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Ujaalaa Raasthaa is a Maldivian television series developed for Television Maldives in association with UNFPA. Directed by Mohamed Shareef and Muawiyath Anwar, the series narrates the journey of two best friends in three generations. The series developed as an attempt to aware the audience on several social issues, was widely accepted by the audience and received positive reviews from critics.




Cast






= Main

=
Zeenath Abbas as Ameena Adam
Ahmed Saeed as Afsal
Ali Shameel as Adamfulhu
Hussain Nooradeen as Khalid
Thahumeena Rasheed as Zuleikha
Ahmed Asim as Majid
Ahmed Azmeel as Adheel
Chilhiya Moosa Manik as Basheer
Hassan Afeef as Hussain Manik
Aminath Rasheedha as Sobira; Afsal's mother
Hawwa Sana as child Ameena Adam
Naza Adam as child Sithura




= Recurring

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Mariyam Suza as young Ameena Adam
Nazeema as young Sithura
Mariyam Zuhura as Wadheefa; Adamfulhu's daughter
Abdulla Muaz as Asim
Aminath Shareef as Nadhira
Ismail Shifan
Yaameen Rasheed
Abdul Shamaam
Shareefa Moosa
Fathimath Nazeeha
Fathimath Latha
Fathimath Arifa
Rilwan Rasheed
Ahmed Shuhad
Ibrahim Manik
Abdul Rahman Ibrahim




= Guest

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Sameema as Asma; Adamfulhu's wife




Episodes






Reception


Upon release, the series was met with positive reviews from critics, for the director and screenwriters work to present several moral values in an attractive way and touching several taboo topics for a mainstream release including, mensuration, sexual abuse within family, domestic abuse by husband, gender inequality and discrimination to name a few. Having similarities with the anthology series Vaisoori, directed by Arifa Ibrahim and released in 2003, the series was included in the "must watch television productions" in Maldives.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Ujaalaa Raasthaa
• List of Maldivian films of 2003
• Hassan Afeef
• Aminath Shareef
• Zeenath Abbas
• Ahmed Asim
• Aminath Rasheedha
• Ali Shameel
• Abdulla Muaz
• Hussain Nooradeen