Sensational true story in cinema
Much awaited Chandran Rutnam’s English film ‘According to Mattthew’ based on the true story of Fr. Matthew will be released in CEL circuit cinemas around the country.
The true story of a socially popular and powerful Protestant priest of St Paul’s Church in Colombo, Father Matthew was also a well respected and sought after exorcist, who in the late 1970s, conspired with his mistress, to murder his wife and the mistress’s husband, by poisoning the victims with gradual overdoses of insulin. He evaded detection owing to his standing in the community and continued fearlessly with nefarious activities.
His connection with the murders was discovered by two doctors who inadvertently disclosed the routine administration of medicine to patients.
The evidence to arrest and prosecute the influential, popular and highly respected priest was under way. The police were able to correct the evidence and bring the suspects to court, where they were both found guilty for the conspiracy and the murder of their respective spouses, and condemned to death by hanging.
The Australian singer (now turned actor) the
Sri Lanka born Alston Koch is in the lead as Father Mathew Peiris while the Sri Lankan beauty queen and Miss Sri Lanka who became a Bollywood superstar Jacqueline Fernandez plays the role of Delrene Ingram.
While the original movie in English will be released at Majestic cinemplex, Empire Arcade, City Cinema Mount Lavinia and Savoy 3D the Sinhala version tittled ‘Anuragini’ will be released at Regal and Lido cinemas in Colombo and Amity Lite in Maharagama and Himali Kiribathgoda and other CEL circuit cinemas.
Director Chandran Rutnam directing Jacqueline
