Mohamed Rasheed

Mohamed Rasheed (2 April 1964), professionally known as Dharaa Rasheed, is a Maldivian film actor, cinematographer, producer and director.

Early life At the age of twelve, Rasheed along with his friends, Sodhiq and Kashima Ahmed Shakir, used to spend most of their times at his place, singing, playing table tennis and undertake Urdu classes. The song "Angaidheyshey Adhuvee Ruhigen" included in the film is an all-time classic song. He also played a main role opposite Mariyam Rasheedha in Hussain Shihab and Hassan Najumee's drama film Ithubaaru (1987). He was again cast opposite Rasheedha in Najumee's another drama film Ley Karuna (1988), released during the following year, which follows the separation of two siblings and their reunion. The film marked a breakthrough to Rasheed's career and is noted to be his first paid film. The film and his performance received positive reviews from critics. Rasheed picked the film as his personal "best performance" from his career. A total of five shows with little occupancy were screened at the cinema, declaring the film a commercial failure, despite the positive response from the critics.

The following year, he starred alongside Ali Seezan and Mariyam Afeefa in Abdul Faththaah's horror film Jinni which was based on true stories that occurred in an island of Maldives. 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. This was followed by Ahmed Nimal's horror film Zalzalaa En'buri Aun (2010) starred oppsoted Yoosuf Shafeeu, Sheela Najeeb and Mohamed Manik. It was a spin-off to Aslam Rasheed's horror classic film Zalzalaa (2000) starring, Ibrahim Wisan, Ali Shameel and Niuma Mohamed. Featuring an ensemble cast, the film deals with several social issues in the society told from different perspectives of the characters. Made on a budget of MVR 600,000, the film was declared a commercial failure though it received wide critical acclaim, praising the performance of cast and the film's "realism" in its language, characters and their attitude. The film focuses on a romantic relationship between a girl diagnosed with mental illness and her psychiatrist. Production of the film began in 2010, though it was theatrically released four years later. Abdul Faththaah's romantic drama Hahdhu was his next film release which touches upon controversial issues in the Maldives including the depiction of flogging and also shines a light on mental health issues such as suicide. The film opened to mixed reviews from critics though it emerged as one of the highest grossing Maldivian films of the year.

Filmography Feature film Year Title Role Notes 1981 Natheeja 2010 Zalzalaa En'buri AunLatheef 2014 24 Gadi Iru Yasir Also the co-director, co-producer and writer 2020 Andhirikan Faththaah 2024 Mee Ishq MP Saeed 2024 Kamanaa Abbas 2025 Ilzaam Rashid 2025 Alwadhaau Doctor 2026 Gilan Shathir 2026 Jannath

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Other work Year Title Director Producer Writer Camera Notes 1993 Udhaas Feature film 2019 9th Gaumee Film Awards Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 NKFA Bangkok International Film Festival – 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award