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Biruveri Vaahaka is a Maldivian horror thriller anthology web series directed by Ilyas Waheed. The series features an ensemble cast including Ahmed Saeed, Mariyam Azza, Nathasha Jaleel, Nuzuhath Shuaib, Sharaf Abdulla, Aishath Rishmy and Ravee Farooq. Each episode of the series focuses on a separate storyline although the characters from the episodes are interrelated to form the main plot, which revolves around a secretive investigation team trying to undercover a series of supernatural suspected murders.




Cast and characters






Episodes






Development


The project was announced in November 2020, as fifteen-episodes anthology web series. Filming for the web series started in October 2020. A casting call was made by director Ilyas Waheed and an audition was held to launch new faces. In spite of the debut actors, it was reported the series will star prominent actors too. On 28 November 2020, it was reported that the series will star Mohamed Vishal, Fathimath Sara Adam, Mariyam Shakeela and Sharaf Abdulla. On 22 September 2021, it was announced that Aishath Rishmy, Ahmed Azmeel and Ibrahim Sobah has joined the cast for the eight episode of the series. Post production of the series was handed over to Orkeyz Inc, similar to Waheed's previous film ventures including Bavathi (2019) and Nina.




Soundtrack


The promotional song titled "Shaithona", performed by Andhala Haleem was released on 6 May 2022 to positive reviews from critics, with specific mention for its makeup and videography.




Release and reception


In June 2022, it was announced that the series will be officially streamed through DhiraaguTV.
Upon release, the series received positive reviews from critics, where Ahmed Rasheed from MuniAvas wrote: "the whole crew has executed their respective roles to its fullest leading the final project to be flawless". The reviews were directed at the performance of the cast and writer-director Ilyas' creativity for merging horror folklore into an "engaging visual treat".
Apart from the concept, screenplay, performance and direction, the series met extremely positive reviews from critics for its graphic designing and visual effects, especially for the makeup and visual designing for the seaworm portrayed by Aishath Razan Ramiz in the episode 6 titled Mas Dhathuru.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Biruveri Vaahaka
• Mohamed Vishal
• Fathimath Sara Adam
• Aisha Ali
• Aishath Rishmy
• Sharaf Abdulla
• Ilyas Waheed
• Ahmed Asim
• Mariyam Waheedha
• Nathasha Jaleel