Ismail Jumaih

Ismail Jumaih
Jumaih in a General Shoot, 2023
Born	(1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33) Malé
Nationality	Maldivian
Occupation(s)	Actor, Choreographer, Makeup Artist
Years active	2016–present
Spouse	Mariyam Azza ​ (divorced)​
Children	Mohamed Eithan Jumaih

Ismail Jumaih is a Maldivian actor, choreographer and makeup artist.

Career

In 2016, Jumaih made his film debut in Hussain Munawwar's Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee alongside Aminath Rishfa and Ahmed Azmeel. ^[1] Critics gave the film bad reviews and considered his performance as Sham, to be "boring" while criticising the character development. ^[2] However, Ahmed Jaishan of Vaguthu, found Jumaih's acting to be "natural and impressive" considering his debut role and picked him as the "biggest highlight" from the "disappointing" film. ^[3] Despite the negative reviews, the film did average business at the end of its run. ^[4] Jumaih's other release of the year came with Fathimath Nahula's horror film 4426 , where he portrayed the role of Hanim, an aggressive member of the friends who get trapped in a haunted house. ^[5] Upon release, the film received mostly positive reviews from critics. Ahmed Nadheem of Avas labelled the film as a "masterpiece" and mentioned Jumaih to be the "surprising element" of the film. ^[6] Complimenting the improvements he showed from Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee, Nadheem picked his role as the second best performance of the film; "With compliments to Nahula for her character building, Jumaih was deep in the character of Hanim, portraying the role to its fullest". ^[6] With twenty-five back-to-back housefull shows being screened, 4426 was declared as the highest grossing Maldive film of the year. ^[7] At the 8th Gaumee Film Awards Jumaih received a nomination for Best Male Debut award for his performance in Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee with another nomination for Best Makeup in 4426. ^[8]

Filmography

Feature film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2016	Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee	Sham	Nominated—Gaumee Film Award for Best Male Debut	[2] [8]
2016	4426	Hanim		[6]
2019	Goh Raalhu	Hambe		[9]
2019	Maamui	Aboobakuru Rushdy		[10]
TBA	Balhindhu		Post-production	[11]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2019	Ehenas	Fayaz	Voice-over; Episode: "Identity"	[12]
2019	Yes Sir	Abdulla Muaz	Main role; 10 episodes	[13]
2022	Dark Rain Chronicles	Nadey	Main role in the segment "Surprise"	[14]
2023–2024	Yaaraa	Zein Malik	Main role; 46 episodes	[15]

Short film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2020	KKB: Kuda Kuda Baaru	Ali		[16]
2021	Gulhun	Himself	Special appearance	[17]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref(s)
2015	6th Gaumee Film Awards	Best Choreography	Fanaa - "Yaaru Kairi"	Nominated	[18]
2017	8th Gaumee Film Awards	Best Male Debut	Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee	Nominated	[8]
		Best Makeup	4426 (Shared with Ahmed Fayaz)	Nominated	[8]

References

1. "Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee's First show full, Tickets available at four spots" (in Divehi). Sun. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
2. Nadheem, Ahmed (6 April 2016). "The actual reason of "Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee"" (in Divehi). Avas. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
3. Jaishan, Ahmed (5 March 2016). "Neyngi Yaaru vakivee: Movie Review" (in Divehi). Vaguthu. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
4. Jaishan, Ahmed (5 March 2016). "Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee premiered to a positive response" (in Divehi). Vaguthu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
5. Nadheem, Ahmed (26 February 2016). "This time its not a "Nahu-styled" film, A revelation". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
6. Nadheem, Ahmed (21 October 2016). "4426 is Nahula's mastepiece". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
7. "25 Housefull shows of 4426 screened! Now screening the last few shows". Avas (in Divehi). 20 November 2016. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
8. Adhushan, Ahmed (12 December 2017). "8th Gaumee Film Awards: Dark Rain leads nomination". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
9. Musthafa, Mohamed (25 December 2018). "Tickets sales for "Goh Raalhu" to kick off from January 4". Sun (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
10. Adhushan, Ahmed (11 April 2018). "Maamui's shooting to commences post Ramazan". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
11. Adhushan, Ahmed (25 September 2019). "Filming all set for Balhindhu". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
12. Adhushan, Ahmed (4 June 2020). "Ehenas Season 2: Premiere on 18". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
13. Rasheed, Ahmed (11 August 2019). "Baiskoafu's new comedy series "Yes Sir" premiered". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
14. "Dark Rain Chronicles coming to Baiskoafu". Hurihaa (in Divehi). 23 August 2022. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
15. Latheef, Alim Abdul (25 April 2023). "No space for criticizing; Yaaraa deserves a 100". Sun (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
16. Zihunee, Ibrahim (24 May 2020). "Lockdown film "KKB" airing today". MuniAvas. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
17. Rasheed, Ahmed (30 June 2021). "DRE's Gulhun released". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
18. Nadheem, Ahmed (23 October 2015). "Yoope crowned Best Actor, Niuma received Best Actress, and Happy Birthday as the Best Film". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.