| Cinema of Maldives | |
|---|---|
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| Main distributors | Dark Rain Entertainment Farivaa Films Crystal Entertainment |
| Produced feature films (2018) | |
| Total | 4 |
The Cinema of Maldives is the Maldivian language film industry based in Male', Maldives. The dominant style of Maldivian cinema is melodramatic cinema, which developed since 1990s and characterizes most films to this day. Cinema was introduced in Maldives in 1979.[1] Linguistically, Maldivian films tend to use Dhivehi language, intelligible to native speakers, while modern Maldivian films also increasingly incorporate English. During the 1990s, many Maldivian films were inspired by Bollywood, with some of the films being unofficial remakes of those films. The industry continued to grow, and some successful Maldivian films were produced.
- ^ Ibrahim, Aalaa (14 January 2017). "One major concern of the Maldives film Industry is the lack of government support!". Raajje.mv. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.