Ali Seezan

Ali Seezan (born 6 February 1977) is a Maldivian film actor, producer, director and editor.

He has established a career in Maldives Film Industry and is a recipient of several awards, including two Gaumee Film Awards, and two Maldives Film Awards.

Ali Seezan was born on 6 February 1977.

His parents Fathimath Waheeda and Abdul Rasheed are not active members of the film industry, though his father has experience in organizing stage shows for various events related to showbiz.

He completed his education at Madhrasathul Ameer Ahmed and Majeediyya School.

He is the nephew of Maldivian actor and politician Reeko Moosa Manik.

While studying he was an active participant in Scout and Cadet activities.

During his school years, he actively participated in Scout and Cadet activities.

In his early years, he didn't show much interest in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry, although he enjoyed making videos at home for leisure.

Seezan's journey in the film industry began when he worked as an assistant director for the film Maazee (1997), where he continued to work behind the scenes for over a year.

Seezan's journey in the film industry began as an assistant director on the film Maazee (1997), and he continued working behind the scenes for over a year.

During this time, he decided to pursue a career in the film industry.

With the help of actress Mariyam Nazima—a classmate of his elder sister—he made his first on-screen appearance in a video created to celebrate the 200th episode of Heyyambo (1998).

He later appeared in three songs; first of them being "Neena" which was sung by Abdul Hannan Moosa Didi.

He made his acting debut in 2000 Vana Ufan Dhuvas (2000).

Seezan committed to acting professionally and took on a supporting role in Easa Shareef's horror film 2000 Vana Ufan Dhuvas (2000).

Although 2000 Vana Ufan Dhuvas marked his debut film, he had already begun acting for Slam Studio's Ekaniveriya, which was released later.

In the former, he played the role of Latheef, a suspicious friend who tragically loses his life while trying to save his best friend.

His breakthrough came with the film Hiiy Edhenee (2001) for which he received a Gaumee Film Award for Best Actor.

In 2001, Seezan received significant acclaim for his role in Aishath Ali Manik's Hiiy Edhenee (2001) which was an unofficial remake of Dharmesh Darshan's romantic film Dhadkan (2000) starring Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Shilpa Shetty in the lead role.

Cast opposite Sheela Najeeb and Asad Shareef, Seezan played the role of Vishal Amir, a religious-minded man with strong principles who values and respects his wife's sensibilities.

The film proved to be a breakthrough for Seezan's career, earning him the Best Actor award at the 3rd Gaumee Film Awards ceremony.

Following this success, he starred in IAbdul Faththaah-directed Aan... Aharenves Loabivin (2002), alongside Sheela Najeeb, Niuma Mohamed, Aminath Rasheedha and Neena Saleem.

In the film, he played the character of Jina, a photographer who is compelled to feign a romantic relationship to assist his ex-lover, who is suffering from amnesia.

Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics and proved to be a commercial success.

He also appeared in Mohamed Rasheed's Hithu Vindhu (2002) as a handicapped artist who struggles to fulfill his marital duties due to his physical limitations.

It was an unofficial remake of Vikram Bhatt's Indian horror film Raaz (2002) featuring Bipasha Basu, Dino Morea, Malini Sharma and Ashutosh Rana which itself is an unofficial adaptation of What Lies Beneath.

Seezan collaborated with Easa Shareef for the horror film Ginihila (2003), in which he starred alongside Mariyam Nisha, Niuma Mohamed and Reeko Moosa Manik, playing the role of Mifzal Amir, a reserved husband who hides the truth of his extramarital affair with a psychopathic girl.

The film narrates the story of a young couple who decided to spend a romantic break to save their crumbling marriage and how events take a sinister turn when the wife experiences supernatural incidence which has her husband involvement in it.

The following year, he again worked with Easa Shareef for his action-adventure film Hatharu Udhares (2003) which received mixed to negative reviews from critics, where criticism was attributed for the post production of the film; more specifically for releasing a "half-baked" film.

This was followed by his collaboration with Ahmed Nimal on two projects; Dharinnahtakai and Hama Himeyn.

Seezan received his second Gaumee Film Award nomination for Best Actor for the former, for his portrayal of the character Shahid, a delusional husband who abandons his wife for another woman.

In the latter, he portrayed a husband married to an emotionally immature wife, which received mixed to negative reviews from critics and did average business at box office.

He was later noted for his portrayal of a delusional husband in Dharinnahtakai (2004) earning him another.

Best Actor nomination.

He also portrayed a sympathetic doctor in Zuleykha leading to a Gaumee Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.

In 2005, Seezan ventured into working behind the camera while continuing his film appearances, by directing several short films including the action thriller Mission 24 (2006), the psychological thriller Ereyge Fahun (2006) and erotic thriller Kiss Jazbaath (2006), all of which were critical and commercial failure.

However, this was followed by several commercial successes including his erotic thriller Khalaas (2008) and the melodrama Karuna Vee Beyvafa (2009).

The year 2010 marked a successful period for Seezan with notable releases including the horror film Jinni, which earned him a Maldives Film Award nomination for Best Actor, the family drama Maafeh Neiy fetching him a Maldives Film Award nomination for Best Director nomination and his villainous role in Dhin Veynuge Hithaamaigaa granted him a Gaumee Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Following moderate success at box office with film including 14 Vileyrey (2011), Mihashin Furaana Dhandhen (2012), Love Story (2012), Seezan continued to experiment with various genres, including the action film Ahsham (2015) which earned him two Gaumee Film Award nominations, followed by the suspense thriller Vafaatheri Kehiveriya (2016), comedy film Naughty 40 (2017) and horror comedy 40+ (2019).