Heylaa

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Heylaa
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Official film poster
Directed by Moomin Fuad
Ali Shifau
Screenplay by Moomin Fuad
Produced byMohamed Samee
Starring Ismail Rasheed
Ahmed Mauroof
Zeenath Abbas
Lufshan Shakeeb
Abdulla Muaz
Cinematography Moomin Fuad
Ali Shifau
Edited by Ali Shifau
Music byShaaz Saeed
Release date
  • 2006 (2006)
CountryMaldives
LanguageDhivehi

Heylaa is a 2006 Maldivian crime film written and directed by Moomin Fuad. [1] Produced by Mohamed Samee, the film stars Ismail Rasheed, Ahmed Mauroof and Zeenath Abbas in pivotal roles. [2] Winning five Gaumee Film Awards, the film was also screened at several Film Festivals including the South Asian Film Festival Maldives, 2007. [3] [4]

Contents

The film narrates the story of a fourteen-year-old boy who finds himself unknowingly being involved in smuggling of a revolver. [1] Though the film received positive reviews from critics, it was a commercial failure. [1] [2] The film is the first Maldivian film to be shot in high-definition digital video. [5]

Plot

Shuhaadh (Ahmed Mauroof) is a fourteen-year-old boy who has been physically and verbally abused by his father, Ahamma (Ismail Rasheed), who has been recently brought from police custody after being jailed for his involvement in drug deals. Shuhaadh, who mostly is dependent on few of his neighbors including Sobira (Aminath Shareef) and her son Ashraf (Lufshan Shakeeb), meets a mysterious man who offered to save him from his misery. The man assigns him a task, paid him beforehand and he accomplished the task where he finds himself being involved in smuggling of a revolver.

A confused Shuhaadh learns to fire it. The thought of the weapon keeps haunting him all day and he finally reveals it to Ashraf, who guides him to inform the police. Meanwhile, Ahamma was arranging a drug deal at home. Shuhaadh discovers about the deal and tries to save his father by begging him to halt the deal. Furious, Ahamma violently beats Shuhaadh, who ends up shooting and killing his father.

Cast

Soundtrack

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ufaaverikan"Abdulla Hameed FahumyFord 
2."Hirafuhaa Eevee"Abdulla Hameed FahumyAhmed Tholal 

Reception

According to director Shifau, the film was a learning project for the team, however the audience response was very underwhelming with less than five hundred people watching the film on screen. He believed that its commercial status was a result of casting "not very prominent" faces in the film and the "film-goers were not ready to accept the genre" at the time of release. [6]

Ahmed Nadheem from Haveeru called the film an "awakening film" from a "drowsed industry". Satisfied with the plot twists and narration, Nadheem wrote: "There always is a lead in its narration. When a scene cuts one another, it has always been followed by a rich dialogue. Though this is directors' first project, one can clearly see their ambition and determination". [7]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipientsResultRef.
2008 5th Gaumee Film Awards Best Actress Zeenath Abbas Nominated [8]
Best Supporting Actor Ismail Rasheed Won [9]
Lufshan Shakeeb Nominated [8]
Best Child ArtistAhmed MauroofWon [9]
Best Story Moomin Fuad Won [9]
Best Cinematography Moomin Fuad, Ali Shifau Won [9]
Best Art Direction Moomin Fuad, Ali Shifau, Mohamed AliWon [9]

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