Chilhiya Moosa Manik
[7][8] The next year, Manik appeared alongside Hussain Sobah, Mariyam Nisha and Jamsheedha Ahmed as the father of an established actress who sacrifices her career for an underprivileged talented vocalist in Amjad Ibrahim's Loabeege Aniyaa.[11] Apart from playing the father of an emotionally immature wife in Amjad Ibrahim's comedy drama film, Majubooru Loabi (2000), he also featured as a wealthy businessman who marries a gold-digger in Aslam Rasheed's Shaalinee.[14][15] The following year, he starred in Ali Shameel's drama film Hithi Nimun (2001) opposite Mohamed Shavin, Mariyam Nisha and Sheereen Abdul Wahid, which follows the storyline of a stubborn young man who abandons his girlfriend when he discovers about her pregnancy.[16] In 2003, Manik played a supporting role in Imad Ismail-directed horror film Araamagu Dhonkamana (2003) which narrates the story of a woman spirit who rises from the sea and marries a toddy extractor, disguised as a human being.[17] He also collaborated with Abdul Faththaah for his romantic disaster film, Hureemey Inthizaarugaa (2005) cast along with Ravee Farooq, Mariyam Zuhura, Waleedha Waleed, Ibrahim Jihad and Neena Saleem.