Maamui

Maamui is a Maldivian upcoming comedy film directed by Ali Shifau. Produced by Mohamed Ali and Aishath Fuad Thaufeeq under Dark Rain Entertainment, the film stars Sheela Najeeb, Mohamed Jumayyil, Mariyam Azza, Mohamed Faisal, Mariyam Majudha, Ismail Jumaih and Nuzuhath Shuaib in pivotal roles. The film is slated to release on 1 July 2019.

Cast

 * Sheela Najeeb as Vargina
 * Mohamed Jumayyil as Salman
 * Mariyam Azza as Haifa
 * Mariyam Majudha as Tanya
 * Ismail Jumaih as Rushdy
 * Ahmed Shakir as Hudhu Mukhthar
 * Adam Rizwee
 * Abdulla Shafiu Ibrahim as Happu
 * Nuzuhath Shuaib as Dhiyana
 * Ahmed Sunie as Reethi Issey
 * Hamdhan Farooq as Rozy
 * Samahath Razi
 * Maria Teresa Pagand as Romani
 * Aishath Yaadha as Saniya
 * Mohamed Faisal
 * Aminath Noora
 * Ali Shazleem as Bunny
 * Ibrahim Aman
 * Ismail Wajeeh (Special appearance)

Development
The film was announced on 28 July 2017. Initially, Dark Rain Entertainment planned to release Maamui as a web series. However, unable to raise enough funds to develop it as a web series, the production team decided to release it as a feature film. Producer Mohamed Ali said; "we failed to entice sponsor to fund for the project, hence we opt to release the film in theaters. However, we intend to develop individual characters from the film and create a web series based on it". In April 2018, the star cast was confirmed to include Mariyam Azza, Mohamed Jumayyil, Mohamed Faisal, Mariyam Majudha, Sheela Najeeb, Nuzuhath Shuaib, Ibrahim Shafiu, Ismail Jumaih, Ahmed Sunil, Hamdhan Farooq, Mariyam Noora, Ahmed Shazleem, Adam Rizvee, Ahmed Shakir and Ibrahim Aman. The film also introduces director Shifau's wife, Aishath Yaadha, who had previously worked in an office-teledrama. Veteran actor Ismail Wajeeh is reported to be featured in a small appearance in the film. Filming for the first schedule of the project was started on 6 May 2018 for a total of ten days. Second schedule of filming was started post Ramazan and shooting was completed on 7 November 2018.

Release
The film is scheduled to release on 1 July 2019.