Mariyam Shifa
Mariyam Shifa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 November 1999 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Spouse |
Mohamed Tholal
(m. 2018; died 2019) |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Feature film
[edit]| 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] | |
| 2024 | Gellunu Rey | [12] | ||
| 2025 | Ilzaam | Lizee | [13] | |
| 2025 | Koss Gina Mistake | Raaniya | [14] | |
| 2026 | Majunoon † | |||
Television
[edit]| 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 | [15] |
| 2021 | Rumi á Jannat | Lizy | Guest role; Episode: "Vaashey Mashaa Ekee" | [16] |
| 2021 | Nafsu | Hudha | Main role; 10 episodes | [17] |
| 2022–2023 | Lafuzu | Laika | Main role; 32 episodes | [18] |
| 2022 | Vihaali | Shanee | Guest role in the segment "Lift Golhi" | [19] |
| 2022 | Balgish | Haaya | Main role; 5 episodes | [20] |
| 2023 | Yaaraa | Shifa | Guest role; "Episode 1 & 16" | [21] |
| 2024 | Ereahfahu | Sara | Main role; 15 episodes | [22] |
| 2025 | Imthihaan | Afa | Main role | [23] |
| 2026 | Project JJ † | Filming | ||
Short film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Feehaali | Herself | Special appearance | [24] |
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1st MSPA Film Awards | BBest Makeup – Glamour | Hehes | Nominated | [25] |
References
[edit]- 1 2 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Fareeha, Aishath (4 November 2017). "Dhevansoora is a must watch". Sun (in Divehi). Retrieved 20 November 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 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.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Maaha, Aishath (11 January 2019). "Nivaroalhi Review: Its heartbreaking to say Good Bye". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 Adhushan, Ahmed (3 January 2019). "40+ to be released on February 27". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 Rasheed, Ahmed (14 November 2019). "Haasaa available for streaming". MuniAvas. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- 1 2 Adhushan, Ahmed (22 January 2020). "Gamini: A period drama by Moomin". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Jaishan, Ahmed (8 October 2023). ""Gellunu Rey" coming to Olympus on this 29th". Sun (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 31 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ↑ Jaishan, Ahmed (27 August 2025). "Eupe is getting ready to release Ilzaam". Sun. Archived from the original on 20 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ↑ Adhushan, Ahmed (31 January 2025). "KGM is Kos Gina Mistake". AdduLive (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Adhushan, Ahmed (26 February 2022). "Muhamma's "Lafuzu" premiered". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ali Naseer, Leevaan (15 July 2024). ""Ereahfahu" available for streaming through Medianet Video Club". Adhadhu. Archived from the original on 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ Adhushan, Ahmed (12 March 2025). "Mua's "imthihan" releasing on April 10". AdduLive (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Suwaidha, Fathimath (23 August 2025). ""Goh Raalhu" awarded as the best film at MSPA Film Awards". Sun (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.