Salim Ahmed Ghoush, better known by his stage name Cochin Haneefa (Malayalam: ????????? ????) (22 April 1951 - 2 February 2010) was an Indian film actor, director (Film director), and screenwriter. He started his career in the 1970s mainly portraying villainous roles, before going on to become one of the most popular comedians of Malayalam (Malayalam language) film industry.cite newsurl=????date=2 February 2010publisher=Mathrubhumilanguage=Malayalam (Malayalam language)accessdate=2 February 2010 He has acted in more than 300 films in Malayalam, Tamil (Tamil cinema) and Hindi (Hindi cinema).cite newsurl=Cochin Haneefa diesdate=2 February 2010publisher=The Hinduaccessdate=2 February 2010 As a filmmaker he was critically acclaimed for the melodrama Valtsalyam (1993).