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Gamini
GenrePeriod drama
Written byMoomin Fuad
Directed byMoomin Fuad
Music byFathuhullah Abdul Fathah
Ibrahim Affan
Country of originMaldives
Original languageDivehi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerMohamed Zuhuree
CinematographyHusseyn Adnan
EditorAhmed Asim
Production companyFinal Chapter Studio
Original release
Release25 September (2020-09-25) –
11 December 2020 (2020-12-11)

Gamini is a Maldivian period drama web television series developed for Baiskoafu by Moomin Fuad. Produced by Mohamed Zuhuree under Final Chapter Studio, the series stars Ismail Rasheed, Ahmed Asim, Ahmed Saeed, Mariyam Shakeela and Ismail Zahir in pivotal roles. Shooting for the series took place in Th. Kinbidhoo, Th. Veymandoo, Aa. Madoogali, Aa. Mathiveri, Aa. Feridhoo and F. Nilandhoo.[1]

Cast and characters

  • Yoosuf Rafeeu as Mohammaidhee
  • Ismail Rasheed as MP Ali Thoha
  • Mariyam Shakeela as Sobeeha
  • Ahmed Asim as Mohamed Siraj
  • Ali Fizam as Mausoom
  • Washiya Mohamed
  • Susan Ibrahim Fulhu as Dhaleykaiydhee[2]
  • Aminath Nisha Rasheed as Sana
  • Aishath Nathasha Jaleel as Habeeba
  • Mariyam Shifa as Lubna's friend[3]
  • Mohamed Imran
  • Ameen Shafeeu
  • Ismail Zahir as Hassan Iqbal
  • Ajunaz Ali
  • Ismail Waheed
  • Juza Jaufar
  • Ahmed Saeed as Ageel
  • Abdulla Naseer as Saleem

Episodes

No. in
season		TitleDirected byOriginal release date
1"Episode 01"Moomin FuadSeptember 25, 2020 (2020-09-25)
Mohamed Siraj (Ahmed Asim), a wealthy man relocates to an island hoping for setting up an agriculture business at the site. There, he is verbally introduced to their parliamentary member, MP Ali Thoha (Ismail Rasheed), whom the constituents adore. Thoha's only daughter, Lubna Thoha, visits the island along with three friends.
2"Episode 02"Moomin FuadSeptember 25, 2020 (2020-09-25)
Siraj starts following Luba to the point she suspects his father is being targeted by someone. The friends go to a nearby uninhabited island for picnic, where Lubna is stabbed and murdered by Siraj.
3"Episode 03"Moomin FuadOctober 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)
Siraj hides the body of Lubna and swims across to the island. Investigation for the murder commences where police suspends the movement of any vessels to/from the island, sabotaging his escape plans. The police suspects Siraj and attempts to arrest him. He flees from the house on the sound of siren and seeks shelter in the forest. The next morning, a gang of thugs catches him in the forest and is held captive in another island.
4"Episode 04"Moomin FuadOctober 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
Police search for Siraj continues, while he is being tortured by the gang and business partners of Thoha. An interrogation with Siraj takes an unexpected turn when Siraj convinces the gang leader, Bob, to outpower Thoha.
5"Episode 05"Moomin FuadOctober 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
Siraj drags Thoha into the murder conspiracy, accusing him as the mastermind behind the assault for "sympathy votes". As Siraj is set free, a flashback events of 32 years is shown.
6"Episode 06"Moomin FuadOctober 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)
7"Episode 07"Moomin FuadOctober 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)
8"Episode 08"Moomin FuadNovember 6, 2020 (2020-11-06)
9"Episode 09"Moomin FuadNovember 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)
10"Episode 10"Moomin FuadNovember 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)
11"Episode 11"Moomin FuadNovember 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)
12"Episode 12"Moomin FuadDecember 4, 2020 (2020-12-04)
13"Episode 13"Moomin FuadDecember 11, 2020 (2020-12-11)

Release and reception

The project was announced in January 2020 by releasing a teaser trailer which was positively received by the critics for its effective transition in timeline from 1980s to present.[1] The first two episodes from the thirteen episodes series was streamed on 25 September 2020.[4][5][6]

Upon release, the series received widespread positive reviews from critics. Gufthag Ajeez from Times called the series an "international Netflix standard" project where "each department from production, direction, cinematography, editing, back music to acting has outdone each and every prior releases in the industry".[7] Azhan Ibrahim reviewing from Hama praised the direction and screenplay for mingling three decades in a sequential manner and called the film "a revolutionary series to the industry".[8] Ifraz Ali from Dho? ranked the series in the second position from the list of year's best projects while particularly praising the cinematography for capturing the three decades in its most "authentic" way. "Apart from some dialogues and the length of each episode, the series does not falter in any department".[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Adhushan, Ahmed (22 January 2020). "Gamini: A period drama by Moomin". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ Mohamed, Mahil (25 September 2020). "Susan's life in film and politics". Sun (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ Ibrahim, Shaazleen (25 April 2020). "Shifa keens to be part of film industry". The Press (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ Adhushan, Ahmed (22 October 2020). "Gamini will be available streaming from September 25". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ^ Adhushan, Ahmed (20 September 2020). "An interesting trailer of Gamini". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (20 August 2020). "Moomin's Gamini to release on 25 October". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 6 September 2020 suggested (help)
  7. ^ Ajeez, Gufthaq (10 October 2020). "Gamini; A Maldivian Netflix series?". Times (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. ^ Ibrahim, Azhan (26 September 2020). "Gamini: A revolutionary series". Haama (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. ^ Adhushan, Ahmed (2 January 2021). "Best of 2020". Dho? (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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