Malayalam director Shafi passed away aged 56 at a private hospital in Kerala's Kochi. Rasheed MH, popularly known as Shafi, was undergoing treatment after suffering a stroke and reportedly remained in critical condition for several days before his demise. Shafi, known for his work on 'Kalyanaraman' and 'Pulival Kalyanam', breathed his last at 12.25 am on Sunday, PTI reported.