Mariyam Shifa

Mariyam Shifa
Born (1999-11-22) 22 November 1999 (age 25)
Lh. Naifaru
NationalityMaldivian
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present
Spouse
Mohamed Tholal
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(m. 2018; died 2019)​
Children1

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.[4] 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

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2018 Dhevansoora Shiyadha [4]
2019 Nivairoalhi Hardy's friend Special appearance [6]
2019 40+ Lailaa [7]
2022 Hehes Zara [10]
2023 November Sana [11]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2019–2020 Haasaa Mizna Main role; 13 Episodes [8]
2020 Gamini Lubna's friend Recurring role; 2 Episodes [9]
2020–2021 Huvaa Kohfa Bunan Haifa Main role [12]
2021 Rumi á Jannat Lizy Guest role; Episode: "Vaashey Mashaa Ekee" [13]
2021 Nafsu Hudha Main role; 10 episodes [14]
2022–2023 Lafuzu Laika Main role; 32 episodes [15]
2022 Vihaali Shanee Guest role in the segment "Lift Golhi" [16]
2022 Balgish Haaya Main role; 5 episodes [17]
2023 Yaaraa Shifa Guest role; "Episode 1 & 16" [18]
TBA Reyrey Special appearance
TBA Beevun Yasna Main role

Short film

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2020 Feehaali Herself Special appearance [19]

References

  1. ^ a b Ibrahim, Shaazleen (25 April 2020). "Shifa keens to be part of film industry". The Press (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ^ Adhushan, Ahmed (21 October 2017). ""Dhevansoora": A suspense thriller by Eupe". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ^ Fareeha, Aishath (4 November 2017). "Dhevansoora is a must watch". Sun (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Nasheed, Ismail Naail (11 February 2018). "Dhevansoora: Cinema-unfriendly yet a must watch". Raajje.mv (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  5. ^ Adhushan, Ahmed (3 January 2019). "Nivairoalhi released with a surprise". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b Maaha, Aishath (11 January 2019). "Nivaroalhi Review: Its heartbreaking to say Good Bye". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b Adhushan, Ahmed (3 January 2019). "40+ to be released on February 27". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  8. ^ a b Rasheed, Ahmed (14 November 2019). "Haasaa available for streaming". MuniAvas. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  9. ^ a b Adhushan, Ahmed (22 January 2020). "Gamini: A period drama by Moomin". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  10. ^ Adam, Ahmed Hameed (2 May 2022). "Hehes: Eid gift to the audience". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  11. ^ Lubaa, Aminath (5 December 2023). "Review: "November" perfectly ripe for a December". The Press. Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  12. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (29 December 2020). "Huvaa Koffaa Bunan: An interesting and funny ride". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  13. ^ Luba, Aminath (1 January 2020). "Rumi a Jannat: A modern comedy". Sun (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  14. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (9 July 2021). "A brilliant direction in the series "Nafsu"". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  15. ^ Adhushan, Ahmed (26 February 2022). "Muhamma's "Lafuzu" premiered". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  16. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (3 April 2022). ""Lift Golhi" of "Vihaal" released". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  17. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (14 March 2022). "Dhekedhekeves working on two projects; "Balgish" and "Siyaasee Manjoalhi"". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  18. ^ Latheef, Alim Abdul (25 April 2023). "No space for criticizing; Yaaraa deserves a 100". Sun (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  19. ^ Adhushan, Ahmed (31 December 2020). "Feehaali: New year gift from Moomin Fuad". Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.