Aisha (TV series)

Aisha
Genre	Romantic drama
Written by	Abdul Faththaah
Screenplay by	Abdul Faththaah
Directed by	Abdul Faththaah Mohamed Rasheed
Starring	Jamsheedha Ahmed Ibrahim Hilmy Arifa Ibrahim Niuma Mohamed Aminath Rasheedha
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	52
Production
Cinematography	Mohamed Rasheed
Editor	Hassan Nishath
Running time	28-41 minutes
Original release
Network	Television Maldives
Release	1998 (1998) – 1999 (1999)

Aisha is a Maldivian romantic drama television series developed for Television Maldives by Abdul Faththaah.^[1][2] The series stars Jamsheedha Ahmed, Ibrahim Hilmy, Arifa Ibrahim, Niuma Mohamed and Aminath Rasheedha in pivotal roles.^[3][4]

Premise

Aisha is forced to drop out from school and start working at a family-friend's guest house to earn an income needed to recover from their financial debt. She continues a strenuous life with work while dealing with her abusive mother, Ameena (Arifa Ibrahim). While she is working at Azima's (Aminath Rasheedha) guest-house, Aisha meets Shamaal (Ibrahim Hilmy) an adoptive child of Azima whom she likes instantly. Azima approves their relationship though the couple decide not to share the news with Ameena considering the family crisis she deals with. However, Ameena discovers their affair and storms off to Azima while forbidding Aisha from working at the guesthouse. After several negotiations Ameena bless the couple and they marry. Few months past their marriage, Aisha and Shamaal is blessed with a child though he becomes quite abusive to Aisha while calling her a "misfortune" to him.

Cast

Main

• Jamsheedha Ahmed as Aisha
• Ibrahim Hilmy as Shamaal
• Arifa Ibrahim as Ameena
• Niuma Mohamed as Shaama
• Aminath Rasheedha as Azima
• Asad Shareef as Aanim
• Waleedha Waleed as Nahidha
• Ali Shameel as Naseem

Recurring

• Ahmed as Ziyad
• Sheleen as Sama
• Mariyam Nisha as Neena; Naseem's first wife
• Mariyam Haleem as Faathuma; Shaama's mother
• Khadheeja Mohamed as Mary
• Ahmed Saeed as Jina's brother
• Koyya Hassan Manik as Naseem's Father

Guest

• Ahmed Shimau as Aanim's friend
• Chilhiya Moosa Manik as a doctor

Soundtrack

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Loabi Aisha"	Jaufar Abdul Rahman		Abdul Sameeu	3:59
2.	"Thuhthu Amaanaiy"	Jaufar Abdul Rahman	Hussain Sobah	Mukhthar Adam, Fathimath Rauf

Response

The series mainly received positive reviews from critics and viewers. Ahmed Adhushan from Mihaaru choose the series among the "Top 5 best series directed by Faththaah".^[5][6] Sajid Abdulla reviewing from MuniAvas selected the series in the "Top 10 best television series of all time" and praised the performance of leading actors along with the title song for holding a "repeating value".^[7]

References

1. "Gaumee Inaam 2004 - Abdul Faththaah Abdul Gayyoom". Presidency Maldives (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
2. Ashraf, Aisha (4 February 2018). "Where are all the drama series?". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
3. Nadheem, Ahmed (23 February 2012). "Top 10 Actresses in Maldives". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
4. Adhushan, Ahmed (6 January 2017). "Which stars had faded too soon?". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
5. Adhushan, Ahmed (28 June 2020). "Thiyey Mihithuge Vindhakee streaming on Baiskoaf". Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
6. Adhushan, Ahmed (12 April 2020). "Dhivehi Drama Series; which one is better?". Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
7. Abdulla, Sajid (12 April 2019). "Dhivehi Drama Series; which one is better?". MuniAvas. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.