Wathan is a 2011 Maldivian war action comedy film written, edited, produced and directed by Ali Seezan.[1][2] Produced under Cxanal Movies, the film stars Ali Seezan, Lufshan Shakeeb and Mariyam Siyadha in pivotal roles.[3] The film was released on 15 September 2011.[4]

Wathan
Official film poster
Directed byAli Seezan
Written byAli Seezan
Screenplay byAli Seezan
Produced byAli Seezan
StarringAli Seezan
Lufshan Shakeeb
Mariyam Siyadha
CinematographyHussain Munawwar
Edited byAli Seezan
Music byIbrahim Nifar
Production
company
Cxanal Movies
Release date
  • September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15)
CountryMaldives
LanguageDhivehi

Cast

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Release and response

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The film was released on 15 September 2011. Upon release the film received negative response from critics.[4] Haveeru Daily felt the film "deceived" the audience in the name of action thriller; "I highly doubt if the project team was even sure of what kind of movie they were planning to make. It is a total mess between a serious action movie and scoop comedy".[4] The film was further criticized for remaking several shots from Jim Abrahams's parody film, Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Abdulla, Fareeha (29 April 2016). "Maldivians like copied products; our own style is not accepted: Seezan" (in Divehi). Vaguthu. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b Nadheem, Ahmed (18 September 2011). "Seezan in a mess for copying "Hot Shots"". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. ^ Dhirls (14 June 2013). "Wathan (2011)". Youtube (in Divehi). Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Nadheem, Ahmed (18 September 2011). "A big surprise from the team of "Wathan"". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  5. ^ Adhushan, Ahmed (10 August 2016). "Azza has few upcoming movies lined up". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.