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Career

While working in a job at Maldives Customs Service, Shiranee made her screen debut with a video single titled "Hithaa Roohun Asaru Kuranee" alongside Ahmed Ghiyas which was followed by several other video songs before making her film debut with the film ''Naseebu'' (1992). Apart from the Abdulla Shujau directed drama film ''Nafrathu'' (1994), Shiranee starred in the

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-directed family drama ''

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'' (1994) which portrays her as an intelligent and hardworking orphan, whose life takes a dramatic turn while working as a servant in a reputed family. The same year, she starred in Ali Waheed-directed '' Kulunu'' which fetched her first

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. She also appeared in a

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production, '' Fun Asaru'' (1996) which follows two women; one searching for her mother and one fighting cancer. Her performance in the second half of the film received positive reviews from critics. Mariyam Shauqee's widely acclaimed family drama television series '' Kahthiri'' was released in 1997; here Shiranee played the role of a TV presenter living in a congested housing complex while dealing with various social issues. The same year, she played the role of a blind girl in Abdulla Sujau-directed '' Laila'' (1997), followed by her collaboration with Ahmed Mohamed Didi for his

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, '' Heelaiy'' (1997). An unofficial remake of

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's Bollywood film ''

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'' (1993), she played dual roles of a young woman who is murdered by a clever man and the sister seeking revenge on the assault. In 2000, she played the role of a factory manager who gets meddled in a love affair of two friends, in

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's family drama '' Sababu''. She next starred in the film '' Rihun'' (2000) opposite Ismail Wajeeh which received mixed reviews from critics. This was followed by the year's most successful Maldivian film,

's horror classic '' Zalzalaa'', in which Shiranee portrays a

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who enthralls a middle-aged man. One of the most successful films from her career,

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's romantic film '' Kalaayaanulaa'' was released in 2003 which follows a happily married couple (played by

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and Shiranee) where the husband decided to marry his childhood best friend (played by Niuma Mohamed) when his wife fails to sexually please him. The film received widespread critical acclaim and was declared to be year's highest grossing Maldivian film release. Her portrayal of the unfortunate first wife, garnered her a Miadhu Crystal Award for Best Supporting Actress and a

nomination

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Shiranee is considered among the most popular and high-profile celebrities in Maldives. Analysing her career, Aishath Maaha from ''Avas'' wrote: "Emotional, Joyful or Envious, Shiranee fits perfectly to all roles and all her performances can easily be graded with full marks".

Filmography

Feature film

Television

Accolades

References

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