Mammootty and Mohanlal remember Cochin Haneefa on his 12th death anniversary, shares a picture

February 2nd, 2010, witnessed the passing away of one of the most talented actors in the Malayalam film industry, Cochin Haneefa. Till now, the veteran actor is in the memories of the audience with the iconic roles that he has played in Malayalam films. Recently the legendary actor Mammootty took to his official Facebook handle and posted a picture of Cochin Haneefa in remembrance on his 12th death anniversary.Sharing a picture of Cochin Haneefa, actor Mammootty penned a note that read, “Ormappookkal.” Soon the post was flooded with comments from fans and movie buffs who were all saying that the legendary actor Cochin Haneefa is still living through the memorable characters that he has played.Actor Mammootty has shared screen space with Cochin Haneefa for several movies such as, ‘Dubai’, ‘Rajamanikyam’, ‘No. 20 Madras Mail’, ‘Thuruppugulan’ and ‘Harikrishnans’. Cochin Haneefa has also directed the classic Mammootty starrer film ‘Vatsalyam’ which was released in the year 1993 and the script was penned down by the veteran writer A.K Lohithadas.Actor Mohanlal also took to his official Facebook handle and posted a picture taken from the sets of the classic Sibi Malayil film 'Chenkol'Making his acting debut in the 1972 film ‘Azhimukham’ directed by Vijayan, actor Cochin Haneefa played several notable roles in several films. Cochin Haneefa started his acting by playing negative roles and later he got much attention from the audience when he took to play comedy roles. His notable films include ‘Punjabi House’, ‘CID Moosa’, ‘Pulival Kalyanam’, ‘Kunjikoonan’, ‘Ee Parakkum Thalika’ and ‘Meesa Madhavan’. He has also played major roles in over 80 Tamil films and lastly, he was seen in Shankar’s big-budget film ‘Enthiran’.