Thico Films plans to take lankan cinema to the world
‘Back to Elephant Walk’ a film production by Thilini Priyamali and Dr. Isuru Bandara of Thico Films plans to take Sri Lankan cinema to the international.
Scripted by Nisanka Prasadhani Jayathilaka, the film is to be directed by Nihal Bandara. The Executive producer is Kapila Gunathilaka.
The story revolves around a young girl of Sri Lankan born and brought up in the US. Having heard about her beautiful motherland from her mother, she decides to visit it. While in Sri Lanka with her relatives she meets her life partner, of US origin and decides to travel around the country. Romance, adventure and the beauty of Sri Lanka are some striking elements blended into this production.
Producers sai that while highlighting the historic and cultural importance of Sri Lanka, the production aims to boost the local tourism industry in a pandemic-stricken environment.
The producers has plans to release the movie on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and 22 other sites.
Thico Films entered film production with ‘Jeewa’ directed by veteran actor Jeewan Kumaratunga and it is in post-production stage.
‘Back to Elephant Walk’ is the second local film production and its first international movie production.
Among the film making services provided by Thico Films are arranging crew for tele drama and film projects and providing other equipments and resources for script writing and film productions. The company also plans to bring international producer to direct their own films in Sri Lanka.
Back to Elephant Walk team