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

Career

In 2016, Jumaih made his film debut in

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's '' Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee'' alongside Aminath Rishfa and

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. Critics gave the film bad reviews and considered his performance as Sham, to be "boring" while criticising the character development. 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. Despite the negative reviews, the film did average business at the end of its run. Jumaih's other release of the year came with Fathimath Nahula's horror film ''

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'', where he portrayed the role of Hanim, an aggressive member of the friends who get trapped in a haunted house. 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. 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". With twenty-five back-to-back housefull shows being screened, ''4426'' was declared as the highest grossing Maldive film of the year. 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''.

Filmography

Feature film

Television

Short film

Accolades

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jumaih, Ismail Living people Maldivian male film actors Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Maldivian male actors Maldivian artists