Maamui is a Maldivian 2019 comedy film directed by Ali Shifau. Produced by Mohamed Ali and Aishath Fuad Thaufeeq under Dark Rain Entertainment, the film stars Sheela Najeeb, Mohamed Jumayyil, Mariyam Azza, Mohamed Faisal, Mariyam Majudha, Ismail Jumaih and Nuzuhath Shuaib in pivotal roles. The film was released on 1 July 2019. Premise The film follows story of Pradeep Rauf (Adam Rizwee), a half Maldivian, half Indian gangster, who cons people and loots their money, and then make them forget who they are. Pradeep is visited by his boss Hudhu Mukhthaar (Ahmed Shakir) who is about to launch a brand new drug called "Maamui". As preparations for the launch gets underway, local police gives chase to Pradeep, which forces him to hide the bottle inside Salman's house, using his family friendship with Salman's wife, Haifa (Mariyam Azza) as a pretext. Pradeep's plan backfires When Haifa's mother-in-law accidentally adds Maamui into a drink she prepared for her lover. He behaves strangely due to the drug effect of the drug, catching police's attention. In a cat and mouse chase for the drug, Pradeep loses his memory and Mukhthaar barely manages to escape police custody. Cast Ahmed Shakir as Hudhu Mukhthar Adam Rizwee as Pradeep Rauf Mohamed Jumayyil as Salman Mariyam Azza as Haifa Sheela Najeeb as Vargina Saeed Ismail Jumaih as Aboobakuru Rushdy Mariyam Majudha as Taniya Abdullah Shafiu Ibrahim as Happu Nuzuhath Shuaib as Dhiyana Ahmed Sunie as Reethi Issey Ali Shazleem as Bunny Aishath Yaadha as Saniya Maria Teresa Pagano as Romani Samahath Razi Mohamed as Zara Ibrahim Aman as Arsalan Hamdhan Farooq as Rozy Ali Nadheeh as Switch Ismail Wajeeh as Jaguar Mariyam Sajiyath as Hudhu Mukhthar's fourth wife Ahmed Naavy Ali as Dhaniyal Ahmed Saeed as Dirty Boy Mohamed Najah as Hudhu Mukhthar's Bodyguard Mohamed Rifshan as Hudhu Mukhthar's Bodyguard Maleeha Waheed as a gym member Liam Adam as Jaguar's Bodyguard Mohamed Waheed Gasim Siraaj as Shifau Maisha Ahmed Arifa Ibrahim as Arifa Ahmed (special appearance) Development The film was announced on 28 July 2017. Initially, Dark Rain Entertainment planned to release Maamui as a web series. However, unable to raise enough funds to develop it as a web series, the production team decided to release it as a feature film. Producer Mohamed Ali said; "we failed to entice sponsor to fund for the project, hence we opt to release the film in theaters. However, we intend to