Mohamed Manik is a Maldivian film actor, director and makeup artist.
Sheela Najeeb is a Maldivian film actress. She has established a career in Maldivian Film Industry and is the recipient of several awards, one Gaumee Film Awards and two Maldivian Film Awards. She made her screen debut alongside Junaid in a music video "Nudhaashey Magey Loabivaa" and featured in several films afterwards.
Arifa Ibrahim is a Maldivian actress, producer, director and writer.
Yoosuf Shafeeu also known as Eupe is a Maldivian film actor, editor, writer, and director. One of the most successful filmmakers and actors in Maldivian Cinema, Shafeeu is the recipient of a number of awards, including eight Gaumee Film Awards, and a Maldives Film Award; ; holding the record of collecting maximum Gaumee Film Award for Best Actor. In 2003, the Government of Maldives honoured him with the National Award of Recognition.
Niuma Mohamed is a Maldivian film actress, director, and producer. The highest-paid actress in Maldives, Mohamed is the recipient of several awards, including two Gaumee Film Awards, and four Maldives Film Awards. She holds the record for collecting all three Maldives Film Awards for Best Actress in a feature film. In 2011, the Government of Maldives honoured her with the National Award of Recognition.
Amira Ismail is a Maldivian actress.
Aminath Rasheedha is a Maldivian actress and director.
Lufshan Shakeeb is a Maldivian film actor.
Nashidha Mohamed is a Maldivian actress.
The Cinema of Maldives is the Maldivian language film industry based in Male', Maldives. The dominant style of Maldivian cinema is melodramatic cinema, which developed since 1990s and characterizes most films to this day. Cinema was introduced in Maldives in 1979. Linguistically, Maldivian films tend to use Dhivehi language, intelligible to native speakers, while modern Maldivian films also increasingly incorporate English. During the 1990s, many Maldivian films were inspired by Bollywood, with some of the films being unofficial remakes of those films. The industry continued to grow, and some successful Maldivian films were produced.
Fauziyya Hassan was a Maldivian film actress. She made her film debut in Sidha in 1985. In 1994 she was arrested by the Indian police on espionage charges relating to the Indian Space Research Organisation. She and a friend were accused of passing sensitive defence information to Pakistan. The espionage case against Hassan was not proven and eventually other charges were dropped, though she spent three years in prison under the National Security Act.
Neena Saleem is a Maldivian actress.
Ali Shameel is a Maldivian film actor and director.
Nadhiya Hassan is a Maldivian film actress.
Sheereen Abdul Wahid is a Maldivian film actress.
Dhonkamana is a 2003 Maldivian horror film directed by Amjad Ibrahim. Produced under EMA Productions, the film stars Yoosuf Shafeeu, Sheela Najeeb, Fauziyya Hassan, Niuma Mohamed, Amira Ismail and Sheereen Abdul Wahid in pivotal roles.
Hiiy Edhenee is a 2001 Maldivian romantic drama film directed by Aishath Ali Manik. Produced under EMA Productions, the film stars Asad Shareef, Sheela Najeeb, Ali Seezan and Niuma Mohamed in pivotal roles. The film was an unofficial remake of Dharmesh Darshan's romantic film Dhadkan (2000)
Amjad Ibrahim Didi, commonly known as Amjad Ibrahim, is a Maldivian film director and screenwriter.
Mohamed Shavin is a Maldivian film actor.
Kalaage Haqqugaa is a Maldivian romantic drama television series developed for Television Maldives by Fathimath Nahula. The series stars Niuma Mohamed, Ali Ahmed, Ali Seezan, Jamsheedha Ahmed, Sheela Najeeb, Aminath Rasheedha and Ali Shameel in pivotal roles.
