Lasviyas

Interesting facts

Lasviyas is a 2024 Maldivian film written and directed by Mohamed Niyaz. Produced by Ahmed Nasir, Ibrahim Rasheed and Niyaz under Eternal Pictures, the film stars Zoya Hassan Ibrahim, Ahmed Easa Mariyam Shifa and Washiya Mohamed in pivotal roles. The film was theatrically released on 12 April 2024.

Production

Lasviyas was announced on 14 February 2017 through a teaser trailer as the second directorial venture of Mohamed Niyaz, following his critically and commercially successful film Dheriyaa (1994). Additional details of the film were scheduled to be disclosed during the official launch ceremony in March 2018. However, the event was postponed due to delays in pre-production. Niyaz completed the script in September 2018.

Zoya Hassan Ibrahim, the daughter of actress Niuma Mohamed, was unveiled as a key cast member in the film. Casting auditions were conducted in 2019 and early 2020 to finalize the lead roles. In July 2020, Niyaz re-evaluated the casting process. On 29 July 2020, actor Ahmed Easa was finalized as the lead actor of the film.

Filming was Lasviyas was initially slated to begin in 2018 but faced indefinite delays attributed to pre-production issues, including the finalization of the cast. The production team announced that the cast and crew will depart for filming in early 2020. However, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused further postponements. Eventually, filming for Lasviyas kicked off on 11 March 2022 and continued until July 2022.

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