Yaaraa Productions
Maldivian film production company
Yaaraa Productions is a Maldivian film production company based in Malé producing Maldivian films.
History
The company's first production was Aishath Rishmy and Aminath Rasheedha's debut direction Hukuru Vileyrey (2006), which was based on a novel published by Ibrahim Waheed on Haveeru Daily 3 years before. The film was a commercial success. It was considered as "one of the few acceptable horror movies the Maldives film industry has ever produced". The film was later released as a 15 episode television series with the inclusion of several clips that were cut from the theatrical release. The company then went on to produce a family drama film Fanaa (2010) which was directed by Aishath Rishmy. Based on a novel published by Waheed titled Balgish, the film received a mixed to negative response from critics; Ali Naafiz from Haveeru Daily classified the film as the "worst Maldivian film released so far" during the year.
Their next production was Ahmed Azmeel's debut direction Hiyy Yaara Dheefa (2011), starring Ali Seezan, Aishath Rishmy, Niuma Mohamed, Ahmed Azmeel and Aminath Rasheedha. The film was a financial loss to the producers and received negative reviews from critics pointing to similarities with Bollywood comedy-drama film Ishq (1997) and Kundan Shah's family drama Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002). Six years later, they went on to produce Ravee Farooq's critically acclaimed crime thriller Vishka (2017) which revolves around a single-minded woman, Vishka, who gets trapped between an immoral person and a corrupt politician.
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