Fathimath Latheefa

Fathimath Latheefa is a Maldivian film actress.

Fathimath Latheefa
Nationality	Maldivian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2019–present

Career

Prior to acting, Latheefa appeared in advertisements and small roles in few television drama series distributed by VTV.^[1]

In 2019, she made her film debut in Ilyas Waheed's psychological thriller film Bavathi (2019), where she played the role of Zulfa, the mother hated by her daughter being accused of disrespecting her disabled husband by having an affair with another man.^[2] The film narrates the story of a woman who relocates to Male' after marriage and the strange incidents that follow afterwards.^[3] The film received positive reviews from critics, where Ifraz Ali from Dho? credited the film with a four star rating and applauded the screenplay for its "tight suspense" while Aminath Luba reviewing from Sun opined that Bavathi will go down the history lane as an "unexpected masterpiece".^[2][4] Her performance received mixed to positive reviews from critics, where Ifraz Ali opined that Latheefa struggled in "delivering the right emotions and in dialogue delivery" while others were pleased with her debut performance.^[2] She next starred as a gossip girl in Mohamed Manik's web series Haasaa, which follows a modern young girl and her infamous relationship with an older man.^[5][6]

The following year, she appeared in Amjad Ibrahim's web series Hanaa where she played the stoical mother of a middle-class family.^[7] Upon release, the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, where Ahmed Jaishan from Sun called the film an "outdated melodrama, re-created from the 90s".^[8]

In 2022, she had multiple releases. She was featured as the mother of an envious daughter who forces her friend into human trafficking in the last chapter of Ilyas Waheed's four-part anthology web series Mazloom.^[9] Mariyam Waheedha from Dhen praised the performance of Latheefa, while calling the chapter an "honorable conclusion" to a benchmark project.^[10][11] This was followed by her role as an advocative and supportive aunt of an unfortunate daughter in Ahmed Nimal's web series Lafuzu, an encouraging family friend in Ali Seezan's Dhoadhi and a victim of a cursed mask in Ilyas Waheed's horror thriller anthology web series Biruveri Vaahaka.^[12][13][14]

Filmography

Feature film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2019	Bavathi	Zulfa		[4]
2023	Hindhukolheh	Imran's mother		[15]
2023	Free Delivery	Jay		[16]
2023	November	Sameena		[17]
2024	Kanbalhi	Mareena		[18]
2024	Lasviyas	Haseena		[19]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2019–2020	Haasaa	Maree	Recurring role; 13 episodes	[6]
2020	Hanaa	Fareedha	Main role; 10 episodes	[8]
2022	Mazloom	Zara's mother	Main role in "Chapter 4: Hintha"	[10]
2022–2023	Lafuzu	Zareena	Main role; 32 episodes	[14]
2022	Dhoadhi	Mariyam	Recurring role; 6 episodes	[13]
2022	Biruveri Vaahaka	Ayya's mother	Main role; Episode: "Mask"	[12]
2022	Yasna	Waheedha	Main role; 15 episodes	[20]
2022	Netheemey	Nafeesa	Recurring role; 2 episodes	[21]
2022	Dark Rain Chronicles	Hafeeza Ali	Main role in the segment "Assalaam Alaikum"	[22]