Mohamed Afrah

Mohamed Afrah Hassan, commonly known as Mohamed Afrah (17 January 1974 – 7 April 2019) was a Maldivian film actor and producer.

Mohamed Afrah Hassan
Born	(1974-01-17)January 17, 1974 Th. Thimarafushi, Maldives
Died	April 7, 2019(2019-04-07) (aged 45) Male', Maldives
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer
Years active	2000–2010
Spouse	1
Children	3

Career

Afrah was featured in the most successful Maldivian film of 2000, Ahmed Nimal's horror classic Zalzalaa, where he played the traumatized son observing supernatural events in his family.^[1] The film follows a man who lost his life and endangering his whole family while being lured by a female spirit sent off to complete an unfulfilled prophecy.^[2] Afrah's first release in 2001 was Ali Shameel's drama film Hithi Nimun, starred alongside Mariyam Nisha, Mohamed Shavin and Sheereen Abdul Wahid, which follows the storyline of a stubborn young man (played by Shavin) who abandons his girlfriend when he discovers about her pregnancy.^[3] In his second release of the year, Afrah was featured in Aslam Rasheed's romantic thriller film Dheevaanaa (2001) which was an unofficial remake of Ram Gopal Varma's romantic thriller Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001) starring Urmila Matondkar, Fardeen Khan and Sonali Kulkarni.^[4] The film narrates the story of a woman who falls in love with an already married photographer and sets out to get what she wants, no matter what the consequences may be.^[3] He also starred in Ahmed Nimal's Sababu starred opposite Ibrahim Giyas and Aishath Shiranee where he played a man lusted after his classmate.^[5]

In 2003, Afrah played a supporting role in Imad Ismail-directed horror film Araamagu Dhonkamana (2003), co-starring Mariyam Shazna, Assadh Shareef and Mariyam Nazima.^[5] The film narrates the story of a woman spirit who rises from the sea and marries a toddy extractor, disguised as a human being.^[5] The following year, Afrah played a brief role in Abdul Fattah's horror film Eynaa (2004), which appears Sheela Najeeb, Mohamed Manik, Ahmed Shah, Khadheeja Ibrahim Didi, Ibrahim Jihad and Nashidha Mohamed as six colleagues who go on a picnic to a haunted uninhabited island and their battle for survival.^[6][7] The film garnered critical appreciation specially for its technical department and was a commercial success.^[8]

In 2009, Afrah starred and produced Loaiybahtakaa which was written and directed by Yoosuf Shafeeu.^[9] The romantic drama, co-starring Yoosuf Shafeeu, Sheela Najeeb, Fathimath Fareela and Mohamed Faisal, tells the story of unrequited love, and proved to be a commercial success.^[9] Mohamed's last film release was Abdul Fahtah's horror film Jinni (2010) cast alongside Ali Seezan, Amira Ismail and Mariyam Afeefa.^[10] Based on true incidents that occurred in an island of Maldives, she played the friend of Javid who has been enthralled by a ghost. Prior to release the film was marketed to be full of "suspense and uniqueness" compared to other "mediocre" Maldivian horror films. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews from critics; majority of them complaining for having the "same old feeling" of prior horror flicks though the performance were noted to be satisfactory. Despite the mixed reviews, the film witnessed a positive response at the box office, screening a total of twenty two housefull shows in Male', declaring it as a Mega-Hit.^[11]

Death

On 7 April 2019, Afrah was found dead lying on his bed at around 9:30 (Maldivian time) after he failed to wake up for breakfast.^[12] He was pronounced dead on taking to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital.^[12] His funeral prayer was performed at Aasahara Mosque after Isha prayer.^[12]

Filmography

Feature film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1999	Sababu	Mohamed		[5]
2000	Saahibaa	Waseem		[13]
2000	Shaalinee	Moosa		[14]
2000	Zalzalaa	Shahid		[2]
2001	Hithi Nimun	Shakeel		[3]
2001	Dheevaanaa	Farooq		[3]
2003	Araamagu Dhonkamana	Moosa		[5]
2004	Eynaa	Unnamed		[7]
2009	Loaiybahtakaa	Himself	Also the producer	[9]
2010	Jinni	Javid's friend		[10]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2004	Thiyey Mihithuge Vindhakee	Fauzy	Recurring role; 3 episodes	[15]
2005–2006	Kuramey Vadhaaee Salaam	Shamin	Guest role; "Episode 1"	[16]
2006	Hinithun Velaashey Kalaa	Doctor	Guest role; "Episode 12"	[17]

Short film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Nudhaashe Dhookohfaa Loabivaa	Ali
2007	Thandi Rondi	Thandi Rondi
2008	Kurafi Dhaadha	Kurafi Dhaadha

References

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11. Nadheem, Ahmed (29 April 2010). "Positive comment for the film - Its a big achievement". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 2010-05-03. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
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13. "Gaumee Inaam 2009 - Fathimath Nahula". Presidency Maldives (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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