| Leena | |
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| Directed by | Abdulla Muaz |
| Written by | Ahmed Zareer |
| Produced by | Abdulla Muaz Sayyah Abbas |
| Starring | Mariyam Azza Abdulla Muaz Ali Azim Nuzuhath Shuaib Zeenath Abbas Ahmed Saaed Mariyam Haleem |
| Cinematography | Ibrahim Wisan |
| Edited by | Abdulla Muaz |
| Music by | Fathuhulla Shakeel |
Production companies | Abdulla Muaz Productions Baiskoafu |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | Maldives |
| Language | Dhivehi |
Leena is a 2019 Maldivian thriller film directed by Abdulla Muaz. Co-produced by Muaz and Sayyah Abbas under Abdulla Muaz Productions in association with Baiskoaf, the film stars Mariyam Azza, Muaz, Ali Azim, Nuzuhath Shuaib, Zeenath Abbas, Ahmed Saaed and Mariyam Haleem in pivotal roles.
The film is based on the murder of Azleena Nafees who was found dead in a bathroom with multiple stab wounds at the Chamber of Commerce.[1] Working as a secretary at that place, Nafees was killed on 5 April 2001 by Abdullah Zuhair, who was serving as a security guard in the office of the Haveeru News Services, which is next to the Chamber of Commerce.[2]
- ^ "Getting away with murder in the Maldives". Maldives Independent. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Azleena's killer Zuhair freed". VNews. 19 February 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.