Paangshu
| Paangshu | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Visakesa Chandrasekaram[1] |
| Written by | Visakesa Chandrasekaram |
| Produced by | TVT |
| Starring | Nita Fernando Nadee Kammellaweera Jagath Manuwarna |
| Cinematography | Dimuthu Kalinga |
| Edited by | Sithum Samarajeewa |
| Music by | Chinthaka Jayakody |
Release dates |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Paangshu (Sinhala: පාංශු; The Soil) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhalese drama film directed by Visakesa Chandrasekaram and co-produced by Havelock Arts studios and TVT.[2] It stars Nita Fernando and Nadee Kammellaweera in lead roles along with Jagath Manuwarna and Nilmini Buwaneka in supportive roles. Music composed by Chinthaka Jayakody.[3]
In September 2018, the film was screened at the Montreal Film Festival.[4] The film has received positive reviews from critics.[5][6] The film has been screened at Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival 2019 within Asian Feature Competition category.[7]
The film was released in the island on 21 August 2020 in thirty leading cinemas of Ridma circuit.[8][9][10] In October 2020, lead actress Nita Fernando was adjudged Special Jury Mention for Best Actress at Indus Valley International Film Festival.[11][12]
Plot
In a rural courthouse, a mother seeks justice for her son who was abducted by paramilitary men during the 1988-89 insurgency in Sri Lanka, only to discover that she has to confront the man who took away her son and his wife.
Cast
- Nita Fernando as Babanona
- Nadee Kammellaweera as Namalee
- Jagath Manuwarna as Indika
- Nilmini Buwaneka
- Malcom Machado
- Randika Gunathilaka
- Gayan Lakruwan
- Xavier Kanishka
- Mayura Kanchana Perera
- Grace Ariyawimal
- Yehani Hansika
- Daya Wayaman
- Hal Yamanouchi as Alieno
- Kumudu Kumarasinghe
- Samila Vidanage
References
- ^ "Visakesa Chandrasekaram biography". srilankanwriters. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Internationally acclaimed 'Paangshu' in theatres". sundaytimes. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Tale of Baba Nona". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Paangshu at Montreal Film Festival". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "What you have done to you and your 'ethnic' other". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "A soil-semi-political film". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Paangshu and Asandhimitta". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Paangshu; Mother in search of missing son". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Two movies in one day after Corona tomorrow". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Nita's Award-winning 'Paangshu' in August". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Paangshu and Suparna have won international awards". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Nita and Visa win awards at Indus Valley International Film Festival". Sunday Times. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
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