Naughty 40 (film)

Naughty 40
Naughty 40
	Official film poster
Directed by	Yoosuf Shafeeu
Written by	Ismail Shafeeq
Screenplay by	Yoosuf Shafeeu
Produced by	Niuma Mohamed ; Ismail Shafeeq
Starring	Yoosuf Shafeeu ; Mohamed Manik ; Ahmed Saeed
Cinematography	Ibrahim Moosa
Edited by	Yoosuf Shafeeu
Music by	Abdul Basith
Production; company	Envision Entertainment
Release date	August 2, 2017;
Country	Maldives
Language	Dhivehi

Last updated December 14, 2023

Naughty 40 is a 2017 Maldivian comedy film written, edited and directed by Yoosuf Shafeeu. Produced by Niuma Mohamed and Ismail Shafeeq under Envision Entertainment, the film stars Shafeeu, Mohamed Manik and Ahmed Saeed in pivotal roles. The film was released on 2 April 2017.^[1]

Plot

The film follows three friends, Ashwanee (Yoosuf Shafeeu), Ahsan (Ahmed Saeed) and Ajwad (Mohamed Manik) who are single and in their forties. Ashwanee, s girlfriend fled before they could marry. Divorcee Ajwad is bringing up his son, Jawad. Ahsan's wife died after giving birth to a boy. Nineteen years later, a man comes to Ashwanee to hand over a girl named Ashwa (Mariyam Azza), this being the final wish of her mother, Ziyaana. Ashwanee sees that Ashwa looks exactly like her mother. Ajwad's son invites him to the island where he has his business. Ajwad brings his two friends and their children. On the island, Ajwad, Ahsan and Ashwanee decide to mark their '40s' by dating younger girls from the island. However, Ajwad's business rival, Gulistan plans to scupper his business with the assistance of Zahid, the chief police officer of the island, and her younger sister Taniya (Fathimath Azifa).

In the climax Ajwad's ex-wife Niufa comes to reveal that Ashwa is Ajwad and Ziyaana's daughter. After knowing this Niufa refuse to live with Ajwad until he accept Ashwa as his daughter which later result in there divorce. All this years Niufa was looking after Ashwa after Ziyaana's death and according to Ziyaana's last wish, Niufa wants Ashwa to get her birth right. This is when Zahid reveal that it was he who is Ashwa's father. The film ends with Zahid accepting Ashwa as his daughter.

Cast

Yoosuf Shafeeu as Ashwanee
Ahmed Saeed as Ahsan
Mohamed Manik as Ajwad
Fathimath Azifa as Taniya
Ali Azim as Hassan
Mariyam Azza as Ashwa
Ali Seezan as Zahid
Ibrahim Jihad as Shamin
Nuzuhath Shuaib as Zoya
Gulisthan Mohamed as Gulisthan
Niuma Mohamed as Niufa
Mohamed Rifshan as Hanim
Ahmed Shareef as Jawad
Hassan Liam
Maria Teresa Pagano as dancer in item number "farudhaa nunagadhey"

Reception

Naughty 40 garnered generally positive reviews from critics. Aishath Maaha of Avas favored the film specifically mentioning the comic timing of the characters and acting of the leads. However, Maaha opined that the "film is excessively long" and some scenes can be edited out.^[2] The film met with both critical and commercial success, emerging as one of the highest grossing Maldivian films of 2017.^[3]

Soundtrack

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
1.	"Thedhey Anbin Reehchey"	Adam Haleem Adnan	Ahmed Nimal
2.	"Nala Nala Insaanaa"	Adam Haleem Adnan	Hassan Ilham, Shifa Thaufeeq
3.	"Kamana Reethikamunney"	Ahmed Haleem	Hassan Ilham
4.	"Farudhaa Nagan Noolheyshey"	Mohamed Abdul Ghanee	Mohamed Abdul Ghanee, Mariyam Ashfa

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References

↑ Adhushan, Ahmed (13 February 2017). ""Naughty 40" featuring notable celebrities launched". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
↑ Maaha, Aishath (6 August 2017). ""Naughty 40": A mixture of all tastes". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
↑ Adhushan, Ahmed (31 December 2017). "2017: Is it a successful year for the film industry?". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

External links

Naughty 40 at IMDb

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[1] Adhushan, Ahmed (13 February 2017). ""Naughty 40" featuring notable celebrities launched". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

[2] Maaha, Aishath (6 August 2017). ""Naughty 40": A mixture of all tastes". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[2017review-3] Adhushan, Ahmed (31 December 2017). "2017: Is it a successful year for the film industry?". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

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