Halitha Shameem is an Indian film director, screenwriter and editor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.[1] She worked as an assistant director with Pushkar-Gayathri and Mysskin. In 2014, she made her Tamil cinema debut with Poovarasam Peepee. She did her schooling in Dharapuram and Kodaikanal and college at SRM University.
Halitha Shameem | |
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![]() Halitha Shameem at JFW Awards 2020 | |
Born | September 12, Dharapuram, Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India |
Occupation | Film director Screenwriter Film Editing |
Years active | 2014–present |
After assisting in movies such as Oram Po, she debuted as a director with Poovarasam Peepee in 2014.[2] After a gap of more than 5 years, she then directed the critically and commercially successful anthology film Sillu Karupatti in 2019 and Aelay film in 2021 which is available on Netflix.
She directed the first half of her upcoming film Minmini in 2015 and second half in 2022 with same actors as it requires different age group of the artists, instead of using different actors for different age groups, she waited for 7 years for the actors to grown up and filmed with the same actors.
Year | Film | Director | Screenwriter | Language | Notes |
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2014 | Poovarasam Peepee | Yes | Yes | Tamil | |
2019 | Sillu Karupatti | Yes | Yes | all segments[3][4] | |
2021 | Aelay | Yes | Yes | ||
2022 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa | Yes | Yes | Segment: Loners |
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