Yaaraa Productions
 | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Headquarters | , Maldives |
Key people | Aminath Rasheedha Aishath Rishmy |
| Products | Film production |
Yaaraa Productions is a Maldivian film production company based in Malé producing Maldivian films.
History
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 produced 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]
Films produced
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Cast | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
References
- ^ a b Naseer, Ismail (20 July 2006). "Hukuru Vileyrey - Big hopes, big challenges: Ainthu". Haveeru Daily (in Divehi). Retrieved 8 October 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Naafiz, Ali (19 July 2010). "Fanaa: Proof of Yaaraa's immaturity". Haveeru Daily. Retrieved 8 October 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ahmed, Fazeena (23 November 2006). ""Hukuru Vileyrey" releasing as a Drama". Haveeru Daily (in Divehi). Retrieved 8 October 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Nafiz, Ali (15 July 2010). "Fanaa: Proof of Yaaraa's immaturity". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 2010-07-18. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ Nadheem, Ahmed (13 October 2011). ""Hiyy Yaaraa Dheefa" premiered". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ a b Nadheem, Ahmed (20 October 2011). ""Hiyy Yaaraa Dheefa" review". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Adhushan, Ahmed (31 May 2016). "Vishka will not be an ordinary film" (in Divehi). Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ a b Musthafa, Mohamed (10 March 2017). "Vishka: A woman ruled over an immoral man". Sun (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Ibrahim, Muizzu (8 March 2017). "The request of deferment in release of Vishka declined". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Ibrahim, Muizzu (9 July 2017). "Court proclaimed owner of Vishka as Rishmy". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Nadheem, Ahmed (8 March 2017). "Vishka can't be controlled, so does its praise!". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Adhushan, Ahmed (25 November 2017). "SAARC Film Festival 2017: Best Actress named as Rishmy". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (12 November 2019). "Additional cast of Huvaa". MuniAvas. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.