Andhirikan

2020 Maldivian film

March 4, 2020 (2020-03-04)

CountryMaldivesLanguageDhivehi

Andhirikan (English: darkness) is a 2020 Maldivian romantic drama film directed by Ali Seezan.^[1] Produced by Seezan and Shivaz Abdulla under S Productions and Maskey Studio, the film stars Seezan, Aminath Rishfa and Sheela Najeeb in pivotal roles.^[2]

Premise

Nihan (Ali Seezan), happily married to Aroosha (Sheela Najeeb) manages his own business and is expecting their first child after two miscarriages. However, another miscarriage and the news that she can no longer conceive leads to an emotional despair. Nihan's childhood friend, Leeza keeps providing them with the emotional support and assistance while trying to move on from her complicated relationship with Hashim (Ahmed Saeed). Meanwhile, Leeza's manipulative aunt, Fareedha (Mariyam Shakeela) grasps the opportunity to convince Aroosha to accept Leeza as the second wife of Nihan. However, things take an unexpected turn, when Leeza takes control of their marriage and Nihan prioritizes Leeza over Aroosha.

Cast

Ali Seezan as Nihan
Aminath Rishfa as Leeza
Sheela Najeeb as Aroosha
Mohamed Rasheed as Faththaah; Nihan's father
Mariyam Shakeela as Fareedha
Ahmed Saeed as Hashim
Zeenath Abbas as Athika
Aminath Nisha Rasheed as Aroosha's friend
Nazeeh as HR Intern.

Development

The project was announced in August 2019 as Seezan's next directorial venture after Vafaatheri Kehiveriya (2016).^[3] Filming commenced on 23 August 2019 in M. Maduvvaree.^[3]^[4] Shooting was completed on 10 October 2019, about two weeks prior to the initially announced release date.^[5] A week after the ticket sales for the film kick-off, the mastering file becomes corrupted, which delayed the post production of the film for months.^[6]

Soundtrack

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kiyaa Miee Loabi Hey?"	Mohamed Abdul Ghanee	Hussain Sobah	Aleef Ali, Shifa Thaufeeq	3:35
2.	"Andhirikan" (Title Track)	Mohamed Abdul Ghanee	Ibrahim Zaid Ali	Mohamed Abdul Ghanee, Mariyam Ashfa	4:34

Release

On 19 September 2019, a teaser trailer of Andhirikan was released, announcing the premiere date as 22 October 2019.^[7] On 15 October 2019, a week prior to its release date, the production team announced that the film release is delayed indefinitely due to a "corrupted file" in post production.^[6] The official trailer of the film was revealed on 1 February 2020, while announcing the release date of film as 4 March 2020.^[8] After four shows of the film were screened, it was pulled from the theater due to COVID-19 pandemic.^[9]

References

^ Ali, Ifraz (2 February 2020). "Andhirikan: First release of 2020". Dho?. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^ Adhushan, Ahmed (20 June 2020). "Logo teaser of Loabi Vevijje revealed". Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b Adhushan, Ahmed (22 August 2019). "Shooting for Andhirikan began in Maduvvaree". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ Adhushan, Ahmed (10 April 2020). "End of shooting for Loabi Vevijje". Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^ Adhushan, Ahmed (9 August 2019). "Sale of ticket for Andhirikian to kick-off this week". Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b Adhushan, Ahmed (15 October 2019). "Seezan's Andhirikan delayed, refund process ongoing". Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ Adhushan, Ahmed (20 June 2020). "Andhirikan to release on 22 October". Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^ Adhushan, Ahmed (13 January 2020). "Andhirikan to release on 4 March". Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ Adhushan, Ahmed (10 March 2020). "Screening of Andhirikan halted due to COVID-19". Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.