We
just
heard
that
Soubin
Shaheer
is
all
set
to
wear
the
director's
hat
for
a
film
being
produced
by
Anwar
Rasheed.
This
shouldn't
come
as
a
surprise,
as
Soubin
started
off
as
an
assistant
director
in
films.
There
are
many
such
artists
in
Malayalam
film
industry
who
started
off
their
career
as
assistant
directors
and
later
shifted
their
focus
to
acting.
Take
a
look
at
few
of
them.
Dileep
Dileep
is
the
prominent
name
in
this
list.
He
entered
the
film
industry
as
an
assistant
to
director
Kamal.
With
time,
he
accomplished
his
dream
of
becoming
an
actor
and
now
he
is
our
'Janapriya
Nayakan'.
Soubin
Shahir
Soubin
has
assisted
a
good
number
of
directors
which
include
prominent
directors
like
Fazil,
Siddique,
Rafi-Mecartin
etc.
He
debuted
as
an
actor
through
the
film
Kaiyethum
Doorathu
directed
by
Fazil.
He
came
back
to
acting
after
a
gap.
It
was
nearly
after
14
years
that
Soubin
established
himself
as
a
bankable
actor.
Tovino
Thomas
Very
few
people
know
that
Tovino
Thomas
had
assisted
Roopesh
Peethambaran
in
the
director's
debut
movie
Theevram.
Later
on,
he
did
one
of
the
main
roles
in
the
director's
next
film
You
Too
Brutus.
Shine
Tom
Chacko
He
assisted
director
Kamal
in
a
few
films.
The
director
himself,
gave
him
the
chance
to
act
in
the
film
Gaddama,
in
which
he
did
a
notable
role.
Later
on,
he
climbed
the
stairs
to
become
a
lead
actor.
Srinda
Arhaan
We
all
know
Srinda
as
one
of
the
finest
actresses
of
the
industry.
Much
before
that,
she
had
worked
with
the
technical
crew
of
certain
films.
She
worked
in
films
like
China
town,
Hero
etc.