Kahthiri
Official film poster
Written byFathimath Nahula
Mohamed Waheed
Chilhiya Moosa Manik[1]
Directed byMariyam Shaugee
Music byMohamed Zaid
Country of originMaldives
Original languageDhivehi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes78
Production
ProducersUNFPA
Television Maldives
CinematographyMohamed Manik
Mohamed Shiyaz
Mohamed Rasheed
Hussain Rasheed
Ahmed Azim
Ahmed Athoof
Ali Niman
Adheel
EditorMoosa Haleem
Running time20-39 minutes
Original release
Release1997 (1997) 
1999 (1999)

Kahthiri is a Maldivian television series developed for Television Maldives by Mariyam Shaugee.[2] Produced by Television Maldives in collaboration with UNFPA, the series stars Arifa Ibrahim, Ibrahim Shakir, Ali Shameel, Hassan Afeef, Ahmed Giyas, Aishath Shiranee, Niuma Mohamed, Aminath Rasheedha, Neena Saleem, Ismail Wajeeh and Reeko Moosa Manik in pivotal roles.[3][4]

Premise

The series highlights several social issues arising including inadequate housing, absence of birth control measures, improper medical treatments, lack of family planning within a large family living in a congested housing complex.

Adam Manik (Ibrahim Shakir) and Hawwa Manike (Arifa Ibrahim) have seven children; a taxi driver, Mausoom (Ali Shameel), a mechanical engineer, Azmee (Hassan Afeef), a retailer, Saamee (Ahmed Giyas), a TV presenter, Rashfa (Aishath Shiranee), a student pursued to be a doctor, Shiyana (Niuma Mohamed), a spoiled son, Ihusan (Hamdhoon) and Shifa (Aminath Sheleen). Mausoom is married to the righteous woman, Aminath (Aminath Rasheedha) who is the only daughter-in-law in the family with a superior upbringing, while Azmee's wife, Jeeza (Neena Saleem) and Saamee's wife, Farasha (Shahudha) are two indolent women who prefers to live independent from the family. Mausoom and Adam Manike advise them to sneak away from the clutches of their nasty wives. Aminath gives birth to a child who often gets sick and is later diagnosed to be a Thalassemia patient.

The over protected daughters, Rashfa and Shiyana, secretly start dating a shopkeeper, Umar (Ismail Wajeeh) and a wealthy entrepreneur, Kamil (Reeko Moosa Manik). Unable to tolerate the harshness of Farasha, Saamee divorces her and marries Mariyam. This is followed by additional inconveniences in the family with discrimination against Umar and Jeeza giving birth to a child suffering from a health disorder due to the non-prescribed use of pharmaceutical drugs.

Cast

Main

Recurring

  • Mariyam Nazima as Areesha; Azmee's second wife
  • Shahudha as Farasha; Saamee's first wife
  • Suneetha Ali as Suneetha; a choreographer and a friend of Jeeza
  • Sithi Fulhu as Faathuma; an old woman who loves spreading gossips
  • Hamdhoon as Ihusan; youngest son of the family
  • Muaz as Ibrahim; Shifa's drug-addict boyfriend
  • Chilhiya Moosa Manik as Ahmed Manik; a friend of Hawwa Manike
  • Aminath Shareef as Jeeza's sister

Guest

  • Ibrahim Rasheed as a song director (Episode 9)
  • Moosa Zakariyya as Usman; Umar's manager (Episode 6 and 7)
  • Aminath Ibrahim Didi as Shareefa; Hawwa Manike's neighbor (Episode 18)

Reception

The series received positive reviews from critics and viewers. Ahmed Adhushan from Mihaaru choose the series among the best Maldivian television series, praising the script of the film for incorporating several issues and blending them with ease into narration.[4] Saajidh Abdulla reviewing from MuniAvas selected the series in the "Top 10 best television series of all time" and wrote: "The series will remain one of the best production in television industry, where several renowned faces were put in one frame, conveying and emphasisng on the importance of several social issues that had been overlooked in the early 90s".[3]

Soundtrack

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Mee Himeyn Dhanvaru"Easa ShareefShifa Thaufeeq, Abdul Hannan Moosa Didi5:14
2."Mendhanve Himeyn Veema"Ahmed SharumeelAbdul Hannan Moosa Didi5:51
3."Birun Hureemaa" Fathimath Zoona5:57
4."Love Hama Love" Rafiyath Rameeza, Muaviyath Anwar5:52
5."Libey Fun Asaru Hey"  4:42
6."Haalaa Medhugaa Visnaaleema"  5:03

References

  1. Ali, Ifraz (1 October 2019). "Where are all the drama series?". Dho? (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. Ashraf, Aisha (4 February 2018). "Where are all the drama series?". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 Abdulla, Sajid (12 April 2019). "Most popular dhivehi drama series of all time". MuniAvas. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 Adhushan, Ahmed (12 April 2020). "Dhivehi Drama Series; which one is better?". Mihaaru. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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