Loabi Vaanama Explained

Screenplay:	Mahdi Ahmed
Story:	Mahdi Ahmed
Director:	Mohamed Shareef
Starring:	Sheela Najeeb Mohamed Manik Fathimath Noora Ahmed Saeed
Music:	Muawiyath Anwar
Country:	Maldives
Language:	Dhivehi
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	13
Executive Producer:	Mariyam Shaugee
Cinematography:	Hussain Imthiyaz
Runtime:	22-31 minutes

Loabi Vaanama is a 2005 Maldivian television series directed by Mohamed Shareef and distributed by Television Maldives.^[1] ^[2] The series focuses on the lives of four colleagues, played by Sheela Najeeb, Mohamed Manik, Fathimath Noora and Ahmed Saeed.^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Cast

Main

Sheela Najeeb as Nisha
Mohamed Manik as Sameer
Fathimath Noora as Aminath Rifa
Ahmed Saeed as Yasir

Recurring

Arifa Ibrahim as Habeeba; Nisha's mother
Ahmed Asim as Ibrahim Umar
Ali Waheed as Hamid
Shaifa Ibrahim as Shara
Hassan Manik as Faseeh
Sheereen Abdul Wahid as Rameeza
Aminath Wafiyya as Jameela Easa
Mariyam Zuhura as Thahu
Ahmed Hassan as Abeer

Guest

Hussain Nooradeen as Waheed
Zeenath Abbas as Niuma
Abdulla Faisal as Ibrahim's colleague (Episode 5)
Abdulla Munaz (Episode 5)

Reception

The first episode of the series was met with lukewarm response from the audience due to the different "visualization style" of the director and the scene arrangement by screenwriter. However, from the second episode onwards, the series picked up and become a success among the critics and audience.

Notes and References

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News: Dhivehi Drama Series; which one is better? . Mihaaru . Adhushan . Ahmed . 12 April 2020 . https://archive.today/20200820170948/https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/72297 . live . 20 August 2020 . 20 August 2020 . dmy-all .
News: Ali Waheed quits film industry . MuniAvas . Maaha . Aishath . 11 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201219132124/https://avas.mv/18417 . live . 19 December 2020 . 19 December 2020 . dmy-all.
News: Star's Story - Asim: Best Actor in Maldives . Divehi . Avas . Adam . Ahmed Hameed . 11 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201211083945/https://avas.mv/92713 . dead . 11 December 2020 . 11 December 2020.