Fauziyya Hassan made her film debut in Sidha in 1985.
25 Facts About Fauziyya Hassan
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The espionage case against Hassan was not proven and eventually other charges were dropped, though she spent three years in prison under the National Security Act.
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Fauziyya Hassan afterwards appeared in a number of romantic dramas including Vaaloabi Engeynama, for which she was nominated for best supporting actress at the 2008 Gaumee Film Awards.
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Fauziyya Hassan took a break from acting between 2012 and 2019, before appearing in romantic drama Hahdhu, her performance in which was nominated in the best supporting actress category at the 2019 Gaumee Film Awards.
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Fauziyya Hassan died in Sri Lanka in 2022 while undergoing medical treatment.
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Fauziyya Hassan was born on 8 January 1942 in Male.
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At the age of seven, Fauziyya Hassan started growing interest towards the cinema and desired to be featured in a film though she was more fond of sewing.
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Fauziyya Hassan made her film debut with Sidha and caught the attention of film-makers.
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In 2000, Fauziyya Hassan played the mother of a college boy who helps to reunite her son with his best friend after ages, in Hussain Adil's romance Hiyy Halaaku.
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Fauziyya Hassan collaborated with Amjad Ibrahim for his romantic horror film Dhonkamana which depicts the romantic relationship between a young man and an old woman.
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In 2004, Fauziyya Hassan played a brief role of a caring widowed mother in Abdul Faththaah's horror film Eynaa, in which appear Sheela Najeeb, Mohamed Manik, Ahmed Shah, Khadheeja Ibrahim Didi, Ibrahim Jihad and Nashidha Mohamed as six colleagues who go on a picnic to a haunted uninhabited island and their battle for survival.
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Fauziyya Hassan next starred as the mother of an obsessive fangirl in Amjad Ibrahim's next directorial venture Sandhuravirey 2 ; a sequel to his 2002 horror film Sandhuravirey which presented Yoosuf Shafeeu and Mariyam Nisha in lead roles.
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The next year, Fauziyya Hassan starred alongside Niuma Mohamed, Ali Seezan and Sheereen Abdul Wahid in Ahmed Nimal's horror film Handhu Keytha which unfolds the story of a man who was enchanted by a spirit while witnessing a lunar eclipse.
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Fauziyya Hassan next appeared in a brief role as the mother of a mystified man who has been detested by his crush in Abdul Faththaah's critically praised romantic film Vehey Vaarey Therein.
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Fauziyya Hassan played the mother of Reena, who has been traumatized by the events that lead to a big loss in her family.
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Fauziyya Hassan's next release, Ahmed Nimal's romantic film Vaaloabi Engeynama, starred alongside Yoosuf Shafeeu, Mariyam Afeefa and Fathimath Fareela was a critical and commercial success, considered to be the most successful Maldivian release of the year.
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In 2008, Fauziyya Hassan appeared as the helpless mother in Fathimath Nahula's romantic drama film, Yoosuf which depicts the story of a deaf and mute man who has been mistreated by a wealthy family, mocking his disability.
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In 2009, Fauziyya Hassan starred as the unsympathetic mother who verbally abuses her son-in-law in Loaiybahtakaa which was written and directed by Yoosuf Shafeeu.
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Fauziyya Hassan next featured in a family drama by Ali Shifau, Dhin Veynuge Hithaamaigaa as a ferocious aunt who along with her son destroy the life of her nephew.
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Fauziyya Hassan again collaborated with Amjad Ibrahim for his family drama Hithey Dheymee which received negative reviews from critics and was a box office disaster.
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Fauziyya Hassan played the mother of Yusra-played by Mariyam Azza, an acquiescent and talkative young woman whose life changes with an extramarital affair.
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Fauziyya Hassan collaborated with Amjad Ibrahim on his fiftieth direction, a horror film Reyvumun which stars Mohamed Manik and Najiha in pivotal roles.
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Fauziyya Hassan died on 31 August 2022, whilst she was in Sri Lanka, undergoing medical treatment.
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On 11 November 1992, Fauziyya Hassan was arrested on suspicion of being a spy along with her friend Mariyam Rasheedha.
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In July 2022, a biographical drama film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect based on Nambi Narayanan's life was released, in which Fauziyya Hassan was played by Simran Mishrikoti.