Nashidha Mohamed


Nashidha Mohamed is a Maldivian film actress.

Career

Abdul Fattah's horror film Eynaa was released in 2004, which appears Sheela Najeeb, Mohamed Manik, Ahmed Shah, Khadheeja Ibrahim Didi, Ibrahim Jihad and Mohamed as six colleagues who go on a picnic to a haunted uninhabited island and their battle for survival. The film garnered critical appreciation specially for its technical department and was a commercial success. She then stepped into Fathimath Nahula's critically and commercially successful romantic drama television series, Kalaage Haqqugaa to portray the role of Zeena, a gossiping girl who ruins a happy relationship for her selfishness.
In April 2006, Ahmed Nimal's revenge thriller film, Hiyani was released which featured her in a small role as a mistress who caught sleeping with a married man. The film which primarily focuses on a wealthy troublesome couple whose possessions have been exposed by the disappearance of the husband, was mostly received positively by the critics.
Mohamed's first release of 2010 was Ali Seezan-directed family drama Maafeh Neiy alongside Ali Seezan and Niuma Mohamed. The film highlights many social issues including human rights abuses, forced marriages and domestic violence. She played the role of Faza, a daughter who ill-treats her own mother. The film received mixed reviews from critics, majority of them dismissing its melodrama and was a moderate success at box office. Her next release was Ali Shifau-directed family drama Dhin Veynuge Hithaamaigaa where she played the role of Shaanee, the fiance of Jana who constantly succors Nisha, played by Niuma Mohamed. The film showcases discrimination against the islanders, family revenge and fatherhood responsibilities. The film and her performance received positive response from critics. The film was believed to be a "huge improvement" over the recent Maldivian films. Being able to screen fifteen housefull shows of the film, it was declared to be a commercial success. She next starred opposite Sheela Najeeb, Mohamed Manik and Yoosuf Shafeeu in Ahmed Nimal's horror film Zalzalaa En'buri Aun. It was a spin-off to Aslam Rasheed's horror classic film Zalzalaa starring, Ibrahim Wishan, Ahmed Shameel and Niuma Mohamed. The film revolves around a mariage blanc, a murder of husband by his wife with secret lover and avenging of his death from everyone involved in the crime. She played the wife of Dr. Sharim, played by Manik, a greedy doctor. The film received mixed response from critics and it did average business at box office.
The following year, she played a brief role of Fazu who helps her friend who got pregnant by illicit affairs, in the Moomin Fuad-directed crime tragedy drama Loodhifa. Featuring an ensemble cast, the film deals with current 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. She then featured as the helpful friend Liusha, in Ali Shifau's psychological romantic thriller Zaharu alongside Ali Seezan, Niuma Mohamed and Sheela Najeeb. The film centers on a married man who has a weekend affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end and becomes obsessed with him. The film is inspired from Adrian Lyne-directed American psychological erotic thriller film Fatal Attraction. Upon release the film received mixed response from critics and was declared a "flop" at box office. The same year she collaborated with Amjad Ibrahim for his family drama Hithey Dheymee which received negative reviews from critics and was a box office disaster.
In 2017, Mohamed was cast alongside Yoosuf Shafeeu, Fathimath Azifa and Jadhulla Ismail in the Mohamed Aboobakuru-directed Neydhen Vakivaakah, which was a critical and commercial failure.
2018 was a dull year for Maldivian film-industry with regards to 2018 Maldivian presidential election, hence only one film of Mohamed was released during the year; a suspense thriller film Dhevansoora written and directed by Yoosuf Shafeeu. The film marks Shafeeu's thirtieth direction and features an ensemble cast of twenty-one actors. Revolving around a murder investigating, Mohamed played the depressed mother grieving for her lost child. The film received positive reviews from critics and was considered a "norm-breaker" for the Maldivian cinema. Ahmed Hameed Adam reviewing from VNews wrote: "Though Mohamed had a small and deviated role in terms from its main plot, she leaves an impact with her performance".
Nashidha's first release of 2019 was the Moomin Fuad-directed psychological horror thriller Nivairoalhi which marks Niuma Mohamed's last onscreen film. Revolving around a patient suffering from depression, she played a small role in the film. Starring opposite Mohamed, Yoosuf Shafeeu and Ahmed Asim, the film received majorly positive reviews from critics; Aishath Maaha of Dho? favored the performance of the lead actors and mentioned the "neat arrangement" of its screenplay though pointed out its "weak ending" to be unsatisfactory.

Filmography

Feature film

Television