Hama Himeyn


Hama Himeyn is a 2004 Maldivian film directed by Ahmed Nimal. Produced by Sama and Ziya under Corona Arts, the film stars Ali Seezan, Khadheeja Ibrahim Didi and Nashidha Mohamed in pivotal roles. The story of the film was written in 1998 by Mahdi Ahmed and re-written with a modern perspective when director Ahmed Nimal shared his intention to direct a film for his story.

Premise

Several years later, Aminath returns from Madras after completing her studies and meets her ex-boyfriend, Faisal who is now married to an emotionally immature wife, Fazeela. As the film moves forward, Faisal's past life as a drug addict unfolds. Faisal shows up drunk at Aminath's birthday party where he ends their relationship and attacks his father Zahir at home. He was then exiled to another island where he meets Fazeela and her aunt, Nashidha.

Cast

Response

Upon release, the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics and did average business at boxoffice. In an interview, screenwriter Mahdi Ahmed shared his dissatisfaction towards his writing standards in the film and shared his experience of watching the movie in cinema as an "embarrassing" moment.