Adam Rizwee is a Maldivian film actor.

Career

In 2014, Rizwee made his film debut in the Aishath Fuad Thaufeeg directed art film Hulhudhaan in a minor role. In 2015 he was cast in

Ali Shifau Ali Shifau (born 19 May 1977) is a Maldivian film director, cinematographer and editor. One of the most successful filmmakers in Maldivian Cinema, Shifau is the recipient of a number of awards, including seven Gaumee Film Awards, and four Maldiv ...

-directed romantic film '' Emme Fahu Vindha Jehendhen'' as a doctor, alongside

Mohamed Jumayyil Mohamed Jumayyil is a Maldivian actor. He is the son of actor Ahmed Nimal Early life Mohamed Jumayyil's father Ahmed Nimal is one of the established actor and director of the industry. Jumayyil went to Ahmadiyya Pre-school as his first institu ...

and Mariyam Majudha. The film, narrating the struggle and challenges a happily married couple undergo, was the highest grossing Maldivian film of the year, and was a critical success. The following year he starred in another

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's production, the

-directed romantic comedy ''

Vaashey Mashaa Ekee ''Vaashey Mashaa Ekee'' () is a 2016 Maldivian romantic comedy film directed by Ali Shifau. Co-produced by Mohamed Ali and Aishath Fuad Thaufeeq under Dark Rain Entertainment, the film stars Mohamed Jumayyil and Mariyam Majudha in pivotal roles ...

'' (2016) opposite

and Mariyam Majudha narrating the life of a happily married couple being separated due to the husband's crippling fear of commitment on his wife's pregnancy. His performance in the film fetched him a nomination as the Best Supporting Actor at the

8th Gaumee Film Awards 8th Gaumee Film Awards ceremony, honored the best Maldivian films released between 2014 and 2016. The ceremony was held on 20 December 2017. Winners and nominees Main awards Nominees were announced on 12 December 2017. Technical awards Short ...

ceremony. In 2017, Rizwee featured in the

-directed romantic comedy ''

Mee Loaybakee ''Mee Loaybakee'' () is a 2017 Maldivian romantic comedy film directed by Ali Shifau. Produced by Mohamed Ali and Aishath Fuad Thaufeeq under Dark Rain Entertainment, the film stars Mohamed Jumayyil and Mariyam Azza in pivotal roles. The film wa ...

'' alongside

and

Mariyam Azza Mariyam Azza (born 20 April 1989) is a Maldivian film actress. She is the daughter of actress Aminath Rasheedha and younger sister to actress turned director Aishath Rishmy Early life Born in Malé, Azza is the daughter of actress Aminath Rasheed ...

. The film, which is considered to include the largest cast in a Maldivian feature film, narrates the story of two ex-lovers sliding into the

friend zone In popular culture, the friend zone (or friendzone) is a relational concept, describing a situation in which one person in a mutual friendship wishes to enter into a romantic or sexual relationship with the other person, while the other doe ...

with the envy and diffidence they experience amidst a convoluted

love-triangle A love triangle or eternal triangle is a scenario or circumstance, usually depicted as a rivalry, in which two people are pursuing or involved in a romantic relationship with one person, or in which one person in a romantic relationship with so ...

. The film and his performance received mainly positive reviews from critics where Aishath Maaha of ''Avas'' called his acting to be "good overall". The film emerged as one of the highest grossing Maldivian films of 2017. In 2019 Rizwee was one of the two main actors in the Maldivian super hit comedy film ''

Maamui ''Maamui'' is a Maldivian 2019 comedy film directed by Ali Shifau. Produced by Mohamed Ali and Aishath Fuad Thaufeeq under Dark Rain Entertainment, the film stars Sheela Najeeb, Mohamed Jumayyil, Mariyam Azza, Mohamed Faisal, Mariyam Majudha, ...

''. This film is the most colossal movie

has produced to this date. ''Maamui'' is directed by

. Produced by Mohamed Ali and Aishath Fuad Thaufeeq, the film stars

Sheela Najeeb Sheela Najeeb (born 7 September 1974) 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 alo ...

, Mariyam Majudha,

Ismail Jumaih Ismail Jumaih is a Maldivian actor, choreographer and makeup artist. Career In 2016, Jumaih made his film debut in Hussain Munawwar's ''Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee'' alongside Aminath Rishfa and Ahmed Azmeel. Critics gave the film bad reviews and consi ...

Abdullah Shafiu Ibrahim Abdullah Shafiu Ibrahim is a Maldivian film actor and playback singer. Career Ibrahim made his film debut with the Dark Rain Entertainment production, the Ali Shifau-directed romantic comedy ''Vaashey Mashaa Ekee'' (2016) opposite Mohamed Jumayyi ...

and

Nuzuhath Shuaib Nuzuhath Shuaib (born 14 September 1988) is a Maldivian film actress. Early life Nuzuhath Shuaib was born on 14 September 1988 in N. Manadhoo. She was working at Jelly Pizza when her friend, a film actor Ali Azim introduced her to the team of ' ...

in pivotal roles. The film was released on 1 July 2019. Later that year Rizwee appeared in the hit studio-based comedy series "The Kaatey Show" produced by Television Maldives alongside

, which became the most viewed programme of that year's Ramadan.

Filmography

Feature film

Television

Accolades

References

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