‘Premaya Nam’ in competition at Colombo IFF
View(s):“Premaya Nam”, directorial debut of two brothers Kalpana Ariyawansa and Vindana Ariyawansa which is in competition at the International Film Festival of Colombo 2015 will be screened today, November 8 at 1.00 pm at Tharangani Theatre of the National Film Corporation, Colombo 7.
The film is in competition for the best Sri Lankan feature film for the NETPAC award ( Network for Promoting Asian Cinema). “Premaya Nam” was previously in competition at Beijing International Festival in last April and also featured under the official selection at Shanghai International Film Festival in June.
Based on a true story, “Premaya Nam” starring Shyam Fernando, Samanalee Fonseka, Suranga Ranawaka and Dr. Sathis Wijemanne, features an ensemble of cast frequently seen on contemporary theatre, television and cinema.
Cinematographer Jaan Shenberger acted as the director of photography while Tapas Nayak and Andrew Scott Duncan did the sound design.
The original score was composed by Dr. Rohana Weerasinghe and theme song was written by Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne. Daminda D. Madawala contributed as the assistant director while internationally acclaimed filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage acted as the executive producer.
Consultant Psychiatrist Dr. Kapila Ranasinghe was the advisory consultant for the movie. Brothers Kalpana and Vindana Ariyawansa wrote and directed “Premaya Nam” and is being produced by Prem Dissanayake, Athula Mahawalage and Sujeewa Wijesinghe.