Hehes

Hehes is a 2022 Maldivian suspense thriller film directed by Ahmed Nimal. Produced by Ismail Shafeeq and Ali Shaniz Mohamed under Eupe Productions and Shy Production, the film stars Yoosuf Shafeeu, Ibrahim Jihad, Ali Azim, Shiyaza Mohamed, Washiya Mohamed, Irufana Ibrahim and Mariyam Shifa in pivotal roles. The film was released on 2 May 2022, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr 1443.

Plot

Sara invites her Instagram friend, Ina to her island to capture nature photos, who happens to be her husband, Naveen's ex-girlfriend. Naveen broke up with Ina, four years ago, due to her behavior and thirst for money. Naveen's younger brother, Mubeen aspires to become a politician though he refuses to compete with his brother, Naveen, who is the current atoll councilor. However, his soon-to-be wife, Niufa, a policewoman, puts pressure on him to compete against his brother and to replace him. Ina starts blackmailing Naveen into fulfilling her demands and makes advances on him. Naveen decides to meet her to clear all their misunderstandings but gets caught by Niufa during her night patrolling. Once Ina's behavior was unbearable for Naveen, he throws her out of their house, much to Sara's discomfort and surprise. Naveen agrees to meet Ina one last time to delete the misrepresentative photos of their initial encounter, but Sara follows him and catches them together. Ina fabricates lies and changes her narrative to blame everything on Naveen, which leads to the separation of Naveen and Ina. Things take an unexpected turn when their separation is celebrated by some close friends while revealing the mastermind behind the ploy.

Cast

Ahmed Nimal as Raqeeb
Yoosuf Shafeeu as Naveen
Ibrahim Jihad as Ziyadh
Ali Azim as Mubeen
Mariyam Shifa as Zara
Irufana Ibrahim as Niufa
Washiya Mohamed as Ina
Shiyaza Mohamed as Sara
Mariyam Shifa as Seema
Mohamed Manik as himself

Development

The film and its cast was announced on 12 March 2020. It was reported that the film will star an ensemble cast as female lead including the newcomers Washiya Mohamed, Irufana Ibrahim, Mariyam Shifa along with the debutants Shiyaza Mohamed and Aishath Lahfa. Filming commenced in March 2020 in B. Goidhoo. The filming was severely interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shooting for the first schedule resumes at Goidhoo on 11 June 2021 and was completed on 26 July 2021. Rest of the scenes were shot in Male'.

Release

In June 2021, it was reported that film will not have a theatrical release and will instead be premiered on Medianet Multi Screen. The film was released on 2 May 2022, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr 1443.