''Jinni'' is a 2010 Maldivian horror film directed by

Abdul Faththaah Abdul Faththaah Abdul Gayyoom (born 6 December 1971), commonly known as Abdul Faththaah is a Maldivian film director, producer, editor, screenwriter and choreographer. One of the most successful filmmakers in Maldivian Cinema, Faththaah is the re ...

. Produced by Ahmed Sharan Hassan under Dash Studio, the film stars

Ali Seezan Ali Seezan (born 6 February 1977) is a Maldivian film actor, editor, director and producer. He has established a career in Maldives Film Industry and is a recipient of two National Film Awards. Early life Ali Seezan was born on 6 February 1977. ...

Mariyam Afeefa Mariyam Afeefa (born 29 July 1983) is a Maldivian actress. She has established a career in Maldivian films and is the recipient of several awards, including two Gaumee Film Awards. She was featured in listings of the nation's most popular persona ...

and

Amira Ismail Amira Ismail (born 4 October 1985) is a Maldivian actress. Career Ismail first filmed for a film titled ''Loabi Dhasvejje'' which was ultimately delayed and shelved. She then collaborated with Amjad Ibrahim for his romantic horror film '' Dhonka ...

in pivotal roles. The film was released on 28 January 2010. The film is based on a true stories that occurred in an island of Maldives. The entire film is shot at B. Kamadhoo. The film took eight months to be completed and ready for release.

Plot

The film starts with the scene Javid (

) and his father quarreling about his wedding proposal to a girl named Nasiha (

), who is the daughter of Javid's father's friend. His mother (

Aminath Rasheedha Aminath Rasheedha (born 27 February 1967) is a Maldivian actress and director. Career 1993–2006: Early releases and directorial debut In 1995, Rasheedha appeared in Mohamed Shiyaz's '' Dhushman'' which features Hussain Sobah, Mariyam Nisha and ...

) convinced him to marry Nasiha, though she is aware of the fact that Seezan has been chased by a spirit and it won't allow him to marry anyone. Afterwards, his mother handed over a piece of paper to him. The film is presented in a

nonlinear narrative Nonlinear narrative, disjointed narrative, or disrupted narrative is a narrative technique, sometimes used in literature, film, video games, and other narratives, where events are portrayed, for example, out of chronological order or in other ways ...

, jumping between the present and past. In the flashbacks it reveal the past incidents which have occurred in Javid's life. In order to pursue secondary education, Javid travelled to a nearby island where he meets Thahumeena (

) and a romantic relationship arises between them. Thahumeena spent most of her time at Javid’s house and did all the household chores. The storyline revolved around Javid, Thahumeena and a ghost shaping as Thahumeena. While the ghost urged Javid every night, to go to the beach, Thahumeena expressed her fear for the same. However, Javid and the ghost goes to the beach every night. Suspicious of difference personality of Thahumeena between the days and nights, it was later revealed to Javid, he has been dating a ghost which Thahumeena is not aware of.

Cast

Release and response

Upon release, the film received a positive response at the box office. Twenty shows of the film were screened at Olympus Cinema, out of which eighteen shows were reported to be housefull. Further five shows were screened at Athena Cinema, while four of them were considered to be fully occupied. The film however received mixed reviews from critics. A reviewer of ''

Haveeru Daily Haveeru Daily (Dhivehi: ހަވީރ ދުވަހު ނޫސް) was the longest serving daily newspaper in the Maldives, established on January 1, 1979. History When local newspaper ''Moonlight'' ceased publication on December 9, 1978, Haveeru was reg ...

'' wrote: "''Jinni'', despite the hype that revolved around the country, was no exception to other mediocre Maldivian film. The suspense and uniqueness, Fahthah promised was never seen, anywhere in the movie".

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album of the film was composed by Ayyuman Shareef and Mohamed Sobah while the lyrics were penned by

Mohamed Abdul Ghanee Mohamed Abdul Ghanee (born 15 April 1978), commonly known as Theyravaa is a Maldivian singer and songwriter. Early life and career Born to a musical family, Ghanee had no interest in music even when his siblings spend their time in jamming and s ...

, Ismail Mubarik and Ahmed Haleem.

Accolades

References

{{Reflist 2010 films Maldivian horror films 2010 horror films Films directed by Abdul Faththaah