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Sins
of a father causes problems
Directed by
Sudath Rohana the telefilm unfolds the story of the downfall of
leaders in the traditional villages in 1940s while highlighting
certain human weaknesses that led to the destruction of men and
their women after falling prey to the discrimination. Even though
'Podi Ralahamy', the only son of Arachchi unanimously becomes the
head of the place with his father's death the young man refuses
it. Instead he finds a job in the Kachcheri in Kandy and soon he
becomes a success in his job. But hereditary weaknesses pass on
and Arachchi's son becomes no different to his father. Podi Ralahamy
becomes addicted to liquor and just like his father he carries on
with several women. His own sister becomes prey to one of his friends
who regularly visits "Arachchi Gedara" and is seduced.
Even though these could have been swept under the carpet previously
it was not possible now with the father no more. Caught up in the
rapid changes the country was going through little 'Batadombagahawatte'
and its people could not resist the forces of change. However with
the intervention of an elderly relation of the family, Podi Ralahamy
is proposed to a beautiful bride from a traditional family and he
gets into wedlock. Having married a beautiful girl Podi Ralahamy
does not stop his earlier escapades. When the goes back to her parents
for her first confinement Podi Ralahamy then starts another illegal
liaison with a maiden in the house. Even after
the return of the legal wife with a child born to him, Podi Ralahamy
continues with his affair. And it was the wife of Podi Ralahamy
who had to pay the price of her husband's indiscretion. In the major
cast of "Awindu Andura" are Palitha Silva, Indrajith Navinna,
Sriyantha Mendis, Somalatha Subasinghe, Trilicia Gunawardena and
Damitha Abeyratne. Camera is handled
by Andrew Jayamanne and is edited by Daya Punchihewa. Art director
is Welegedara Ranasinghe. To the music direction of Rohana Weerasinghe
Amarasiri Peiris has done the playback singing. Awindu Andura has
been scripted, produced and directed by Sudath Rohana. 'Desperado'
meets the 'Tomb Raider' The woman is
the beautiful Angelina Jolie (Gia, Tomb Raider) in a role that allows
her to reveal a new complexity to film audiences. Jolie plays Julia
Russell, a woman of such commanding sexual confidence and so many
entrancing secrets, men can't help but be driven to distraction.
The sexy Antonio Banderas (Desperado, The 13th Warrior) as Luis
Vargas, a handsome Cuban businessman. Pragmatic and wealthy, he
already has almost everything he could want. The only thing he doesn't
have? A wife. Luis had wanted
to marry without the complications of love - he knows an American
bride will be the perfect status symbol and accessory to complement
his life, and he meets Julia through correspondence. When Julia
arrives in Cuba, however, everything he thought he wanted changes.
Soon, all he wants is to possess her. She draws him into a realm
of emotion and eroticism unlike any he's ever known, and he falls
deeply in love. From the beginning,
however, Julia isn't much like the person she claimed to be in her
letters. The photograph she sent was fake. Her stories are made
up. There are unexplained scars on her back, lingering nightmares
in her sleep, and a trunk she refuses to unlatch. Then Luis is
approached by Walter Downs (Thomas Jane), a private investigator
with devastating news about Julia. Downs reveals that Julia might
be a murderer and thief Luis doesn't believe it, but then Julia
disappears without a trace - with Luis's money. In a rage and out for revenge, Luis embarks on a spiraling odyssey into Julia's world, uncovering her troubled past, her tanglings with a former lover, and, most shockingly, her ability to shut out her feelings and follow her most primal instincts for survival. Overwhelming obsession leads to a shocking climax, and Luis and Julia are forced to suffer the consequences. 'Jungle'
at Regal Playing the
lead roles are Fardeen Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Sunil Shetty and
Sushant Singh and depicts four different characters. Durga Narayan
Chaudhary is the most ruthless killer law enforcement agencies of
the country have ever known. Living deep in the jungle, he rules
its dark vastness stretching across the borders of three states.
Spine-chilling in his reputation for violence, the legend of his
awesome cunning is written in blood. From a modest beginning in
sandalwood smuggling and ivory poaching he is now the dreaded master
of death. Sidhu, the
charming boy next door is hopelessly in love with Ann. His only
problem till yesterday was whether her father would agree to their
marriage, but the problem today is that she had been kidnapped by
the dreaded dacoit Durga. Knowing that his beloved is among savages
somewhere in the jungle and when the police had thrown up their
hands and openly admitted that there is nothing that could be done,
what can an ordinary guy who never held a weapon do? Shiv Raj, the
daredevil Task Force Commander pitted against an inhuman beast like
Durga, is understandably at a loss. Ann who lived
in lap of luxury is little prepared for the trauma in the jungle
but she is caught in the claustrophobic stranglehold under the cover
of monstrous trees that do not let in even a ray of sunlight.
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There's
an old-fashioned dose of sexual obsession here, a little like "Vertigo."
Actually "Sin" is based on the Cornell Woolrich novel
"Waltz into Darkness," previously filmed by Francois Truffaut
in 1969 as "Mississippi Mermaid." Truffaut's version,
set in contemporary times, starred Jean-Paul Belmondo and Catherine
Deneuve, cannily using her gorgeous, vaguely amoral coolness as
a key to the movie's dry, existential folie à deux. With
"Sin," writer-director Michael Cristofer (Pulitzer Prize
winning playwright of "The Shadow Box") goes instead for
a muted opulence. Setting the tale in the 19th century.
Its a joint venture by Bharat Shah, producer of 'Devadas' and Ram
Gopal Varma, the director of 'Rangeela'. The film is presented by
Cinema Entertainment (Pvt.) Limited.
