Vishka (film)

Vishka is a 2017 Maldivian crime film directed by Ravee Farooq. Produced by Aishath Rishmy under Yaaraa Productions, the film stars Farooq, Rishmy and Ahmed Saeed in pivotal roles. The film was released on 8 May 2017.

Vishka
Directed by	Ravee Farooq
Produced by	Aishath Rishmy
Screenplay by	Mahdi Ahmed
Story by	Abdulla Wisham
Starring	Aishath Rishmy Ravee Farooq Ahmed Saeed
Cinematography	Shamin Nizam
Edited by	Ravee Farooq
Production company	Yaaraa Productions
Distributed by	Schwak Cinema
Release date	March 8, 2017
Running time	130 minutes
Country	Maldives
Language	Dhivehi

Cast

• Aishath Rishmy as Vishka / Raisha
• Ravee Farooq as Ishan
• Ahmed Saeed as Manik
• Mohamed Waheed as Hameed
• Ali Nadheeh as Yaatte
• Ali Mufeed as Zarre
• Ahmed Fauzan Fauzy as Reehan
• Ibrahim Fiznan as Retey
• Hawwa Nisha as Reema
• Aman Ali as Janah
• Mariyam Shahuza as Zeenath
• Mohamed Ziyad as Shaheem Ali

Development

Requested by producer Aishath Rishmy, the story for the film was written by Abdulla Wisham, while the screenplay was written by Mahdi Ahmed.[1] The first draft of the screenplay was completed in 2013, though it was re-written and revised more than 10 times before the screenplay was finalised in 2015.[2] Pre-production of the film was completed in two months time.[2] Madhoship was hired for all the technical works, while Hussain Anees was hired as the make-up artist of the film, marking their first film to do the technical works and make-up respectively.[3] Several new faces will be making debut with the film in supporting roles.[3] Noora Rasheedh worked as the stylist in the film, who chose and arranged all outfits, while Riffath designed and custom tailored some of the outfits for the lead character.[4] Vmedia was appointed as the media partner of the film.[5]

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aadhey Miadhu Dhaan" (Promotional song)	Mohamed Abdul Ghanee, Ahmed Amir	Ibrahim Nifar	Ravee Farooq, Mariyam Rifqa	6:27
2.	"Loaiybekey"	Fatho		Fatho
3.	"Kastholhu" (Male)	Mohamed Abdul Ghanee	Ibrahim Shiyam	Ravee Farooq
4.	"Kastholhu" (Female)	Mohamed Abdul Ghanee	Ibrahim Shiyam	Mariyam Rifqa
5.	"Mohoru"			Eman's Conspiracy
6.	"Vishka"	Soppe, Jai	Mistee	Soppe, Mariyam Rifqa, Ravee Farooq

Release

On 30 May 2016, Yaaraa Productions announced the film and revealed their first look poster and teaser of the trailer to the media.[6] The film was slated for release at Olympus along with Schwack Cinema.[6] The first look of the film garnered a positive hype to the film. The media compared its first look with that of AR Murugadoss-directed Akira's first look which features Sonakshi Sinha, for having a similar design and style, though it was revealed on 20 June 2016.[7]

Reception

The teaser of the film was met with positive response from the critics. Ahmed Nadheem from Avas wrote: "This 43 seconds created more suspense than any other Dhivehi films released this year".[8]

Accolades

Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref(s)
7th SAARC Film Festival	Best Actress	Aishath Rishmy	Won	[9]
9th Gaumee Film Awards	Best film	Vishka	Won	[10]
	Best Director	Ravee Farooq	Nominated	[11]
	Best Actor	Ravee Farooq	Nominated	[11]
	Best Actress	Aishath Rishmy	Won	[10]
	Best Supporting Actor	Ahmed Saeed	Nominated	[11]
	Original Song	Ismail Adheel and Mohamed Abdul Ghanee for "Vishka"	Nominated	[11]
	Best Lyricist	Abdulla Jailam Wajeeh for "Vishka"	Nominated	[11]
	Best Female Playback Singer	Mariyam Rifqa Rasheed for "Vishka"	Won	[10]
	Best Editing	Ravee Farooq	Nominated	[11]
	Best Cinematography	Ahmed Shamin Nizam	Won	[10]
	Best Screenplay	Mahdi Ahmed	Nominated	[11]
	Best Background Music	Mohamed Ikram	Nominated	[11]
	Best Art Direction	Ahmed Mohamed Imad	Won	[10]
	Best Costume Design	Abdulla Wisham, Aminath Noora, Mohamed Riffath	Won	[10]
	Best Sound Editing	Mohamed Ikram	Won	[10]

References

1. Adhushan, Ahmed (31 May 2016). "Vishka will not be an ordinary film" (in Divehi). Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
2. Nadheem, Ahmed (24 June 2016). "Ravee's love circle" (in Divehi). Avas. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
3. Maahaa, Aishath (30 May 2016). "Vishka: A different taste to Maldivian Film Industry" (in Divehi). Avas. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
4. Adhushan, Ahmed (20 June 2016). "Does Rishmy look convincing as "Vishka"" (in Divehi). Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
5. Ameena, Aminath (30 May 2016). "Pictures of "Vishka" revealed" (in Divehi). Vnews. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
6. Adhushan, Ahmed (30 May 2016). "Yaaraa's Vishka coming to Olympus this August" (in Divehi). Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
7. Adhushan, Ahmed (21 June 2016). "Rishmy and Shonakshi's Poster having the same style" (in Divehi). Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
8. Nadheem, Ahmed (30 May 2016). "Can "Vishka" be the movie of the year?" (in Divehi). Avas. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
10. Sharaf, Aisha (16 November 2019). "Film Award: Vishak shines". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
11. Adhushan, Ahmed (9 November 2019). "Nominations for 9th Dhivehi Film Awards". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

External links

• Vishka at IMDb