Asad Shareef
{{short description|Maldivian film actor and politician}}
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| party = Progressive Party of Maldives
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Asad Shareef (born 3 April 1964) is a Maldivian film actor and politician.
Career
=1982–2003: Acting career=
Shareef made his career debut with the film Beykaaru. The film censorship process was completed on the night of scheduled date for theatrical release. 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.{{cite news|url=https://avas.mv/34407 |title=Local Sunil Shetty says bye to films|language=Divehi |work=Avas |date=2 June 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122153306/https://avas.mv/34407 |url-status=live |archivedate=22 January 2021 |access-date=22 January 2021}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://avas.mv/91167 |title=Star's Story: Nimal is a complete Star |language=Divehi |work=Avas |last=Adam |first=Ahmed Hameed |date=6 November 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205135623/https://avas.mv/91167 |url-status=live |archivedate=5 December 2020 |access-date=5 December 2020 |df=dmy-all}} He also starred in Hamid Ali's Dhefirin opposite Hassan Afeef and Jamsheedha Ahmed, which was primarily shot in Sri Lanka.{{cite news |url=https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/37919 |title=Another film from DRE announced |language=Divehi |work=Mihaaru |last=Adhushan |first=Ahmed |date=23 June 2018 |url-status=dead |access-date=25 December 2020 |df=dmy-all |archive-date=29 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129163422/https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/37919 }} 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.{{cite news |url=https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/11141 |title=Which stars had faded too soon? |language=Divehi |work=Mihaaru |last=Adhushan |first=Ahmed |date=6 January 2017 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190712055646/https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/11141 |url-status=live |archivedate=12 July 2019 |access-date=12 June 2018}}
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).{{cite web |last1=Nair |first1=Padmaraj |title=Dhadkan: The good ol' 60s revisited |url=http://www.expressindia.com/screen/20000818/freview.htm |website=Screen |access-date=14 November 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010207175455/http://www.expressindia.com/screen/20000818/freview.htm#dha |archivedate=7 February 2001 |date=August 2000}} Cast opposite Sheela Najeeb and Ali Seezan, he reprised the role played by Suniel Shetty in the original.{{cite news|url=https://www.vaguthu.mv/evaguthu/410071/ |title=Maldivians like copied products; our own style is not accepted: Seezan |language=Divehi|publisher=Vaguthu |author=Abdulla, Fareeha |date=29 April 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628081830/https://www.vaguthu.mv/evaguthu/410071/ |archivedate=28 June 2016 |access-date=28 June 2016}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://inaamu.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/Index.aspx?lid=177&wid=186 |title=Gaumee Inaam 2009 – Fathimath Nahula |work=Presidency Maldives |language=Divehi |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20181203081921/http://inaamu.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/Index.aspx?lid=177&wid=186 |url-status=dead |archivedate=3 December 2018 |access-date=3 December 2018 }} The film received widespread critical acclaim and was declared to be year's highest grossing Maldivian film release.{{cite news|url=https://avas.mv/7801 |title=Nahula Vs Tedry: Who among the two brought a revelation to Maldivian Cinema? |work=Avas |language=Divehi |last=Nadheem |first=Ahmed |date=6 September 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908184812/https://avas.mv/7801 |url-status=live |archivedate=8 September 2015 |access-date=3 December 2018 }} The same year, he played the lead role in Imad Ismail-directed horror film Araamagu Dhonkamana (2003), co-starring Mariyam Shazna and Mariyam Nazima.{{cite news|url=https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/31518 |title=Who are the most profitable producers? |work=Mihaaru |language=Divehi |last=Adhushan |first=Ahmed |date=24 February 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190104074535/https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/31518 |url-status=live|archivedate=4 January 2019 |access-date=4 January 2019 |df=dmy-all}} The film narrates the story of a woman spirit who rises from the sea and marries a toddy extractor, disguised as a human being.
=2004–present: Political career=
After announcing retirement from acting, Shareef was more involved in politics. 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. He is also a council member of the political party Progressive Party of Maldives.
Filmography
=Feature film=
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!scope="row"| Beykaaru | | |
| 1988
!scope="row"| Shakku | Nahidh | |
| 1990
!scope="row"|Karunaige Agu | Shahidh Shareef | |
| 1990
!scope="row"|Loabi '90 | Shihab | |
| 1993
!scope="row"|Thuhumathu | Shareef | |
| 1997
!scope="row"|Dhefirin | Ashraf | |
| 2001
!scope="row"| Hiiy Edhenee | Shahin | |
| 2001
!scope="row"| Hilihilaa | Haidhar | |
| 2003
!scope="row"| Kalaayaanulaa | Madhih | |
| 2003
!scope="row"| Araamagu Dhonkamana | Dhon Ahammad | |
=Television=
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| 1998–1999
! scope="row" | Aisha | Aanim | Main role |
| 2000
! scope="row" | Reysham | Nasih | Main role; 13 episodes |
=Short film=
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| 2001
!scope="row"| Paree Dhahtha | Khalid | |
References
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