Farihibe is a four-part Maldivian short film series written by Ahmed Falah and produced by Mohamed Abdulla under Dhekedheke Ves Productions.[1] The first two installments of the series, directed by Falah were released in 2007 and 2008 respectively. The last two installments of the series were directed by Abdulla Muaz.[2] All the dialogues from Farihibe 4 were conveyed in the form of farihi, a traditional satirical format of a poem.
| Farihibe | |
|---|---|
| Screenplay by | Ahmed Falah |
| Produced by | Mohamed Abdulla |
Production company | Dhekedheke Ves Productions |
| Country | Maldives |
| Language | Dhivehi |
| Title | Release date | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Writer(s) | Cinematographer(s) | Editor(s) | Music | runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farihibe 1 | 19 June 2007 (2007-06-19) | Ahmed Falah | Mohamed Abdulla | Ahmed Falah | Hassan Haleem | Abdulla Muaz | Muaviyath Anwar | 53 minutes |
| Farihibe 2 | 5 June 2008 (2008-06-05) | Ahmed Falah | Mohamed Abdulla | Ahmed Falah | Ibrahim Moosa | Abdulla Muaz | Ibrahim Zaid Ali | 89 minutes |
| Farihibe 3 | 16 March 2011 (2011-03-16) | Abdulla Muaz | Mohamed Abdulla | Ahmed Falah | Hassan Haleem | Abdulla Muaz | Muaviyath Anwar | 73 minutes |
| Farihibe 4 | 2013 (2013) | Abdulla Muaz | Mohamed Abdulla | Ahmed Falah | Ibrahim Wisan | Abdulla Muaz | Muaviyath Anwar | 61 minutes |
Purposeless, Farihibe (Mohamed Abdulla) sits on a rock in the seashore when his rival Moosafulhu (Ismail Rasheed) appears to bully him. During the heated argument Farihibe catches a glimpse of a pretty young woman, Dhon Aisa (Nadhiya Hassan) and tries his best to hide her from Moosafulhu. However, Moosafulhu sees her for the first time and decides to pursue her love at any cost. This initiates a battle between Farihibe and Moosafulhu to see who can succeed in achieving the love of Dhon Aisa, where the latter starts swinging in both directions.
Farihibe falls in love with another woman, Zareefa (Mariyam Azza), an orphan, while she has been the center of attention for Mafuthu Ali (Ismail Rasheed). He hires Qadhir (Hamdhan Farooq) to assist him in penning and reciting the most powerful poem, Farihi, to win the heart of Zareefa. Farihibe leads the poem battle and impresses the guardian of Zareefa who advises her to marry him as he seems to be the most eligible candidate to fulfil the will of her dead father. However, in a turn of events, Mafuthu Ali succeeds in finding the jar of silver coins and the poem book as mentioned by the will, which ensured his marriage with Zareefa.
Farihibe, a wealthy man who despises women in his life, finally agrees to marry Shaheema (Fathimath Azifa) as requested by his mother, which awakens the devastated Moosafulhu (Ismail Rasheed) with jealousy. Farihibe's first wife, Atheela (Mariyam Rana) warns her to watch out for Farihibe as his father is well-known for his fourteen marriages. A night later to their wedding, Shaheema failed to prepare food for Farihibe citing that the storeroom of the house was locked. This leads Farihibe to divorce her similar to his first marriage. His third wife, Futhoona (Mariyam Azza) follows the same fate and is ultimately approached by Moosafulhu for marriage which she declines. Muhamma's failing arranged marriages hits a success note when he marries the responsible homemaker, Fadheeha (Aishath Rishmy) who meets his requirement of a perfect wife who can run a household.
Farihibe is romantically attracted to a young pretty woman, Abidha (Fathimath Azifa) while her vile step-mother (Mariyam Haleem) arranges her marriage with wealthy businessman Ajumal (Ismail Rasheed) who is rumored to be having an affair with Suraiyya (Aishath Rishmy). Farihibe brings up his marriage proposal to Abidha's father who outright rejects him considering his impoverished nature.
| Cast | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Abdulla | Farihibe | |||
| Ismail Rasheed | Moosafulhu | Mafuthu Ali | Moosafulhu | Ajumal |
| Nadhiya Hassan | Dhon Aisa | |||
| Mariyam Azza | Zareefa | Futhoona | ||
| Hamdhan Farooq | Kandunoo Qadhir | Ishqee Abeeru | ||
| Aminath Rasheedha | Khalidha | |||
| Mohamed Adham | Alifulhu | |||
| Yoosuf | Yoosube | |||
| Ahmed Hussain | Seytu | |||
| Aishath Rishmy | Fadheeha | Suraiyya | ||
| Fathimath Azifa | Shaheema | Abidha | ||
| Aminath Rana | Atheela | |||
| Mariyam Haleem | Abidha's step-mother | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aniyaage Handharakaa" | Ahmed Falah | Hussain Sobah | Mohamed Farhad | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Kihineh Jaanaa Mihithah Mivanee" | Ahmed Falah | Hussain Sobah | Mumthaz Moosa | |
| 3. | "Kuredhi Lakudin" | Ahmed Falah | Hussain Sobah | Mohamed Farhad | |
| 4. | "Kalhirava Thooney Nooney" | Ahmed Falah | Hussain Sobah | Hassan Ilham | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Adi Neygey Maakanduga" | Ahmed Falah | Hussain Sobah | Ahmed Falah | 3:20 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Velaa Bis Alhan Dhaa" | Ahmed Falah | Ahmed Falah | 3:42 | |
| 2. | "Farihi Set" | Ahmed Falah | Hussain Sobah | Mumthaz Moosa, Ahmed Falah, Mohamed Farhad, Hassan Ilham | 5:47 |
| 3. | "Kilanbu Koarehge Fengandu" | Ahmed Falah | Mumthaz Moosa | 4:36 | |
| 4. | "Gathiyya Thila Galun" | Ahmed Falah | Ahmed Falah | 8:09 | |
| 5. | "Valhi Reethivaanee" | Ahmed Falah | Abdulla Nashif | ||
| 6. | "Aniyaage Buradhan Hifaigen" | Ahmed Falah | Mohamed Farhad |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Maa Kanduge Adiah" | Ahmed Falah | Ibrahim Zaid Ali | Mukhthar Adam | |
| 2. | "Gaidhuru Nukiyaa" | Ahmed Falah | Muaviyath Anwar | Mumthaz Moosa | |
| 3. | "Udhuhi Dhooni Fulhu" | Ahmed Falah | Ibrahim Zaid Ali | Ibrahim Zaid Ali | |
| 4. | "Thin Goh Dhunburi" | Ahmed Falah | Muaviyath Anwar | Ahmed Falah | |
| 5. | "Hatharu Kandu" | Ahmed Falah | Ibrahim Zaid Ali | Abdulla Nashif |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fariyah Folhey Reethi" | Ahmed Falah | Muaviyath Anwar | Abdulla Nashif | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Riyaleh Nagan" | Ahmed Falah | Muaviyath Anwar | Mohamed Abdul Ghanee | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Dhun Elhi Fariyaa" | Ahmed Falah | Ibrahim Zaid Ali | Ibrahim Zaid Ali | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Mahroom Vee Alhugandu" | Ahmed Falah | Muaviyath Anwar | Mumthaz Moosa | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Ishqee Mihithugaa" | Ahmed Falah | Muaviyath Anwar | Ahmed Falah | 3:44 |
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Nominated film | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2nd Maldives Film Awards | Best Film - Short film | Farihibe 3 | Won | [3] | |
| 2014 | 3rd Maldives Film Awards | Best Film - Short film | Farihibe 4 | Won | [4] | |
| Best Director - Short film | Abdulla Muaz | Farihibe 4 | Won | [4] | ||
| Best Actor - Short film | Mohamed Abdulla | Won | [4] | |||
| Best Actress - Short film | Fathimath Azifa | Won | [4] | |||
| Best Supporting Actor - Short film | Ismail Rasheed | Won | [4] | |||
| Best Supporting Actress - Short film | Aishath Rishmy | Won | [4] | |||
| Best Editing | Abdulla Muaz | Nominated | [5] | |||
| Best Screenplay - Short film | Ahmed Falah | Won | [4] | |||
| Best Cinematography - Short film | Ibrahim Wisan | Won | [4] | |||
| Best Makeup Artist - Short film | Aishath Rishmy, Fathimath Azifa | Won | [6] | |||
| 2017 | 8th Gaumee Film Awards | Best Film - Short film | Farihibe 4 | Nominated | [7] | |
| Best Director - Short film | Abdulla Muaz | Farihibe 4 | Nominated | [7] | ||
| Best Actor - Short film | Mohamed Abdulla | Nominated | [7] | |||
| Best Actress - Short film | Fathimath Azifa | Won | [8] | |||
| Best Supporting Actor - Short film | Ismail Rasheed | Nominated | [7] | |||
| Farihibe 3 | Nominated | [7] | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress - Short film | Aishath Rishmy | Farihibe 4 | Nominated | [7] | ||
| Farihibe 3 | Nominated | [7] | ||||
| Fathimath Azifa | Nominated | [7] | ||||
| Best Editing - Short film | Abdulla Muaz | Farihibe 4 | Nominated | [7] | ||
| Farihibe 3 | Nominated | [7] | ||||
| Best Cinematography - Short film | Ibrahim Wisan | Farihibe 4 | Nominated | [7] | ||
| Hassan Haleem | Farihibe 3 | Nominated | [7] | |||