Udhaas

1993 Maldivian film

Udhaas

Official film poster

Directed by| Ahmed Nimal
Written by| Ahmed Sharumeel
Screenplay by| Ahmed Nimal
Produced by| Mohamed Rasheed
Starring| Mohamed Rasheed
Fathimath Rameeza
Waleedha Waleed
Cinematography| Abdulla Zakee
Edited by| Ahmed Nimal
Music by| Mohamed Rashad, Imthiyaz

Production
company

Ocean Films

Release date

* 1993 (1993)

Running time

| 75 minutes
Country| Maldives
Language| Dhivehi

Udhaas is a 1993 Maldivian comedy drama film directed by Ahmed Nimal.[1][2] Produced by Mohamed Rasheed under Ocean Films, the film stars Rasheed, Fathimath Rameeza and Waleedha Waleed in pivotal roles.[3][4]

## Premise

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Shahir (Mohamed Rasheed) a wealthy businessman falls in love with a gorgeous woman, Shehenaz (Fathimath Rameeza). Through a phone conversation, Shahir arranges a date with Shehenaz, however a widow staying in her house, Shareefa (Sithi Fulhu), shows up to the meeting instead of Shehenaz, much to his discomfort. Shehenaz makes a surprise visit to him near his shop and they bond as they continue their conversation about their lives. A romantic relationship begins and together they start planning their future.

After their marriage, Shahir's father (Abdul Raheem) shows up at their doorstep announcing his disapproval for their relationship. However, their trust and love for each other was strong enough to hold them together. Soon after, she is blessed with the news of pregnancy. Their happiness was short lived as Shehenaz discovers that Shahir is already married to an infertile wealthy woman, Nazima (Waleedha Waleed) and together with his family, he is involved in a scam to "use her body" to fulfill the medical limitation of his first wife. Having the fear of them being exposed, Shahir's father ordered him to bring her back to their house at any cost. Betrayed, Shehenaz moves to her born island while Nazima returns to make the life of Shahir miserable.

## Cast

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* Mohamed Rasheed as Shahir
* Fathimath Rameeza as Shehenaz
* Waleedha Waleed as Nazima
* Abdul Raheem as Shahir's father
* Aminath Ahmed Didi as Sameera; Shahir's mother
* Sithi Fulhu as Shareefa
* Ahmed Nimal as Kaleem
* Waheedha
* Suhail
* Haaroon
* Arif
* Fahumee
* Ahmed Sharumeel as Bento
* Hassan Zareer
* Hamdhan Rasheed
* Ali Shareef
* Mohamed Shareef
* Ali Rasheed
* Adam Saleem
* Aishath

## Soundtrack

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Track listingNo.| Title| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Libunee Dheyhaa Khiyaal"| Ali Rameez|
2.| "Hithulee Eynaa Beywafa Vee"| Sofa Thaufeeq|
3.| "Aee Eki Roalhin"| Ali Rameez|

## Release and reception

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Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics where the effort of its director was applauded for "carefully layering the romance and emotions with a pinch of humor", all thanks to the fabulous performance of Sithi Fulhu.[5] Actor Rasheed picked the film as his personal "best performance" from his career. Soon after the release of the film, Rasheed took a break from acting citing the need to take treatment for psoriasis.[5]

## Accolades

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Award  | Category  | Recipients  | Result  | Ref(s)

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1st Gaumee Film Awards | Best Dialogue  | Fathimath Rameeza, Ahmed Sharumeel  | Won  | [6]

## References

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1. ^ Adam, Ahmed Hameed (6 November 2020). "Star's Story: Nimal is a complete Star". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
2. ^ Nadheem, Ahmed (2 July 2018). "Jumayyil Nimal's letter". Dho? (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
3. ^ Adhushan, Ahmed (30 November 2019). "Dharaa Rasheed's Orchid Eynaage Maa to be remade". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
4. ^ "National Award of Recognition 1992 – Fathimath Rameeza". Presidency Maldives (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
5. ^ a b Nadheem, Ahmed (24 November 2019). "Dharaa Rasheed: The real Maldivian superstar". Dho? (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
6. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (16 August 2018). "Wants to play an action movie: Ismail Wajeeh". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

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