Nivairoalhi

Nivairoalhi is a 2019 Maldivian film written and directed by Moomin Fuad. Produced by Niuma Mohamed under NiuXo Films, the film stars Yoosuf Shafeeu, Aminath Rishfa, Zeenath Abbas, Ahmed Saeed, Nashidha Mohamed and Ahmed Azmeel in pivotal roles.[1] The film was released on 3 January 2019.[2]

Nivairoalhi
Official film poster
Directed byMoomin Fuad
Produced byNiuma Mohamed
Written byMoomin Fuad
Screenplay byMoomin Fuad
StarringNiuma Mohamed
Yoosuf Shafeeu
Ahmed Asim
Music byFathuhulla Abdul Fahthah
Edited byHussain Adnan
Release date
  • 3 January 2019 (2019-01-03)
CountryMaldives
LanguageDhivehi

Cast

Development

The film was announced on 20 October 2017 at a grand event held to celebrate Niuma Mohamed's twenty-years long career.[3] Releasing the first look of the film, Mohamed declares her "onscreen retirement" and indicates the film to be her last of a movie release though she would "still continue to serve in the industry behind camera".[3] A thirty seconds teaser was released on 22 November 2017 which featured a demoralized Mohamed shattering a glass by continuously hitting on forehead.[4] Mohamed had earlier worked with director Moomin Fuad in the segment "Baiveriyaa" from the unreleased anthology film, Hatharu Halha which is the first Maldivian anthology film project.[4]

It was earlier projected that filming will begin on 25 January 2018, although it was delayed, citing the need of "gaining weight to showcase the perfect physique the character" that Mohamed requires to portray.[4] Filming commenced on 17 June 2018 at R. Inguraidhoo for a ten day schedule. All the indoor shots were completed during this schedule and filming for outdoor shots began on 11 July 2018 in Male'.[5] An ensemble cast including Yoosuf Shafeeu, Aminath Rishfa, Zeenath Abbas, Ahmed Saeed, Nashidha Mohamed, Ahmed Azmeel, Mariyam Shakeela, Aminath Rasheedha and Mariyam Haleem were announced in a promotional event held on 10 April 2018.[6]

Soundtrack

The first song of the film, "Reydhanve Mendhanve Dhandhen" which is sung by Mira Mohamed Majid and Falih Adam was released on 21 September 2018.[7] Two promotional songs of the film were released prior to film release; Zoya's "Maa Rangalhu Vaaney" and Mira Mohamed Majid sung "Sihuru Fadhavi Kamana".[8] The latter, directed and edited by Aishath Rishmy and Ravee Farooq was shot over eight days and was an instant hit upon release.[8]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Reydhanve Mendhanve Dhandhen"  Mira Mohamed Majid, Falih Adam3:18
2."Maa Rangalhu Vaaney" (Promotional song)  Zoya3:10
3."Sihuru Fadhavi Kamana" (Promotional song)Mohamed Abdul GhaneeHussain SobahMira Mohamed Majid, Hussain Sobah4:43

Release

The film was initially planned to release the film on Mohamed's birthday, 20 October 2018.[4] However, the team later accelerated the release date to 19 October 2018 upon fan's request before pushing the project for an early 2019 release.[9] On 27 September 2018, Mohamed confirmed that dubbing for the film is halted since she is suffering from laryngitis.[10] Hence, the release date of the film was postponed to January 2019.[10]

Response

Nivairoalhi received mostly positive reviews from critics. Aishath Maaha of Dho? favored the performance of the lead actors particularly praising Ahmed Asim's work to live his character.[11] She also mentioned the "neat arrangement" of its screenplay though pointed out its "weak ending" to be unsatisfactory.[11] Similar sentiments were echoed from Aminath Luba of Sun, where she picked Asim to be "outstanding" from the cast while others were thought to be "excellent". Luba also found the scene arrangement to be "gripping" while its ending to be "weak" considering the film as a whole.[12]

References

  1. Adhushan, Ahmed (29 November 2017). ""Dhevansoora" to release on February 6". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. Adhushan, Ahmed (3 January 2019). "Nivairoalhi released with a surprise". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. Adhushan, Ahmed (21 October 2017). "Niuma announces her retirement with Nivairoalhi". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. Adhushan, Ahmed (22 November 2017). "A Teaser of Niuma's last release, Nivairoalhi released". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. Adhushan, Ahmed (19 February 2018). "Shooting for Nivairoalhi to begin on 25th March". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  6. Adhushan, Ahmed (11 April 2018). "Star Cast of Nivairoalhi announced". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  7. Adhushan, Ahmed (22 September 2018). "A new teaser and the official song of Nivaroalhi released". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  8. Ali, Ifraz (1 January 2019). "New year greetings with Niuma's last song". Mihaaru (in Dho?). Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. Adhushan, Ahmed (11 July 2018). "Nivaroalhi preponed for October 19". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  10. Adhushan, Ahmed (27 September 2018). "Nivaroalhi yet again to be released in 2019". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  11. Maaha, Aishath (11 January 2019). "Nivaroalhi Review: Its heartbreaking to say Good Bye". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  12. Luba, Aminath (12 January 2019). "Nivaroalhi Review: A different yet satisfying film". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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