Actor Soubin Shahir granted anticipatory bail in 'Manjummel Boys' financial fraud case in Kochi

ANI
08 Jul 2025, 21:38 GMT+10

Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 8 (ANI): Actor Soubin Shahir was arrested in Kochi, allegedly in a financial fraud case related to the film 'Manjummel Boys'. The court had granted anticipatory bail, and he will be released after recording his arrest, as per the Kochi police.

The police had registered a case against Soubin Shahir, an actor-producer, and Shawn Antony, a producer, on a complaint by Siraj Valiathara Hameed that they had not paid him the share of the profit made from the movie, despite his contribution of Rs 7 crore towards its production.

Siraj, in his complaint, had mentioned that the producer duo did not even pay him his share of investment for making the movie and that they transferred the profits to their own accounts.

This was a violation of the investment agreement he had executed with the producing company, as per the Kochi police.

Earlier in 2024, after the success of 'Manjummel Boys', the Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched an investigation into alleged financial irregularities by Soubin's Parava Films.

On the work front, Soubin started his film career as an assistant director in the industry with Siddique's Chronic Bachelor (2003).

He is known for his works in Charlie (2015), Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), Kali (2016), Darvinte Parinamam (2016), Kammatipaadam (2016), Anuraga Karikkin Vellam (2016), Mayanadhi (2017), and Kumbalangi Nights. His first full lead role was in the film Sudani from Nigeria (2018) for which he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor.

In 2024, he played the role of Siju David in 'Manjummel Boys'. He also produced the movie. (ANI)

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Kenya Star.

More Information

null in null

Africa

Section

Actor Soubin Shahir granted anticipatory bail in 'Manjummel Boys' financial fraud case in Kochi

Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 8 (ANI): Actor Soubin Shahir was arrested in Kochi, allegedly in a financial fraud case related to the...

G20 chair calls for urgent global action on Africas debt crisis

Poor nations are paying more on interest to creditors than they invest in their people, the South African president has said South...

G20 chair calls for urgent global action on Africa's debt crisis

Poor nations are paying more on interest to creditors than they invest in their people, the South African president has said ...

South Africa hits out at new Trump tariffs

Cyril Ramaphosa says the latest measure misrepresents Pretoria-Washington trade data ...

(SP)UGANDA-KAMPALA-RUGBY-AFRICA CUP-ALGERIA VS COTE D'IVOIRE

(250708) -- KAMPALA, July 8, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Mehdi Slamani (R) of Algeria vies with Boris Diomande of Cote d'Ivoire during a match...

Interview: China key contributor to Global South cooperation, says S. African analyst

China and Africa can restore the credibility and purposes of global institutions, and promote a more just and equitable international...

World

Section