Nethi Dhiyayas

Nethi Dhiyayas is a Maldivian docudrama series developed for Television Maldives by Mohamed Shareef.^[1] Produced by Television Maldived, the series stars Ismail Rasheed, Mohamed Manik, Aminath Rasheedha and Roanu Hassan Manik in pivotal roles.^[2][3] The story narrates the true incidents of a young man who recovered from drug addiction.^[4]

Nethi Dhiyayas
Screenplay by	Mahdi Ahmed
Directed by	Mohamed Shareef
Starring	Ismail Rasheed Roanu Hassan Manik Aminath Rasheedha Ahmed Saeed
Music by	Muaviyath Anwar
Country of origin	Maldives
Original language	Dhivehi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producer	Maiyam Shaugee
Producer	Television Maldives
Cinematography	Ahmed Mohamed
Editor	Mohamed Shareef
Original release
Release	2006 (2006)

Cast

Main

• Ismail Rasheed as Nasir
• Ali Iufaaf Ismail as young Nasir
• Roanu Hassan Manik as Anwar
• Aminath Rasheedha as Rasheedha
• Ahmed Saeed as Hampe
• Khadheeja Mohamed as Thahumeena

Recurring

• Mohamed Manik as Asim
• Hussain Shibau as Boney
• Ibrahim Usman
• Mariyam Afeefa as Reena

Guest

• Naashidha Mohamed as Shaira
• Ali Waheed
• Ahmed Hassan
• Ahmed Ziya as a customer (Episode 4)

Episodes

No. in season	Title	Directed by
1	"Episode 1"	Mohamed Shareef
Nasir (Ismail Rasheed) is the eldest child of Rasheedha (Aminath Rasheedha) and Anwar (Roanu Hassan Manik) who grew up with the right upbringings. However, during his school days of secondary education, Nasir joined a gang of three friends, Hampe (Ahmed Saeed) and Boney (Hussain Shibau) who convinces him to mischief behavior from bunking classes, lying to parents and smoking.
2	"Episode 2"	Mohamed Shareef
Despite the advice and guidance from Nasir's friend, Asim (Mohamed Manik), he detached from his studies and instead focuses on winning the heart of a young woman, Reena (Mariyam Afeefa) which slowly deviates him from his involvement in the gang. Reluctant, Nasir joins Maldives National Defense Force.
3	"Episode 3"	Mohamed Shareef
Nasir and Reena, having blessed with a son expect another child. Few months prior to Reena's delivery, Nasir had to depart to India for a military course where he again starts drinking. Nasir resigns from his job and goes back to his old drug-addict days. Drunk, he comes home one day and divorces Reena. He then marries another girl, Shaira (Naashidha Mohamed) while having an affair with Thahumeena (Khadheeja Mohamed). His life takes a further downturn when he gets fired from his resort job due to disciplinary issues.
4	"Episode 4"	Mohamed Shareef
5	"Episode 5"	Mohamed Shareef

Soundtrack

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Theme song"	Mohamed Fuad	Ahmed Tholal

Response

Upon release, the series was applauded by critics and audience for its moral values and being a medium of awareness for drug addiction.^[4]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
2008	2nd Miadhu Crystal Award	Best Actor - Drama Series	Ismail Rasheed	Won	[5]