Gamini is a Maldivian period drama web television series developed for Baiskoafu by Moomin Fuad. Produced by Mohamed Zuhuree under Final Chapter Studio, the series stars Ismail Rasheed, Ahmed Asim, Ahmed Saeed, Mariyam Shakeela and Ismail Zahir in pivotal roles. Shooting for the series took place in Th. Kinbidhoo, Th. Veymandoo, Aa. Madoogali, Aa. Mathiveri, Aa. Feridhoo and F. Nilandhoo.
Cast and characters
Yoosuf Rafeeu as Mohammaidhee
Ismail Rasheed as MP Ali Thoha
Mariyam Shakeela as Sobeeha
Ahmed Asim as Mohamed Siraj
Ali Fizam as Mausoom
Washiya Mohamed
Susan Ibrahim Fulhu as Dhaleykaiydhee
Aminath Nisha Rasheed as Sana
Nathasha Jaleel as Habeeba
Mariyam Shifa as Lubna's friend
Mohamed Imran
Ameen Shafeeu
Ismail Zahir as Hassan Iqbal
Ajunaz Ali
Ismail Waheed as Bob
Juza Jaufar
Ahmed Saeed as Ageel
Abdulla Naseer as Saleem
Episodes
Release and reception
The project was announced in January 2020 by releasing a teaser trailer which was positively received by the critics for its effective transition in timeline from 1980s to present. The first two episodes from the thirteen episodes series was streamed on 25 September 2020.
Upon release, the series received widespread positive reviews from critics. Gufthag Ajeez from Times called the series an "international Netflix standard" project where "each department from production, direction, cinematography, editing, back music to acting has outdone each and every prior releases in the industry". Azhan Ibrahim reviewing from Hama praised the direction and screenplay for mingling three decades in a sequential manner and called the film "a revolutionary series to the industry". Ifraz Ali from Dho? ranked the series in the second position from the list of year's best projects while particularly praising the cinematography for capturing the three decades in its most "authentic" way. "Apart from some dialogues and the length of each episode, the series does not falter in any department".