Balgish Explained
| Screenplay: | Aminath Rinaza |
| Director: | Ahmed Nimal |
| Country: | Maldives |
| Language: | Divehi |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 5 |
| Producer: | Mohamed Abdulla |
| Cinematography: | Ali Rasheed |
| Editor: | Ali Rasheed |
| Company: | Dhekedheke Ves Production |
Balgish is a Maldivian romantic web series written by Aminath Rinaza and directed by Ahmed Nimal. It stars Mariyam Shifa, Ali Azim, Nimal, Arifa Ali and Amira Ismail in main roles. The pilot episode of the series was released on 7 July 2022. The fives episodes' series narrates the life of an unfortunate child and the misfortunes which surrounds her.
Cast and characters
Main
Recurring
- Abdulla Mahir as Shan
- Maasha
- Aishath Mahmoodh as Shakeela
- Nahula
Guest
- Abdulla Naseer as the Judge (Episode 5)
Development
The project was announced on 14 March 2022 as a five-episode romantic television drama series planned for telecast during Ramadan 1443 on Channel 13. Filming for the series took place in R. Dhuvaafaru and R. Maakurathu.[1] Filming was completed in March 2022.[1] [2]
Release and reception
The first episode of the series was made available for streaming through digital streaming platform Medianet Multi Screen on 7 July 2022.[3] The series received mixed to positive reviews from critics, where Amira Ismail's performance as an evil step-mother was particularly praised.[4] [5]
Notes and References
- News: Dhekedhekeves working on two projects; "Balgish" and "Siyaasee Manjoalhi" . MuniAvas . Divehi . Rasheed . Ahmed . 14 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220820055449/https://www.muniavas.com/40390 . live . 20 August 2022 . 20 August 2022.
- News: First episode of "Dharaka" receives extremely positive response . MuniAvas . Divehi . Rasheed . Ahmed . 10 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220412121115/https://www.muniavas.com/40591 . live . 12 April 2022 . 12 April 2022 . dmy-all.
- News: Amjeys' "Bridge" will be streamed on Baiskoafu . MuniAvas . Divehi . Rasheed . Ahmed . 8 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211211065221/https://www.muniavas.com/38338 . live . 11 December 2021 . 11 December 2021.
- News: Amira from "Balgish" portrays a good acting . MuniAvas . Divehi . Rasheed . Ahmed . 14 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220819081153/https://www.muniavas.com/41487 . live . 19 August 2022 . 19 August 2022.
- News: Nisha's murderer revealed . MuniAvas . Divehi . Rasheed . Ahmed . 20 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220812055220/https://www.muniavas.com/41172 . live . 12 August 2022 . 12 August 2022 . dmy-all.
