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Maldivian film production company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yaaraa Productions is a Maldivian film production company based in Malé producing Maldivian films.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Headquarters | , Maldives |
Key people | Aminath Rasheedha Aishath Rishmy |
Products | Film production |
The company's first production was Aishath Rishmy and Aminath Rasheedha's debut direction Hukuru Vileyrey (2006), which was based on a novel published by Ibrahim Waheed on Haveeru Daily 3 years before.[1] The film was a commercial success. It was considered as "one of the few acceptable horror movies the Maldives film industry has ever produced".[2] The film was later released as a 15 episode television series with the inclusion of several clips that were cut from the theatrical release.[3] The company then went on to produce a family drama film Fanaa (2010) which was directed by Aishath Rishmy.[4] Based on a novel published by Waheed titled Balgish, the film received a mixed to negative response from critics; Ali Naafiz from Haveeru Daily classified the film as the "worst Maldivian film released so far" during the year.[4]
Their next production was Ahmed Azmeel's debut direction Hiyy Yaara Dheefa (2011), starring Ali Seezan, Aishath Rishmy, Niuma Mohamed, Ahmed Azmeel and Aminath Rasheedha.[5] The film was a financial loss to the producers and received negative reviews from critics pointing to similarities with Bollywood comedy-drama film Ishq (1997) and Kundan Shah's family drama Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002).[6] Six years later, they went on to produce Ravee Farooq's critically acclaimed crime thriller Vishka (2017) which revolves around a single-minded woman, Vishka, who gets trapped between an immoral person and a corrupt politician.[7][8] Prior to release it faced controversies as Hassan Haleel requested a deferment in release claiming he allegedly owns the story and script of the film.[9] However, the film was cleared for exhibition with the court order proclaiming that the ownership of the script and story belongs to Rishmy.[10] Upon release, the film opened to a positive response from critics.[11] The film was screened at the SAARC Film Festival 2017.[12]
Year | Title | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Cast | Ref(s) |
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2006 | Hukuru Vileyrey | Aishath Rishmy Aminath Rasheedha |
Aminath Rasheedha | [1] | |
2009 | Mihithah Loabi Dheyshey | Aishath Rishmy | Ismail Aziel Azmeel | [13] | |
2010 | Fanaa | Aishath Rishmy | Aminath Rasheedha | [4] | |
2011 | Hiyy Yaara Dheefa | Ahmed Azmeel | — | [6] | |
2017 | Vishka | Ravee Farooq | Aishath Rishmy | [8] | |
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