Happy Birthday (2009 film)

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Happy Birthday
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Official film poster
Directed by Moomin Fuad
Written by Moomin Fuad
Screenplay by Moomin Fuad
Produced byMohamed Ali
Starring Yoosuf Shafeeu
Niuma Mohamed
Cinematography Moomin Fuad
Edited by Ali Shifau
Music byShaaz Saeed
Basith Saeed
Production
company
Release date
  • May 25, 2009 (May 25, 2009)
CountryMaldives
LanguageDhivehi

Happy Birthday is a 2009 Maldivian suspense thriller film written and directed by Moomin Fuad. [1] Produced by Yoosuf Mohamed Ali under Dark Rain Entertainment, the film stars Yoosuf Shafeeu and Niuma Mohamed in pivotal roles. [2] Winning five Gaumee Film Awards and twelve Maldives Film Awards, the film was also screened at the Venice Film Festival. [3]

Contents

The film narrates the story of a simple man who receives a call on his birthday informing that his wife and son have been kidnapped and is asked to get the ransom if he wants them back. [1] Though the film received positive reviews from critics, it was a commercial failure. [1] According to Fuad, its failure had a big impact on his career and he lost several other projects due to its financial loss. [2]

Cast

Soundtrack

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Araamu"Abdulla Hameed FahmyScores of FlairScores of Flair 
2."Happy Birthay" Trio BandTrio Band 

Reception

The film received positive reviews from critics. Ifraz Ali from Avas called the film a "masterpiece" of Fuad in terms of writing and direction. [4] A total of five shows with little occupancy were screened at the cinema and was crashed afterwards. Regarding its commercial failure, producer Mohamed Ali noted; "Maldivians were experiencing a wave of melodrama at the time, few to none were aware of art films". [5]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipientsResultRef.
2011 1st Maldives Film Awards Best Film Happy BirthdayWon [6]
Best Director Moomin Fuad Won [6]
Best Actor Yoosuf Shafeeu Won [6]
Best Editing Ali Shifau Won [6]
Best Cinematography Moomin Fuad Won [6]
Best Screenplay Moomin Fuad Won [6]
Best Art Direction Ali Shifau, Moomin Fuad Won [6]
Best Child ArtistIsmail NuwailNominated [7]
Best Original Song Moomin Fuad - "Araamu"Won [6]
Best Original ScoreShaaz Saeed, Abdul BasithWon [6]
Best Sound Editing Ali Shifau Won [6]
Best Sound Mixing Ali Shifau, Moomin Fuad Won [6]
Best Costume DesignerIbrahim Ali, Aminath HassanWon [6]
2015 6th Gaumee Film Awards Best Film Happy BirthdayWon [8]
Best Director Moomin Fuad Won [8]
Best Actor Yoosuf Shafeeu Won [8]
Best Original Song Moomin Fuad - "Araamu"Nominated [9]
Best Editing Ali Shifau Won [8]
Best Screenplay Moomin Fuad Won [8]
Best Art Direction Moomin Fuad, Ali Shifau, Mohamed AliNominated [9]
Best Costume Design Ibrahim Ali, Aminath HassanNominated [9]

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