Asad Shareef

Asad Shareef (born 3 April 1964) is a Maldivian film actor and politician.

Asad Shareef
Born	(1964-03-04) 4 March 1964 (age 60) Male', Maldives
Nationality	Maldivian
Occupations	Actor politician
Years active	1982–present
Political party	Progressive Party of Maldives

Career

1982–2003: Acting career

Shareef made his career debut with the film Beykaaru.^[1] The film censorship process was completed on the night of scheduled date for theatrical release.^[1] During the screening of the film, it had to be abruptly stopped as the length of the film exceeds the permitted duration of theatrical screening which led to a fuss in the cinema.^[1]

Ahmed Nimal-directed drama film Shakku was released in 1988, in which Shareef starred alongside Nimal and Fathimath Rameeza as generous friend wrongly accused of cheating.^[2] He also starred in Hamid Ali's Dhefirin opposite Hassan Afeef and Jamsheedha Ahmed, which was primarily shot in Sri Lanka.^[3] The following year, he collaborated with Abdul Faththaah for his another romantic drama series, Aisha, where he played the second husband of a woman who walks out of an abusive marriage.^[4]

In 2001, Shareef received critical acclaim for his role in Aishath Ali Manik's Hiiy Edhenee (2001) which was an unofficial remake of Dharmesh Darshan's romantic film Dhadkan (2000).^[5] Cast opposite Sheela Najeeb and Ali Seezan, he reprised the role played by Suniel Shetty in the original.^[6] This was followed by another successful film, Ahmed Nimal-sirected Hilihilaa (2001) featuring alongside Niuma Mohamed and Mariyam Nazima playing the character of married man who is haunted by his previous affair.

One of the most successful films from his career, Fathimath Nahula's romantic film Kalaayaanulaa was released in 2003 which follows a happily married couple (played by Yoosuf Shafeeu and Aishath Shirani) where the husband decided to marry his childhood best friend (played by Niuma Mohamed) when his wife fails to sexually please him.^[7] The film received widespread critical acclaim and was declared to be year's highest grossing Maldivian film release.^[8] The same year, he played the lead role in Imad Ismail-directed horror film Araamagu Dhonkamana (2003), co-starring Mariyam Shazna and Mariyam Nazima.^[9] The film narrates the story of a woman spirit who rises from the sea and marries a toddy extractor, disguised as a human being.^[9]

2004–present: Political career

After announcing retirement from acting, Shareef was more involved in politics.^[1] He contested as an individual contestant in the Maldives Media Council election and was selected as one of the council members. He also chairs the law committee of the council.^[1] He is also a council member of the political party Progressive Party of Maldives.^[1]

Filmography

Feature film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
—	Beykaaru			[1]
1988	Shakku	Nahidh		[2]
1990	Karunaige Agu	Shahidh Shareef		[10]
1990	Loabi '90	Shihab		[11]
1993	Thuhumathu	Shareef		[12]
1997	Dhefirin	Ashraf		[3]
2001	Hiiy Edhenee	Shahin		[6]
2001	Hilihilaa	Haidhar		[6]
2003	Kalaayaanulaa	Madhih		[7]
2003	Araamagu Dhonkamana	Dhon Ahammad		[9]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1998–1999	Aisha	Aanim	Main role	[4]
2000	Reysham	Nasih	Main role; 13 episodes	[13]

Short film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2001	Paree Dhahtha	Khalid		[14]

References

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8. Nadheem, Ahmed (6 September 2015). "Nahula Vs Tedry: Who among the two brought a revelation to Maldivian Cinema?". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
9. Adhushan, Ahmed (24 February 2018). "Who are the most profitable producers?". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
10. Shaheeb, Mohamed (26 July 2020). "Where is Easa Shareef?". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
11. Adhushan, Ahmed (29 July 2021). "Five films from Easa Shareef's filmography". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
12. Afaaf, Ali (3 June 2017). "A day from Waleedha's life". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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14. Adhushan, Ahmed (5 September 2016). "Nahula searching for child to play an important role". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.