''Hindhukolheh'' (lit: moment) is a 2023 Maldivian film written by Ahmed Tholah and directed by

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. Produced by Mohamed Ali and Aishath Fuad Thaufeeq under

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, the film stars Sharaf Abdulla and Aminath Rashfa in pivotal roles.

Plot

Imran is in love with one of his coworkers Kiara but Kiara is in a relationship with their married boss Shaahid aka Shaadu. Im an event which Shaadu promise would be for him and Kiara, Shaadu's wife Niyaza crash the party causing Kiara to lose her mind and act weird among other coworkers. Others mock Kiara whereas Imran stand by her. The office Staffs gossip about Kiara and Shaadu which make Imran furious. Imran's friend Miadh advice him to forget Kiara and move on. During an official trip, Shaadu promise to celebrate his birthday earlier with only Kiara but Niyaza foils the plan arriving at the conference. Kiara has a breakdown and goes out, where a coconut falls on her head causing her to lose her memory. Imran helps her recall everything as he is hopelessly in love with her. However after regaining her memory Kiara forgets about the things Imran did for her and goes with Shaadu which breaks Imran's heart.

Cast

* Sharaf Abdulla as Imran Ali * Aminath Rashfa as Kiara *

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as Abdulla Shahid aka Shaadu *

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as Niyaza * Ahmed Shakir as Miadh * Aminath Shaana Saeed as Fathun * Kate Gale as Doctor * Mohamed Shivaz as Colleague * Ahmed Mohamed as Colleague * Aminath Shamraa as Colleague * Mariyam Waheedha as Colleague * Fathimath Latheefa as Imran's mother *

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as Counsellor * Mohamed Rifshan as Counsellor *

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(special appearance) * Ibrahim Shiyaz (special appearance) * Fathimath Zuhair (special appearance) *

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(special appearance)

Development

The project was announced in March 2022, where it was announced that eighty percent of filming was completed from

's new romantic feature film titled ''Hindhukolheh''. Filming was completed in April 2022. On 16 September 2022,

released a cover version of the Maldivian iconic song "Lolakah Ninjeh Naadhey", penned by

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and originally performed by

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for the album ''Goyye'' (1999). Upon release, Rameez claimed the copyrights of the song on

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and criticised the production company for using his original work without his permission. Soon after,

personally and publicly apologized Rameez and announced that the song will not be used in any of their productions.

Soundtrack

Release

The film was initially slated for a theatrical release, however, considering the demand of Olympus Cinema after its re-opening on 4 February 2023,

decided to premiere the fil on Medianet Multi Screen.

References

{{Reflist 2023 films Maldivian romantic drama films Dhivehi-language films