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Shafeeq Ambalapurath
Born	Kozhikode, India
Other names	Sanjay Varun Raj
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986, 2016

Shafeeq Ambalapurath is an Indian actor, who has primarily worked in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil films.

His debut Malayalam film Love Story was a sensational hit and he was considered as a rival to Rahman, the romantic hero of Malayalam films. It was Shafeeq, who brought Break Dance movements in Malayalam films, but his subsequent movies like Naalae Njngalude Vivaham failed and he could not sustain his success.

His Tamil entry as Sanjay in Odangal also met lukewarm response. He later did low-budget films like Kalpana House.

In 90's, he rechristened himself as Varun Raj, grew a moustache and tried working again in Tamil films like Thoothu Po Chellakiliye, Padhukappu, Athipathi and Manivannan' s Gangai Karai Paattu, with little success. He has also done a Bollywood movie titled Khuli Khidki.

Partial filmography

References

1. "List of Malayalam Movies acted by Shafeeq". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
2. "List of Tamil Movies acted by Shafeeq". spicyonion. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
3. "Love Story". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
4. "Aavanaazhi (1986)-Cast". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
5. "Khuli Khidki Movie overview". Retrieved 5 April 2015.

External links

• Shafeeq at IMDb

• Living people
• Male actors from Mumbai
• Male actors in Tamil cinema
• Male actors in Malayalam cinema
• Indian male film actors
• 20th-century Indian male actors
• Male actors in Hindi cinema
• Male actors in Telugu cinema