Soubin Shahir

Soubin Shahir, also spelled Saubin Shahir, is an actor in Malayalam cinema who also directs and produces. Audiences know him best for Sudani from Nigeria (2018), Kumbalangi Nights (2019) and Manjummel Boys (2024), and his top honour is the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor, won for Sudani from Nigeria. His screen career began with Annayum Rasoolum (2013), and Premam (2015) brought him wide attention. He then took the lead in Sudani from Nigeria (2018). Kumbalangi Nights (2019) became a box office success, as did Manjummel Boys (2024), a film he also produced. Along the way he appeared in Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 (2019), Trance (2020), Bheeshma Parvam (2022) and Romancham (2023). In 2025 he worked in Coolie, Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra and Paathirathri, followed in 2026 by Bachelor Party D'eux, Khalifa: The Ruler and Unmadham. Soubin moves easily between leading roles and supporting parts, and his work reaches beyond acting. He sang as a playback singer in Trance (2020) and backed Manjummel Boys (2024) as a producer. Besides his state award win, he earned nominations at the South Indian International Movie Awards in the Malayalam category in 2015 and 2017.