Fathimath Latheefa

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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]

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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release, the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, where Ahmed Jaishan from Sun called the film an "outdated melodrama, re-created from the 90s".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

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(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

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2019–2020 Haasaa MareeRecurring role; 13 episodes [6]
2020 Hanaa FareedhaMain role; 10 episodes [8]
2022 Mazloom Zara's motherMain role in "Chapter 4: Hintha" [10]
2022–2023 Lafuzu ZareenaMain role; 32 episodes [14]
2022 Dhoadhi MariyamRecurring role; 6 episodes [13]
2022 Biruveri Vaahaka Ayya's motherMain role; Episode: "Mask" [12]
2022 Yasna WaheedhaMain role; 15 episodes [20]
2022 Netheemey NafeesaRecurring role; 2 episodes [21]
2022 Dark Rain Chronicles Hafeeza AliMain role in the segment "Assalaam Alaikum" [22]

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