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Ali Seezan (born 6 February 1977) is a Maldivian actor. He has established a career in Maldives Film Industry and is a recipient of two National Film Awards.
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Early life
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 worked in arranging stage shows for many events. He completed his studies at Madhrasathul Ameer Ahmed and Majeediyya School. He is a nephew of Maldivian actor and politician Reeko Moosa Manik. While studying he was an active participant in Scout and Cadet activities. During his early years, he found little interest to pursue a career in the industry, though he used to make videos at home for enjoyment.
Career
Seezan's first work in the industry came as an assistant director in the film Maazee (1997) and he remained working behind the camera for over an year. It was then he decided to pursue a career in the film industry. With the help of actress Mariyam Nazima—a classmate of his elder sister—he first appeared in a video spot made to mark the 200th episode of Heyyambo (1998). He was later appeared in three songs; first of them being the "Neena" which was sung by Abdul Hannan Ali. Seezan committed to acting professionally, with a supporting role in the Easa Sahreef—directed Dhehaasvana Ufandhuvas (2000). Though Seezan mark his debut film with Dhehaasvana Ufandhuvas, he started acting for Slam Studio's Ekaniveriya, which was released much later.
In 2001, Seezan starred in Hiyy Edhenee opposite Sheela Najeeb, which was the Maldivian remake of Bollywood romantic drama Dhadkan. The film proved to be a breakthrough for Seezan, when he received the Best Actor trophy at the 3rd National Film Awards ceremony. Seezan received his second National Award for the Fathmath Nahula-directed Zuleykha where he portrayed the supporting role of Dr. Suheil.
In 2014, Seezan starred opposite Aishath Rishmy in his directorial venture, psychological thriller Insaanaa which revolves around a murderer who tries to evade from the guilt after crime. Made on a budget of MVR 220,000, the film was based on an Edgar Allan Poe's novel The Tell-Tale Heart re-adapted in the Dhivehi language. The film along with Seezan's acting was positively received by the critics; Ismail Nail from Vaguthu mentioning that this was Seezan's "one of the best acting he portrayed so far".
The following year, Seezan released his first film under the banner S. Productions, which is owned by himself. Titled Ahsham, the film was made on a budget of MVR 1,500,000, hence was considered to be the most expensive film made in the film industry. Though the film and his portrayal of the title character received mixed to positive response from critics, his effort in direction was positively received by critics. Ahmed Nadheem from Avas, applauded the hard work and continuous effort brought while producing the film, and for making a film on the genre which Maldivian audience is not quite familiar with. It was one of the three entries from Maldives to the SAARC Film Festival 2016.
In 2016, Seezan's first release was Ahmed Nimal-directed horror film E Re'ah Fahu. Upon release, the film received negative response from critics and was declared a flop. His next release was the romantic film Vafaatheri Kehiveriya, which was directed by himself. The film received mixed to negative reception from critics. Ahmed Nadheem from Avas blamed the title of the film for giving the impression of "old typical" taste to the film. However, his portrayal of the character Fayaa was considered as an "overall good" performance.