Three year later , the duo reunited for a suspense thriller '' Happy Birthday '' ( 2009 ) which narrates the story of a simple man who receives a call on his birthday informing that his wife and son have been kidnapped , only to be returned for a ransom . The film was a commercial failure , despite the positive response from the critics . Winning five Gaumee Film Awards and twelve Maldives Film Awards , the film was also screened at the Venice Film Festival . Though the film received extremely positive reviews from critics with specific praise of Fuad , he admits to " regret " his involvement in the film ; " I had to forgo my standards and several ethics for the development of this project . Beyond all the obstacles , I had to harm myself to complete filming '' Happy Birthday '' and I never intend on developing a similar project in the near future " . At 1st Maldives Film Awards ceremony , Fuad was bestowed with Best Director , Best Screenplay , Best Art Direction , Best Original Song , Best Costume Designer and Best Sound Mixing award . At 6th Gaumee Film Awards , Fuad received the Best Director , Best Screenplay and Best Art Direction award
6th Gaumee Film Awards
6th Gaumee Film Awards
Moomin Fuad