Amaanaaiy (1998)
Zahid and Shafeeqa were in the midst of their second decade of a spotless marriage. Their lovely daughters Nilfa (10) and Neena (7) complete an ideal family. One day Zahid got a surprise visit by a long-forgotten friend called Bakurube. He dropped a bombshell to Zahid's near perfect life. An orphaned young boy Anil, is a child born out wedlock, fathered by Zahid who had no inkling about it. A family envied by all is suddenly threatened by a blunder from the past. Bakurube is now a very frail old man who is subsequently became the sole guardian of the boy. He asked Zahid to take the boy in to his family fold. More than a decade ago Ashiya was a young naive girl from Addu who moved to Malé to pursue a career in teaching. Slowly she got entangled in a web of lies and deception.
- Date of release
- 1998-11-04
- Runtime
- 2h 46m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Mahdi Ahmed
Casting
- Jamsheedha Ahmed — Ashiya
- Ahmed Faisal — Amjad
- Iujaz Hafiz — Ani
- Mohamed Hassan — Fairooz
- Ali Hilmy — Imad
- Kurahaa Zareena Ibrahim — Dhahtha
- Ali Khalid — Zahid
- Khadeeja Moosa — Fareesha
- Mariyam Moosa — Arusha
- Mariyam Naisha — Neena
- Rafil Naseem — Toddler Anil
- Abdul Qadir — Haroon
Interesting facts
Amaanaaiy is a 1998 Maldivian romantic drama film released on 4 November 1998 and directed by Mahdi Ahmed. Produced by Mohamed Niyaz under Eternal Pictures, the film stars Ali Khalid, Fathimath Rameeza, Jamsheedha Ahmed and Iujaz Hafiz in pivotal roles. The film revolves around a man who is welcomed with his illegitimate son after the child's mother's death and the events that proceed when his wife is not fond of the child.
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