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Mazloom (transl. Victim) is a Maldivian four-part anthology web series directed by Ilyas Waheed. Produced by Asim Ali and Ilyas Waheed under IFilms and Kazmik International, the series focuses on several societal issues. The first chapter, following the lives of two survivors of rape assaults, stars Nuzuhath Shuaib, Ahmed Ifnaz Firag, Sharaf Abdulla and Washiya Mohamed in pivotal roles.
The second chapter titled Zarrook starring Mohamed Mahil, Sharif and Nathasha Jaleel, narrates the story of a young child connecting with an imaginary friend. The third chapter titled "Minju" follows the life of a victim of domestics abuse (played by Thaathi Adam), who realizes her self-value when her husband (played by Ravee Farooq) was bed-ridden due to a stroke paralyses. The fourth chapter titled "Hintha" stars Mariyam Azza as the victim of human trafficking.




Cast


Chapter 1: Mazloom

Nuzuhath Shuaib as Mariyam Zaha Zahir
Ahmed Ifnaz Firag as Ahmed Maahir
Sharaf Abdulla as Aidhin
Washiya Mohamed as Fathimath Zaushan
Ahmed Sharif as Moosa Fathih
Ravee Farooq as Investigator
Hassan Saamih Mohamed
Ibrahim Fairooz Adam
Chapter 2: Zarrook

Mohamed Mahil as Mahil
Ahmed Sharif as Moosa Fathih
Nathasha Jaleel as Niusha
Ahmed Hameed Adam
Md. Parvej Alam Rana as Manik
Chapter 3: Minju

Ravee Farooq as Zaki
Thaathi Adam as Shamra
Zuwail Ali Thoriq as Yaan
Ali Nadheeh as Majidh
Hassan Saamih Mohamed
Samah Mohamed
Aminath Shamra
Mohamed Afrah
Aishath Lahfa as Rau
Mariyam Azza as Hamsha; Zaki's sister
Chapter 4: Hintha

Mariyam Azza as Hamsha
Ravee Farooq as Zaki
Ali Usam as Aroosh
Aisha Ali as Zara
Hassan Saamih Mohamed as Shaan
Aminath Shuha as Shaan's friend
Ahmed Shamaan Nazeer as Miqdaad
Aishath Lahfa as Rau; Hamsha's friend
Fathimath Latheefa as Zara's mother
Ali Yooshau as Yootte
Nuzuhath Shuaib as Mariyam Zaha Zahir
Ahmed Sharif as Moosa Fathih




Episode






Development


After the success of the feature film Bavathi (2019), IFilms announced another venture in June 2021, a short film titled Mazloom produced in association with a newly established film production company, Kazmik International. The project was developed to encourage and support the hard working artists of Maldives during economically uncertain times with regard to COVID-19 pandemic.
Child artist, Mohamed Mahil, who was roped in to star in the second chapter of the series was noticed by the crew from his audition tape to a horror short film. The third chapter of the series titled Minju was announced on 5 October 2021 with the cast Ravee Farooq, Ifnaz's Ali wife, Thaathi Adam and child actor Zuwail Ali Thoriq. Filming for the chapter was completed in October 2021.




Soundtrack






Release and response


On 24 July 2021, it was reported that the first chapter of the series will be made available for streaming through Baiskoafu on 26 July 2021, on the occasion of Maldives Independence Day. The first chapter of the series met with positive reviews from critics. Ahmed Rasheed from MuniAvas praised the performance by each actor separately and noted the remarkable entry scene of Ravee Farooq as a "stellar surprise". Further calling the film a "benchmark project", he was particularly satsitfied with the writing and direction of Ilyas and how he maintained the suspense of the film throughout the chapter. Similarly, the third chapter of the series was met with positive response from critics, where Rasheed was particularly pleased with the performance of debutant Thaathi Adam for "perfectly" portraying the character of a woman suffering from domestic abuse, along with the acting of actor, Farooq. The series was ranked third position at Baiskoafu Original Chart revealed on 3 December 2021.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Mazloom (web series)
• Ali Usam
• Sharaf Abdulla
• Aisha Ali
• Firoz Khan (actor)
• Aishath Lahfa
• Ilyas Waheed
• Washiya Mohamed
• Shakti Kapoor filmography
• Aminath Shuha