Aniyaa

Aniyaa is a 2014 Maldivian family drama film directed by Ahmed Nimal. Co-produced by Nims Films and Fariva Films, the film stars Mohamed Jumayyil, Niuma Mohamed and Ismail Rasheed in pivotal roles. The film was released on 28 March 2014. The story of the film revolves around a boy who has been deprived of love from his parents.

Cast

Mohamed Jumayyil as Anil
Niuma Mohamed as Mizna
Ismail Rasheed as Latheef
Fathimath Fareela as Zilma
Mariyam Haleem as Nazeeha
Ali Farooq as Areef
Neena Saleem
Hamdhoon Farooq as Zaheen
Ismail Ziya as Rippe
Mariyam Shahuza as Areef's mistress

Development

In May 2013, it was announced that Ahmed Nimal decided to launch his son, Mohamed Jumayyil's career with the film Aniyaa, alongside a star cast of Niuma Mohamed, Ismail Rasheed and Fathimath Fareela. It was initially slated to release on 26 September 2016. However, due to delayed post-production it was later pushed to an early November 2013 release, before finalising to release the film on 28 March 2014.

Release and response

The film was released on 28 March 2014. Producers were able to screen limited shows of the film due to the technical errors caused within the cinema, forcing abrupt interruptions in screening further shows. Due to this struggle, it failed to garner enough hype to the film.