Ismail Jumaih is a Maldivian actor, choreographer and makeup artist.
Career In 2016, Jumaih made his film debut in Hussain Munawwar's Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee alongside Aminath Rishfa and Ahmed Azmeel. Critics gave the film bad reviews and considered his performance as Sham, to be "boring" while criticising the character development. However, Ahmed Jaishan of Vaguthu, found Jumaih's acting to be "natural and impressive" considering his debut role and picked him as the "biggest highlight" from the "disappointing" film. Despite the negative reviews, the film did average business at the end of its run. Jumaih's other release of the year came with Fathimath Nahula's horror film 4426, where he portrayed the role of Hanim, an aggressive member of the friends who get trapped in a haunted house. Upon release, the film received mostly positive reviews from critics. Ahmed Nadheem of Avas labelled the film as a "masterpiece" and mentioned Jumaih to be the "surprising element" of the film. Complimenting the improvements he showed from Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee, Nadheem picked his role as the second best performance of the film; "With compliments to Nahula for her character building, Jumaih was deep in the character of Hanim, portraying the role to its fullest". With twenty-five back-to-back housefull shows being screened, 4426 was declared as the highest grossing Maldive film of the year. At the 8th Gaumee Film Awards Jumaih received a nomination for Best Male Debut award for his performance in Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee with another nomination for Best Makeup in 4426.
Filmography Feature film Year Title Role Notes 2016 Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee Sham Nominated—Gaumee Film Award for Best Male Debut 2016 4426 Hanim 2019 Goh Raalhu Hambe 2019 Maamui Aboobakuru Rushdy 2025 Alvadhaau Maaish Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2019 Ehenas Fayaz Voice-over; Episode: "Identity" 2019 Yes Sir Abdulla Muaz Main role; 10 episodes 2022 Dark Rain Chronicles Nadey Main role in the segment "Surprise" 2023–2024Yaaraa Zein Malik Main role; 46 episodes 2025Chaalaakee 2026 Ekaniveri Hithakun... Hamdhan Main role
Short film Year Title Role Notes 2020KKB: Kuda Kuda Baaru Ali 2021 Gulhun Himself Special appearance
Accolades Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2015 6th Gaumee Film Awards Best Choreography Fanaa - "Yaaru Kairi" 2017 8th Gaumee Film Awards Best Male Debut Neyngi Yaaru Vakivee Best Makeup 4426 (Shared with Ahmed Fayaz) 2025 1st MSPA Film Awards Best Choreography Maamui Best Makeup – Special Effects Goh Raalhu Best Costume Designer Maamui (Shared with Hussain Hazim)
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