Mariyam Shifa Explained

Mariyam Shifa
Birth Date:1999 11, df=y
Birth Place:Lh. Naifaru
Nationality:Maldivian
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:2018–present
Children:1

Mariyam Shifa (22 November 1999) is a Maldivian film actress, dancer and social media personality. She has earned over 1.7 million likes on TikTok.

Early life

Shifa attributed her singing and dancing skills to her parents; her father being a prominent boduberu player and her mother being a singer, played a huge role in accomplishing her "dream of becoming an actor".[1] Naming Aishath Rishmy, Nuzuhath Shuaib and Ali Seezan as her inspirations, Shifa grew up in a cinema-friendly environment.[1]

Career

In 2018, at the age of seventeen, Shifa made her career debut with the suspense thriller film Dhevansoora (2018) written and directed by Yoosuf Shafeeu.[2] Revolving around a murder investigation, she played an imaginary doctor counselling the character played by Shafeeu; a man suffering from dissociative identity disorder.[3] The film received positive reviews from critics and was considered a "norm-breaker" for the Maldivian cinema. Reviewing from Raajje.mv, Ismail Naail Nasheed considered her performance to be "good" despite being a newcomer though he noted that she "needs to polish her dialogue delivery in specific scenes which requires extreme emotion".[4] The following year, she played a small role in the Moomin Fuad-directed psychological horror thriller Nivairoalhi (2019) as a victim who get murdered by a religious extremist.[5] Starring opposite Niuma Mohamed, Yoosuf Shafeeu and Ahmed Asim, the film received majorly positive reviews from critics; Aishath Maaha of Dho? favored the performance of the actors and mentioned the "neat arrangement" of its screenplay though pointed out its "weak ending" to be unsatisfactory.[6] She next starred in Yoosuf Shafeeu's horror comedy film 40+ (2019), a sequel to 2017 released comedy film Naughty 40, which was well received both critically and commercially.[7] Besides, she also played the role of Mizna, a straightforward simple girl who is concerned about her married life, in Mohamed Manik-directed psychological web series Haasaa.[8]

In 2020, she collaborated with Moomin Fuad for his period drama web television series Gamini.[9]

She also made a name for herself as a Dancer & performed in multiple shows in Maldives. She is also a social media influencer with almost 2 million likes on tiktok, she's one of the most known & talked about influencers in Maldives.

Filmography

Feature film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018DhevansooraShiyadha
2019NivairoalhiHardy's friendSpecial appearance
201940+Lailaa
2022HehesZara[10]
2023NovemberSana[11]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019–2020HaasaaMiznaMain role; 13 Episodes
2020GaminiLubna's friendRecurring role; 2 Episodes
2020–2021Huvaa Kohfa BunanHaifaMain role[12]
2021Rumi á JannatLizyGuest role; Episode: "Vaashey Mashaa Ekee"[13]
2021NafsuHudhaMain role; 10 episodes[14]
2022–2023LafuzuLaikaMain role; 32 episodes[15]
2022VihaaliShaneeGuest role in the segment "Lift Golhi"[16]
2022BalgishHaayaMain role; 5 episodes[17]
2023Yaaraa ShifaGuest role; "Episode 1 & 16"[18]
ReyreySpecial appearance
BeevunYasnaMain role

Short film

Notes and References

  1. News: Shifa keens to be part of film industry . The Press . Divehi . Ibrahim . Shaazleen . 25 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111061742/https://thepress.mv/113485 . live . 11 January 2021 . 11 January 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. News: "Dhevansoora": A suspense thriller by Eupe . Divehi. Mihaaru . Adhushan . Ahmed . 21 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180328111609/https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/25449. live . 28 March 2018 . 28 March 2018 . dmy-all.
  3. News: Dhevansoora is a must watch . Divehi . Sun . Fareeha . Aishath . 4 November 2017 . https://archive.today/20181120063343/https://sun.mv/96464 . live . 20 November 2018 . 20 November 2018 . dmy-all.
  4. News: Dhevansoora: Cinema-unfriendly yet a must watch . Divehi . Raajje.mv . Nasheed . Ismail Naail . 11 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210309093504/https://raajje.mv/26789 . live . 9 March 2021 . 9 March 2021 . dmy-all.
  5. News: Nivairoalhi released with a surprise . Divehi. Mihaaru . Adhushan . Ahmed . 3 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180328111609/https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/25449. live . 28 March 2018 . 28 March 2018 . dmy-all.
  6. News: Nivaroalhi Review: Its heartbreaking to say Good Bye . Divehi . Mihaaru . Maaha . Aishath . 11 January 2019 . https://archive.today/20190207141326/https://dho.mv/baiscope/48258 . live . 7 February 2019 . 7 February 2019 . dmy-all.
  7. News: 40+ to be released on February 27 . Divehi . Mihaaru . Adhushan . Ahmed . 3 January 2019 . https://archive.today/20190109121637/https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/46017 . live . 9 January 2019 . 9 January 2019 . dmy-all .
  8. News: Haasaa available for streaming . MuniAvas . Rasheed . Ahmed . 14 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201226152211/https://www.muniavas.com/19098 . live. 26 December 2020 . 26 December 2020 . dmy-all.
  9. News: Gamini: A period drama by Moomin . Mihaaru . Divehi . Adhushan . Ahmed . 22 January 2020 . https://archive.today/20201003125216/https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/67973 . live . 3 October 2020 . 3 October 2020 . dmy-all.
  10. News: Hehes: Eid gift to the audience . Divehi . Avas . Adam . Ahmed Hameed . 2 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220507051523/https://avas.mv/117474 . live . 7 May 2022 . 7 April 2022. dmy-all.
  11. News: Review: "November" perfectly ripe for a December . The Press . Lubaa . Aminath . 5 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231225164348/https://thepress.mv/149951 . live . 25 December 2023 . 25 December 2023 . dmy-all.
  12. News: Huvaa Koffaa Bunan: An interesting and funny ride . MuniAvas . Divehi . Rasheed . Ahmed . 29 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210102064431/https://www.muniavas.com/34330 . live . 2 January 2021 . 2 January 2021.
  13. News: Rumi a Jannat: A modern comedy . Sun . Divehi . Luba . Aminath . 1 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210102094517/https://sun.mv/147410 . 2 January 2021 . 2 January 2021. dmy-all.
  14. News: A brilliant direction in the series "Nafsu" . Divehi . MuniAvas . Rasheed . Ahmed . 9 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210724090312/https://www.muniavas.com/36850 . live . 24 July 2021 . 24 July 2021.
  15. News: Muhamma's "Lafuzu" premiered . MuniAvas . Divehi . Adhushan . Ahmed . 26 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227125835/https://www.muniavas.com/40244 . live . 27 February 2022 . 27 February 2022.
  16. News: "Lift Golhi" of "Vihaal" released . MuniAvas . Divehi . Rasheed . Ahmed . 3 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220405091157/https://www.muniavas.com/40540 . live . 5 April 2022 . 5 April 2022 .
  17. News: Dhekedhekeves working on two projects; "Balgish" and "Siyaasee Manjoalhi" . MuniAvas . Divehi . Rasheed . Ahmed . 14 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220820055449/https://www.muniavas.com/40390 . live . 20 August 2022 . 20 August 2022.
  18. News: No space for criticizing; Yaaraa deserves a 100 . Divehi . Sun . Latheef . Alim Abdul . 25 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230520053802/https://sun.mv/176499 . live . 20 May 2023 . 19 May 2023 . dmy-all.
  19. News: Feehaali: New year gift from Moomin Fuad . Mihaaru . Adhushan . Ahmed . 31 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108110500/https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/84846 . live . 8 January 2021 . 8 January 2021 . dmy-all.

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