# Dhevansoora

Dhevansoora (transl. Dual faced) is a 2018 Maldivian suspense thriller film written and directed by Yoosuf Shafeeu. Produced by Shafeeu, Ali Ahmed Shah and Ali Shazleem under Eupe Productions, the film stars Shafeeu, Mariyam Shifa, Ali Azim and Fathimath Azifa in pivotal roles. The film was released on 6 February 2018.

## Plot

The film starts with Shiyan telling his therapist Dr. Shiyama about is lover Shiyadha. Just then two police officers come to Shiyan's house and find the corpse of Shiyadha. The police arrest Shiyan for this murder. In the police station, Shiyan is interrogated about Shiyadha's murder, to which Shiyan replied that it was Shiyam (with whom Shiyan believed Shiyadha is having an affair with) who killed her. In order to find Shiyam two police officers reach Shiyam's Island and learned that he left the house at the age of twenty and never returned
On the other hand, Police found a man named Mohammed Shiyam, who is believed to be Shiyadha's murderer. On interrogation, Shiyam revealed that Shiyadha is his wife and that they both got married in Sri Lanka. Shiyam decided to marry Shiyadha after his first wife betrayed him. But Shiyadha's parent was against this marriage. This happened to be the story Shiyan told the police. But still, police gave Shiyam a chance to defend himself. He revealed that one day when they ordered food and Shiyan was the delivery boy as the previous delivery boy was sick. Shiyan and Shiyadha bond together as they both share the same interest and Shiyan fell in love with her. Shiyam and Shiyadha left to Sri Lanka for their marriage and left Shiyan to take care of the house. When they returned to Maldives Shiyadha revealed that Shiyan had made up a story that he and Shiyadha are married, and Shiyadha confronted Shiyan about this. That night, Shiyadha ordered food while Shiyam went to drink water and was attacked. When he gained consciousness he found Shiyan near Shiyadha's dead body telling him to run for his life.
The police find Shiyam's story logical and decided to put both Shiyan and Shiyam in one cell. In the cell Shiyan attacked Shiyam where as Shiyam begs him to tell the truth. The police tracked the actual delivery boy Vafir who told the police that Shiyan is a psycho who always acts very weird and talks to himself. He even revealed that Shiyan killed Shiyadha. Shiyan is proven guilty and Shiyam has been set free. On the other hand, the police found an ID card with belongs to Hassan Shiyam who is none other than Shiyan himself. So the police realised that Shiyan has Multiple Personality Disorder which made him assume other personalities than his own. This is due to the trauma he had experienced in his childhood. Police brought Shiyam's mother, Shiyana hoping that he would confess his crime, but he only confess of not being able to help his mother and didn't tell anything about Shiyadha's murder. This made the police realise that Shiyam was not the culprit.
In an order to reveal the truth about Shiyadha's murder the police tried to force Shiyam's personality to overtake Shiyan's personality. Shiyam revealed that it was Vafir who killed Shiyadha. Vafir accepts his crime and Shiyan is set free.
In the ending scene Shiyama tells Shiyan that she will always remain as his shadow and will never leave him no matter what.

## Cast

* Yoosuf Shafeeu as Shiyan / Hassan Shiyam
* Mariyam Shifa as Shiyadha Najeeb
* Mohamed Faisal as Station Inspector Thoha. Leading officer of Shiyadha's murder case
* Ibrahim Jihad as Police Staff Sergeant Ahmed Shiyad
* Ahmed Saeed as Chief Superintendent Riyaz. Reporting officer of Shiyadha's murder case
* Nashidha Mohamed as Thuhufa, Shiyad's wife
* Ali Azim as Young Hassan Shiyam
* Ahmed Easa as Vafir, deliver boy
* Jadhulla Ismail as Mohamed Shiyam, Shiyadha's husband
* Fathimath Azifa as Dr. Shiyama, Shiyan's so-called doctor
* Mariyam Shakeela as Shiyana, Shiyam's mother
* Ali Shazleem as Police Sergeant Anees
* Mohamed Waheed as Najeeb, Shiyadha's father
* Mariyam Haleem as Arifa, Shiyadha's mother
* Hamdhoon Farooq as Qalib
* Ibrahim Naseer as Shuaib
* Mohamed Hassan as Police Sergeant Zameer
* Ashraf Mohamed as Mujuthaba

## Development

After the success of his previous comedy films, Baiveriyaa (2015) and Naughty 40 (2017), Shafeeu announced his next venture titled Dhevansoora, a suspense thriller, on 21 October 2017. On 30 October 2017, Shafeeu introduced debutant Mariyam Shifa in the lead role and praised her performance to be noteworthy. It was revealed that the film will feature 21 actors in several roles. Filming took place in Male', Hulhumale' and Villimale'.

## Release

It was initially planned to release the film in December 2017. The first teaser of the film along with posters, were released on 31 October 2017. The release date was shifted to February 2018, citing unavailability of Olympus Cinema during December 2017.

## Accolades

| Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result |
| 9th Gaumee Film Awards | Best film | Dhevansoora | Nominated |
| 9th Gaumee Film Awards | Best Director | Yoosuf Shafeeu | Won |
| 9th Gaumee Film Awards | Best Actor | Yoosuf Shafeeu | Won |
| 9th Gaumee Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Ibrahim Jihad | Nominated |
| 9th Gaumee Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Ali Azim | Nominated |
| 9th Gaumee Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Fathimath Azifa | Nominated |
| 9th Gaumee Film Awards | Original Song | Fathuhulla Shakeel for "Dhin Ufaa" | Nominated |
| 9th Gaumee Film Awards | Best Lyricist | Zarana Zareer for "Dhin Ufaa" | Nominated |
| 9th Gaumee Film Awards | Best Male Playback Singer | Hussain Shifan for "Dhin Ufaa" | Nominated |
| 9th Gaumee Film Awards | Best Editing | Yoosuf Shafeeu | Won |
| 9th Gaumee Film Awards | Best Cinematography | Ibrahim Moosa | Nominated |
| 9th Gaumee Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Yoosuf Shafeeu | Won |
| 9th Gaumee Film Awards | Best Background Music | Fathuhulla Shakeel | Nominated |
| 9th Gaumee Film Awards | Best Art Direction | Yoosuf Shafeeu | Nominated |
| 9th Gaumee Film Awards | Best Costume Design | Eupe Productions | Nominated |
| 9th Gaumee Film Awards | Best Sound Editing | Fathuhulla Shakeel | Nominated |

## Sequel

In February 2018, Shafeeu announced that he intended to develop a sequel of Dhevansoora, reprising the characters from the original.