Cochin Hanifa was born on April 22, 1951 in Kochi, Travancore-Cochin, India as Salim Ahmed Ghoush. He was an actor and writer, known for Enthiran (2010), Paasa Paravaigal (1988) and Oru Sindoora Pottinte Ormaykku (1987). He died on February 2, 2010 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.