Direc-Ted: Interview with Tedry

When you think of a Maldivian movie director, chances are, the first name that will pop into your mind is Mohamed Niyaz, or Tedry as he is popularly known. Most people agree that he revolutionized the Maldivian film industry with his first feature length movie, Dheriyaa. But Tedry had been in the public’s eye even before he made his ground breaking debut film. He had won the hearts of the public by giving them what they needed when they wanted it most; a music video that could rival the best MTV songs of the time and later a comedy series that is still remembered fondly by many and agreed by even more as being unmatched even today for sheer hilarity and the unforgettable characters. Evening Weekly’s Mohamed Hursheed sits down with the producer/director to see what makes him tick.