[2] He then starred alongside Mohamed Manik, Ahmed Asim and Ibrahim Jihad in Ali Shifau's horror suspense thriller short film Ummeedh as one of the four friends who get lost at sea.
[4][5] Due to some technical difficulties while screening the film, it failed to garner enough hype and did average business with mixed reviews critics.
[8] The film marks Shafeeu's thirtieth direction and features an ensemble cast of twenty-one actors.
[9] Revolving around a murder investigating, the film received positive reviews from critics and was considered a "norm-breaker" for the Maldivian cinema.
[10][9] He then starred in the first Maldivian web-series, a romantic drama by Fathimath Nahula, Huvaa where he played a brief role as a police officer.