Fathimath Latheefa

Fathimath Latheefa
NationalityMaldivian
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present

Fathimath Latheefa is a Maldivian film actress.

Career

Prior to acting, Latheefa appeared in advertisements and small roles in few television drama series distributed by VTV.[1]

In 2019, she made her film debut in Ilyas Waheed's psychological thriller film Bavathi (2019), where she played the role of Zulfa, the mother hated by her daughter being accused of disrespecting her disabled husband by having an affair with another man.[2] The film narrates the story of a woman who relocates to Male' after marriage and the strange incidents that follow afterwards.[3] The film received positive reviews from critics, where Ifraz Ali from Dho? credited the film with a four star rating and applauded the screenplay for its "tight suspense" while Aminath Luba reviewing from Sun opined that Bavathi will go down the history lane as an "unexpected masterpiece".[2][4] Her performance received mixed to positive reviews from critics, where Ifraz Ali opined that Latheefa struggled in "delivering the right emotions and in dialogue delivery" while others were pleased with her debut performance.[2] She next starred as a gossip girl in Mohamed Manik's web series Haasaa, which follows a modern young girl and her infamous relationship with an older man.[5][6]

The following year, she appeared in Amjad Ibrahim's web series Hanaa where she played the stoical mother of a middle-class family.[7] Upon release, the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, where Ahmed Jaishan from Sun called the film an "outdated melodrama, re-created from the 90s".[8]

In 2022, she had multiple releases. She was featured as the mother of an envious daughter who forces her friend into human trafficking in the last chapter of Ilyas Waheed's four-part anthology web series Mazloom.[9] Mariyam Waheedha from Dhen praised the performance of Latheefa, while calling the chapter an "honorable conclusion" to a benchmark project.[10][11] This was followed by her role as an advocative and supportive aunt of an unfortunate daughter in Ahmed Nimal's web series Lafuzu, an encouraging family friend in Ali Seezan's Dhoadhi and a victim of a cursed mask in Ilyas Waheed's horror thriller anthology web series Biruveri Vaahaka.[12][13][14]

Filmography

Feature film

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2019 Bavathi Zulfa [4]
2023 Hindhukolheh Imran's mother [15]
2023 Free Delivery Jay [16]
2023 November Sameena [17]
2024 Kanbalhi Mareena [18]
2024 Lasviyas Haseena [19]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2019–2020 Haasaa Maree Recurring role; 13 episodes [6]
2020 Hanaa Fareedha Main role; 10 episodes [8]
2022 Mazloom Zara's mother Main role in "Chapter 4: Hintha" [10]
2022–2023 Lafuzu Zareena Main role; 32 episodes [14]
2022 Dhoadhi Mariyam Recurring role; 6 episodes [13]
2022 Biruveri Vaahaka Ayya's mother Main role; Episode: "Mask" [12]
2022 Yasna Waheedha Main role; 15 episodes [20]
2022 Netheemey Nafeesa Recurring role; 2 episodes [21]
2022 Dark Rain Chronicles Hafeeza Ali Main role in the segment "Assalaam Alaikum" [22]

References

  1. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (1 August 2019). "Second reason why "Bavathi" is a must watch". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Ali, Ifraz (5 September 2019). "Bavathi: An expermiental wonder". Dho? (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  3. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (1 April 2019). "Teaser of Bavathi released". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b Luba, Aminath (6 September 2019). "Bavathi: Exceeds viewers' expectation". Sun (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  5. ^ Musthafa, Ahmed (1 November 2019). "Azoo making a comeback". Raajje.mv. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b Rasheed, Ahmed (14 November 2019). "Haasaa available for streaming". MuniAvas. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  7. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (6 November 2019). "Jimmy pleased with the story of Hanaa". MuniAvas. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  8. ^ a b Jaishan, Ahmed (6 March 2020). "Hanaa Review: a simple melodrama with an outdated setting". MuniAvas. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  9. ^ Adhushan, Ahmed (24 July 2021). ""Mazloom" is the Independence Day gift". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  10. ^ a b Waheedha, Mariyam (14 February 2022). "A fair end to "Mazloom"". Dhen (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  11. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (28 July 2021). ""Mazloom" a benchmark project". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  12. ^ a b Rasheed, Ahmed (3 June 2022). ""Phone Call" - A start to Biruveri Vaahaka". MuniAvas. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  13. ^ a b Musthafa, Mohamed (4 November 2021). "Shooting begins for Seezan's "Dhoadhi"". CNM (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  14. ^ a b Ibrahim, Aminath (28 February 2022). "Everything you should know about MediaNet's new series "Lafuzu"". Adhadhu (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  15. ^ Areena, Aishath (12 March 2023). ""Hindhukolheh": A job well-done by Aasha and Sharaf". Dhen (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  16. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (16 September 2023). "Free Delivery to start on 4th Nov this year". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  17. ^ Lubaa, Aminath (5 December 2023). "Review: "November" perfectly ripe for a December". The Press. Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  18. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (29 December 2023). ""What Kanbalhi?" Here is the trailer of Kanbalhi". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  19. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (15 December 2023). "No further delays; here is the release date of "Lasviyas"". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  20. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (16 September 2022). "Excitement grown with each episode of "Yasna"". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  21. ^ Hidhaya, Aishath (17 January 2023). "First five episodes of "Netheemey" raises several questions". Sun (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  22. ^ "Dark Rain Chronicles coming to Baiskoafu". Hurihaa (in Divehi). 23 August 2022. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.