Fanaa (2010 film)

2010 Maldivian film

Fanaa

Official film poster

Directed by| Aishath Rishmy
Written by| Ibrahim Waheed
Screenplay by| Aishath Rishmy
Produced by| Aminath Rasheedha
Starring| Aminath Rasheedha
Aishath Rishmy
Ahmed Azmeel
Cinematography| Hassan Haleem
Edited by| Aishath Rishmy
Ahmed Azmeel
Music by| Ayyuman Shareef

Production
company

Yaaraa Productions

Release date

* 14 July 2010 (2010-07-14)

Running time

| 194 minutes
Country| Maldives
Language| Dhivehi

Fanaa (transl. Destroyed) is a 2010 drama film directed by Aishath Rishmy. Produced by Aminath Rasheedha under Yaaraa Productions, the film stars Rasheedha, Rishmy and Ahmed Azmeel. The film was released on 14 July 2010. It is the second film from Yaaraa Productions after 2006's horror film Hukuru Vileyrey. It is Azmeel's first appearance in a feature film.[1] It was based on a novel published by Ibrahim Waheed titled Balgish.

## Cast

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* Aminath Rasheedha as Zahira
* Aishath Rishmy as Mamdhooha "Mandhi"
* Ahmed Azmeel as Aadhan "Aadey"
* Ismail Aziel Azumeel as Zellu
* Zeenath Abbas as Neetha
* Aminath Shareef as Athifa
* Roanu Hassan Manik as Mamdhooha's Father
* Hussain Solah as Ahusan
* Ahmed Saeed as Fahud
* Mariyam Azza (Special appearance in "Dhopatta")

## Release and reception

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Upon release, the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Ali Naafiz from Haveeru Daily classified the film as the "worst Maldivian film released so far" during the year, criticing the performance of the lead. However, other critics found the performance of Rishmy and Rasheedha to be on a "standing ovation" level, though they were displeased with the length of the film.[1]

## Accolades

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Award  | Category  | Recipients  | Result  | Ref.

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2nd Maldives Film Awards | Best Male Debut  | Ahmed Azmeel | Won  | [2]
6th Gaumee Film Awards | Best Director | Aishath Rishmy | Nominated  | [3]
Best Actor | Ahmed Azmeel | Nominated  | [3]
Best Actress | Aminath Rasheedha | Nominated  | [3]
Best Supporting Actress | Aishath Rishmy | Won  | [4]
Best Lyricist | Ahmed Nashid for "Thiya Jism"  | Nominated  | [3]
Best Cinematography | Hassan Haleem  | Nominated  | [3]
Best Screenplay | Ibrahim Waheed  | Nominated  | [3]
Best Choreography | Ismail Jumaih for "Yaaru Kairi"  | Nominated  | [3]
Best Costume Design | Aminath Rasheedha, Aishath Rishmy, Ahmed Shiyam  | Won  | [4]
Best Makeup | Hassan Adam  | Nominated  | [3]

## References

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1. ^ a b Nafiz, Ali (15 July 2010). "Fanaa: Proof of Yaaraa's immaturity". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
2. ^ Nadheem, Ahmed (5 July 2012). "Winners of Maldives Film Awards". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h Nadheem, Ahmed (23 October 2015). "Yoope crowned Best Actor, Niuma received Best Actress, and Happy Birthday as the Best Film". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
4. ^ a b Saeed, Fathimath (23 October 2015). "Majority of the awards for "Niuma", "Happy Birthday" announced as best film". Sun (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

*[transl.]: translation
*[Ref.]: References