Debut film of brothers goes to Britain
“Premaya Nam” (Dirty, Yellow, Darkness), the directorial debut by brothers Kalpana Ariyawansa and Vindana Ariyawansa has become the official selection for the London Indian Film Festival 2016 in Britain, in July. LIFF is considered Europe’s largest Asian film festival and will be held from July 14 to 24 in London in Britain and the festival screening of “Premaya Nam” is scheduled for July 19 and 20. The screening will be considered as the European premiere for “Premaya Nam”.
The film is also in competition for the Best First Film award at the 7th Cayman International Film Festival in the Cayman Islands. The film was screened on July 2 and the festival is being held from July 1-4.
Based on a true story, “Premaya Nam” starring Shyam Fernando, Samanalee Fonseka, Suranga Ranawaka and Dr. Sathis Wijemanne, features an ensemble of a 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. Original score was composed by Dr. Rohana Weerasinghe and the theme song was written by Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne. Daminda D. Madawala contributed as the assistant director while internationally acclaimed filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage is the executive producer. Consultant Psychiatrist Kapila Ranasinghe was the advisory consultant to the movie. Brothers Kalpana and Vindana Ariyawansa wrote and directed “Premaya Nam” and is being produced by Kalpana Ariyawansa, Prem Dissanayake, Athula Mahawalage and Sujeewa Wijesinghe.
Since April 2015, “Premaya Nam” has been chosen for 11 international film festivals and they included the Beijing International Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, International Film festival of India, Goa, International Film Festival of Kerala, Bengaluru International Film Festival, Delhi International Film Festival and the International Film Festival of Colombo.
