Mohamed Afrah (born 15 November 1971) is a Maldivian film actor and journalist.

Career

In 2019, he made his film career debut in Maldivian first sitcom '' Karu Hakuru'' developed by Mohamed Munthasir. His performance as the nosy neighbor and the series received positive reviews from critics. He next appeared in Ilyas Waheed's psychological thriller film '' Bavathi'' (2019), where he played the role of Zahir, a middle aged man who performs ruqyah on a disturbed couple. The film narrates the story of a woman who relocates to Male' after marriage and the strange incidents that follow afterwards. The film received positive reviews from critics, where Ifraz Ali from ''Dho?'' credited the film with a four star rating and applauded the screenplay for its "tight suspense" while Aminath Luba reviewing from ''Sun'' opined that ''Bavathi'' will go down the history lane as an "unexpected masterpiece". Apart from appearing in a small role in

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's '' Girlfriends'' (2021) and Ilyas Waheed's four-part anthology web series ''

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'' (2021), he collaborated with

Yoosuf Shafeeu Yoosuf Shafeeu also known as Eupe (20 October 1975) is a Maldivian film actor, director, producer, writer and editor. Regarded as one of the most successful figures in Maldivian cinema, Shafeeu is the recipient numerous accolades, including eigh ...

for his web series '' Giridha'' (2021). Developed as a hybrid of "sitcom and casual comedy", the series follows three friends who move to Male' in hopes of finding work and lures their lessor to fund for their dream film project. In 2022, he had multiple releases. He first appeared in a supporting role as a father who abandoned his daughter in

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directed web series '' Lafuzu''. He then played the role of Mohamed Fikury, a carefree HR manager in the office comedy sitcom '' Office Loabi'' developed by Amyna Mohamed. The series along with his performance received positive reviews from critics, where Ahmed Rasheed from ''MuniAvas'' praised the performance of Afrah in particular, while highlighting the "excellent integration of a unique concept to the viewers". He next starred in Bahaulla Ibrahim's family drama television series '' Shakuvaa'' alongside

Ahmed Easa Ahmed Easa (born 7 October 1985) is a Maldivian film actor. Career In his childhood, Ahmed Easa watched Bollywood films and imitated the acting of Sunil Shetty in stage performances. While watching his movies, Easa grew a fondness towards cinema ...

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and

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, playing the supportive friend of the lead actor. This was followed by Azhan Ibrahim's crime thriller web series '' Dharaka''. The series revolves around a high-profile case of the disappearance of a politician's daughter. Reviewing the finale of the series, Ahmed Rasheed from ''MuniAvas'' considered the series to be an "excellent watch, if you are interested in good quality series". He was then featured in the first installment from the eight-chapter series titled ''E Series'' developed by

. In the chapter titled ''

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'', he played the father of Zeyba, a young girl accused to be possessed by a Jinn.

Filmography

Feature film

Television

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Afrah, Mohamed Living people Male actors from Malé 21st-century Maldivian male actors Maldivian male film actors 1971 births