Thiey Mihithuge Vindhakee is a 2003 Maldivian romantic television series directed by Abdul Faththaah. The series stars Sheela Najeeb, Mohamed Manik, Zeenath Abbas in lead roles.
Premise
Ahmed Ayaz (Mohamed Manik) visits his parents' island and meets Aminath Nadhiya (Sheela Najeeb) whom he falls deeply in love with, although his mother, Zainab (Haajara Abdul Kareem) finalizes his marriage with another girl. Zainab disapproves their relationship and desperately tries to separate the couple. Ayaz leaves to Male' with his family, promising to return in a few days to bring back Nadhiya, however is met with an accident and dies, on the day he was supposed to depart.
Mohamed Adheel (Mohamed Manik), a lookalike of Ayaz is introduced, who is married to an infertile nurse, Husna (Zeenath Abbas) and desperately trying to conceive a baby. Husna is continuously blackmailed by her ex-husband, Shareef (Ahmed Saeed) who warns her to expose her infertility to Adheel, if she fails to fulfill his demands. Adheel unknowingly visits to Nadhiya's island, accompanied by his friend, Amir (Hassan Afeef). He meets Nadhiya who compares him with Ayaz, someone whom Adheel has never met. Nadhiya agrees to marry Adheel unbeknownst to her of his previous marriage.
Cast
Main role
Mohamed Manik as Ahmed Ayaz / Mohamed Adheel
Sheela Najeeb as Aminath Nadhiya
Zeenath Abbas as Husna
Hassan Afeef as Amir
Ahmed Saeed as Shareef
Mariyam Shakeela as Zubeidha
Aminath Rasheedha as Zuhura, Adheel's mother
Aminath Suneetha as Mariyam
Niuma Mohamed as Farahanaz
Recurring role
Zuleikha Abdul Latheef as Azeeza
Mohamed Faisal as Moosa
Sheereen Abdul Wahid as Shimla
Arifa Ibrahim as Zareena
Ali Ahmed as Hussain
Neena Saleem as Inaya; Amir's wife
Mariyam Haleem as Dhaleyka; Nadhiya's grandmother
Chilhiya Moosa Manik as Saeed; Ayaz's father
Ali Shameel as Abdul Samad Hussain
Ibrahim Wisan as Dr. Nadheem
Haajara Abdul Kareem as Zainab; Ayaz's mother
Fathimath Shiuna as Zeyna Qasim
Hussain Sobah as Dr. Muneer
Mohamed Afrah as Fauzy
Guest role
Waleedha Waleed as Adheel's sister
Khadheeja Ibrahim Didi as Mizna
Ismail Hilmy as Moosa
Ravee Farooq as Shaukath; Amir's colleague
Abdulla Munaz as a Doctor
Husnee as Falah
Ibrahim Rasheed as a magistrate
Nasih as Haneef
Ahmed Ziya as Afzal
Mariyam Zuhura as a doctor
Development and release
The story was based on the novel published by Ibrahim Waheed of the name Hithu Vindhu on Haveeru Daily. Few episodes before the series finale, Waheed was replaced by Aishath Neena.
The series was released in 2003. It was later streamed on digital platform Baiskoaf from 5 July 2020. 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". Sajid Abdulla reviewing from MuniAvas selected the series in the "Top 10 best television series of all time" and wrote: "The series will remain one of the best production in television industry. The scenes where Sheela desperately waits for a call from Manik and running on the beach bidding farewell to him are still iconic".