Shanavasis anIndianactor who primarily works in Malayalam movie industryas well as Tamil films. He was born and bought up in Thiruvananthapuram and the son of award winning Malayalam actor Prem Nazir. Hanavas made his debut through Premageethangal a Malayalam movie in 1981 and has acted in more than 50 Malayalam films. His 2019 release includes March Randam Vyazham, directed by Jhangir Ummar.