Ashokan, Samyuktha Menon join Shaji Azeez's Wolf |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2020/oct/21/arjun-ashokan-samyuktha-menon-join-shaji-azeezs-wolf-2212913.html |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=The New Indian Express|date=21 October 2020 }}</ref> It was released in 2021 and received praise for exposing patriarchy through an interesting idea.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Wolf is a single location thriller' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/apr/13/wolf-is-a-single-location-thriller-2289230.html |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=The New Indian Express|date=13 April 2021 }}</ref>

In November 2022, Shaji's first book titled ''Pradhana Pranyangalile Thapanila'' (The temperature of major romances), which is a collection of his 58 poems was published at the [[Sharjah International Book Fair|Sharjah International book festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=സഞ്ജിത്ത് |first=ജസിത |date=2022-11-11 |title=പ്രണയം പറഞ്ഞ് ഷാജി അസീസിന്‍റെ 'പ്രധാനപ്രണയങ്ങളിലെ താപനില' |url=https://www.thecue.in/popular-read/global-malayali/a-collection-of-58-love-poems-director-and-writer-shaji-azeezs-pradhana-pranayangalile-thaanila |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=The Cue |language=ml}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam]]'' ||Debut film <ref>{{Cite web |title=rediff.com: A reel life drama |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/07sld1.htm |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=m.rediff.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Oridathoru Postman]]'' ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Are you ready for this postman? |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-looking-at-oridathoru-postman/20100611.htm |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Wolf (2021 Indian film)|Wolf]]'' ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wolf review |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-review/samyuktha-menon-shine-tom-chacko-jaffer-idukki-starrer-wolf-malayalam-movie-review-rating/moviereview/82126291.cms |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Samayam Malayalam |language=ml}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 2014-2017 || ''[[M80 Moosa]]'' ||<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-05-31 |title=M80 Moosa to visit Comedy Super Nite 2 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/m80-moosa-to-visit-comedy-super-nite-2/articleshow/58929781.cms |access-date=2023-12-04 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Malayalam film directors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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