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Beeveema
Directed byAhmed Zareer
Written byAhmed Zareer
Produced byMohamed Ali
Aishath Fuad Thaufeeq
StarringMariyam Ashfa
Ismail Rasheed
Aminath Rashfa
Adam Zidhan
CinematographyIbrahim Wisan
Music byHussain Thaufeeq
Production
company
Release date
  • 6 February 2023 (2023-02-06)
CountryMaldives
LanguageDhivehi

Beeveema is a 2023 Maldivian film written and directed by Ahmed Zareer. Produced by Mohamed Ali and Aishath Fuad Thaufeeq under Dark Rain Entertainment, the film stars Mariyam Ashfa, Ismail Rasheed, Aminath Rashfa and Adam Zidhan in pivotal roles. The film was released in theatres on 6 February 2023.

Premise

The film revolves around the reunion of former students twenty-two years after their graduation. During this reunion, two former lovers, Raniya and Ayaz get the opportunity to resolve issues surrounding their breakup.

Cast

  • Mariyam Ashfa as Raniya
  • Ismail Rasheed as Ayaz
  • Aminath Rashfa as young Raniya
  • Adam Zidhan as young Ayaz
  • Ibrahim Aman
  • Hassan Irufaan
  • Ali Shazleem
  • Aishath Yaadha
  • Aishath Ali
  • Huneysha Adam
  • Aminath Silna

Development

The project was announced in August 2020 as the first feature film direction by screenwriter Ahmed Zareer.[1] On 7 September 2020 it was revealed that playback singer Mariyam Ashfa will make her film debut in Beeveema and will play the lead role of the film alongside Ismail Rasheed.[2] In February 2021, producer Mohamed Ali announced that the film will introduce seven newcomers in prominent roles of the film.[3]

First schedule of filming took place in between the lockdowns imposed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Producer Mohamed Ali shared that restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 pandemic affected the production as it became mandatory to follow the safety and health guidelines at all times of shoot.[4] Second schedule of filming commenced in December 2021 at V. Keyodhoo.[4] According to media reports, the island sequence of the film focuses on the childhood days of the lead actors and the modern era is captured during the first schedule.[4] Filming was completed in January 2022.[5]

Post-production of the film was handled by Ali Shifau.[6] A rough edit of the film of length over three hours was completed in February 2022.[7] As insisted by director Zareer, trimming of the film had cut its runtime by around forty-five minutes.[7] Dubbing for the film commenced in March 2022.[7]

Soundtrack

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Beeveema"Ahmed ZareerMunaz ZubairShalabee Ibrahim, Mariyam Ashfa5:02
2."Sirru"Shammoon MohamedAbdulla Zifan ZahirShammoon Mohamed, Mira Mohamed Majid3:49
3."Hadhiyaa"Nasma Abdul MuhsinAli Zahil, Shahyd Legacy, Abdullah JasirNasma Abdul Muhsin, Ahmed Fazaal Hussain4:30

Release and response

The film was released theatrically on 6 February 2023. It marks as the first film screened at Olympus Cinema after modernizing the infrastructure and its re-opening on 4 February 2023.

Upon release, the film received mainly positive reviews from critics. Aminath Luba from The Press praised the acting performance of the lead actors where she applauded Ismail Rasheed for his consistently good performance, Aminath Rashfa for establishing herself as a confident performer and the two newcomers (Mariyam Ashfa and Adam Zaidhan) for delivering an impactful performance in their debut appearance.[8] Calling the film a "better adaptation of the inspiration", Luba particularly praised the work of cameraman Ibrahim Wisan for trying to immerse the audience in the golden age.[8] Ahmed Hameed Adam from Minoos singled out the performance of Ashfa as the most pleasant surprise of the film: "Ashfa, in her performance was different, talented and extremely natural.[9] It does not even feel like it is her debut performance". Furthermore, Adam opined that the relevancy of the film with its backstory plugs the right emotion of the audience.[9]

Similar sentiments were echoed by Inayath Ali from Kulhudhuffushi Online. Apart from praising the lead actors, Ali wrote: "As much as Ashfa surprises us with her performance, Zareer's debut role as a director is praiseworthy. The film is different than the usual DRE's projects and hopefully a new beginning of a positive change".[10] However, Ahmed Nadheem from Dhauru criticized the filmmakers for calling the film an "inspiration" of Tamil film '96 (2018) while it is a "frame-to-frame copy of the same": "The truth is there is no film titled Beeveema, rather a copied product, wasting the time, skills and money of many people".[11]

References

  1. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (23 August 2020). "DRE's Beeveema announced". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (7 September 2020). "Beeveema's cast includes Ashfa and Isse". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (7 February 2021). "Many debutants to be launched with Beeveema". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Rasheed, Ahmed (21 December 2021). "Filming of Beeveema commenced in Keyodhoo". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 11 February 2023 suggested (help)
  5. ^ "Teaser of "Beeveema" to release in February". Avas (in Divehi). 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 11 February 2023 suggested (help)
  6. ^ Rasheed, Ahmed (24 January 2022). "Teaser of "Beeveema" unveiling on 14 Feb". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 11 February 2023 suggested (help)
  7. ^ a b c Rasheed, Ahmed (14 February 2022). "Official teaser of "Beeveema" released". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 11 February 2023 suggested (help)
  8. ^ a b Luba, Aminath (10 February 2023). ""Beeveema" Review: Better than '96 film". The Press (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 11 February 2023 suggested (help)
  9. ^ a b Adam, Ahmed Hameed (7 February 2023). ""Beeveema": A good film with good memories". Minoos (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 11 February 2023 suggested (help)
  10. ^ Ali, Inayath (8 February 2023). ""Beeveema": Everything is perfect". Kulhudhuffushi Online (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 11 February 2023 suggested (help)
  11. ^ Nadheem, Ahmed (9 February 2023). "Call it an inspiration, but could not evade from obvious copying". Dhauru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 11 February 2023 suggested (help)
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