Rafi and Mecartin are a screenwriter and director duo best known for comedy films in Malayalam cinema.
Raffi's late younger brother Shafi was also a well-known film director.
Raffi is also the nephew of director Siddique from the Siddique–Lal duo.
He has scripted and directed successful films such as Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan (1995), Superman (1997), Punjabi House (1998), Thenkasipattanam (2000), Chathikkatha Chanthu (2004), Pandippada (2005), and Hallo (2007).
The duo has also written the scripts for Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava (1995), Aadyathe Kanmani (1995), Dilliwala Rajakumaran (1996), Kusruthi Kuruppu (1998), One Man Show (2001), Thilakkam (2003), and Mayavi (2007) among others, for other directors.