Shanawas Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Shanawas Prem Nazir
Profession	Actor
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Career
Debut	Film: Premageethangal (1981) as Ajith TV: Shankupushpam on Asianet
Last Film	Jana Gana Mana (2022) as Sreeni
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1954
Birthplace	Trivandrum, Travancore-Cochin, India
Date of Death	4 August 2025
Place of Death	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Age (at the time of death)	71 Years
Death Cause	Kidney-related Ailments
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Travancore-Cochin, India
School	Montfort School, Yercaud, Tamil Nadu
College/University	The New College, Chennai
Educational Qualification	Postgraduation in English Literature
Religion	Islam
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Ayisha Beevi
Children	Sons- 2 • Ajith Khan • Shameer Khan
Parents	Father- Prem Nazir (Malayalam actor) Mother- Habeeba Beevi
Siblings	Sisters- 3 • Laila • Rasiya • Reetha
Other Relative(s)	Uncle- Prem Nawas (actor, producer)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shanawas

• Shanawas made his acting debut with the 1981 Malayalam film Premageethangal, in which he appeared alongside actress Ambika.
  

  An old picture of Shanawas

• He then went on to work in many films such as Koritharicha Naal (1982), Velichamillatha Veedhi (1984), Kanyakumari Express (2010), Kumbasaram (2015), and March Randam Vyazham (2019).

• Shanawas has also acted in various Malayalam television shows, including Kadamattathu Kathanar (2004), Vikramadithyan, Sathyameva Jayathe, and Manasariyathe.

• He acted with his father in seven movies, including Ivan Oru Simham (1982).
  

  Shanawas on the set of a film

• In 2011, Shanawas returned to acting with the film China Town.

• His elder son, Shameer Khan, acted in the 2011 Malayalam film Uppukandam Brothers Back in Action but was not successful. Later, Shameer worked as a Manager and Vlogger in Malaysia.

• His last film was Jana Gana Mana in 2022, in which Prithviraj was the main actor.

• Shanawas acted in more than 50 Malayalam and Tamil films.

• He played many types of roles, from heroes to villains.

• He lived in Malaysia. His wife, Ayisha Beevi, is the daughter of Suleikha Beevi, who was the eldest sister of his father, Prem Nazir.

  

  Shanawas with his family members

• His younger son, Ajith Khan, works in Australia.

• On 4 August 2025, Shanawas died in a private hospital while being treated for kidney and heart problems.