Nuzuhath Shuaib
Nuzuhath Shuaib (born 14 September 1988) is a Maldivian film actress.
Nuzuhath Shuaib | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2017–present |
Early life
Nuzuhath Shuaib was born on 14 September 1988 in N. Manadhoo.[1] She was working at Jelly Pizza when her friend, a film actor Ali Azim introduced her to the team of Malikaa.[1] Impressed with the brief meeting, she was roped in to play the title character in the film.[1]
Career
Shuaib made her film debut with Ali Musthafa-directed family drama Malikaa playing the titular role, Malikaa, a sidelined daughter who has been underappreciated for her doings while she manages to execute the whole responsibilities of the family.[2] Featuring Ismail Zahir, Mohamed Jumayyil, Fathimath Azifa, Ahmed Asim, Ali Azim and Neena Saleem in prominent roles, the film met with mixed response from critics.[3] Ahmed Nadheem, reviewing for Avas opined that "Shuaib's strong performance was an unforeseen circumstance in the film since such an acting was not predicted to be seen from her debut".[4] Despite low expectations from trade analysts, the film performed moderately at the box office.[5][6] She next featured alongside an ensemble cast including Yoosuf Shafeeu, Mohamed Manik, Ahmed Saeed and Ali Seezan in the comedy film Naughty 40 (2017) which was directed by Shafeeu.[7] The film revolves around three friends, Ashwanee, Ahsan and Ajwad (Played by Shafeeu, Saeed and Manik respectively) who are single and having a youthful outlook, in spite of being in their forties.[7] Aishath Maaha from Avas found her to be "good" and predicted her to "have a colorful career with meaty roles". The film met with both critical and commercial success, emerging as one of the highest grossing Maldivian films of the year.[8][5] This followed with an item number in Abdul Fatthah's romantic drama Hahdhu (2017); a remixed version of the iconic song "Giritee Loabin".[9]
In 2018, Shuaib was featured opposite Mohamed Jumayyil and Mariyam Majudha in Ali Shifau's family drama Vakin Loabin (2018).[10] The film tells a story of a young couple’s divorce and its impact on everyone involved.[11] Upon release, the film met with positive response from critics—specifically praising the screenplay for toning down its melodrama and breaking from the stereotypes of its genre—and was a commercial success.[12] In a pre-premier review from Raajje.mv, Ismail Naail Nasheed favored the character development and minimised use of melodrama in the film while praising Shuaibs's performance throughout the movie: "From acting to delivering the dialogues, she has mastered the art of expression to the like of any experienced actors. Her psychotic micro-expressions steal the limelight of this movie while proving that Shuaib perfectly delivered her character to the fullest".[12]
Filmography
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2017 | Malikaa | Malikaa | [2] | |
2017 | Naughty 40 | Zoya | [7] | |
2017 | Hahdhu | Herself | Special appearance in song "Giritee Loabin" | [9] |
2018 | Vakin Loabin | Runa | [12] | |
2019 | Goh Raalhu | N/A | [13] | |
2019 | 40+ | N/A | [14] | |
2019 | Maamui | Dhiyana | [15] | |
2019 | Bavathi |
Shehenaz | Post-production | [16] |
2019 | Leena |
Faathun | Post-production | [17] |
References
- Adhushan, Ahmed (26 January 2017). "Nuzoo: Meet the real Malikaa". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- Adhushan, Ahmed (13 January 2017). "Malika Releasing on March 2". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- Nadheem, Ahmed (14 February 2017). "Malikaa is not a copy of Bhaghban". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- Nadheem, Ahmed (4 March 2017). "Family's shadow being cast over Malika". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- Adhushan, Ahmed (31 December 2017). "2017: Is it a successful year for the film industry?". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- Nadheem, Ahmed (20 February 2017). "Malika is a commercial success, watch out for the red carpet". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- Adhushan, Ahmed (13 February 2017). ""Naughty 40" featuring notable celebrities launched". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- Maaha, Aishath (6 August 2017). ""Naughty 40": A mixture of all tastes". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- Maaha, Aishath (8 September 2017). "Review" Praising 'Hahdhu" in a limit". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- Adhushan, Ahmed (9 August 2017). "Shooting of "Vakin Loabin" commenced". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- Adhushan, Ahmed (6 November 2017). "Shooting of "Vakin Loabin" completed". Mihaaru (in Divehi).
- Nasheed, Ismail Naail (4 March 2018). "Pre-premiere review of Vakin Loabin: A break apart from a genre of melodrama; A must watch". Raajje.mv (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- Musthafa, Mohamed (25 December 2018). "Tickets sales for "Goh Raalhu" to kick off from January 4". Sun (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- Adhushan, Ahmed (3 January 2019). "40+ to be released on February 27". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- Adhushan, Ahmed (11 April 2018). "Maamui's shooting to commences post Ramazan". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- Rasheed, Ahmed (1 April 2019). "Teaser of Bavathi released". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- Adhushan, Ahmed (12 January 2019). "Maldives Film Industry Highlights - 12 Jan 2019". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.