Thani Thatuwen Piyabanna
| Thani Thatuwen Piyabanna තනි තටුවෙන් පියාඹන්න | |
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| Directed by | Asoka Handagama |
| Written by | Asoka Handagama |
| Produced by | Upul Shantha Sannasgala |
| Starring | Anoma Janadari W. Jayasiri Mahendra Perera |
| Cinematography | Channa Deshapriya |
| Edited by | Ravindra Guruge |
| Music by | Rohana Weerasinghe |
Production company | Be-Positive Media Group |
| Distributed by | Sanhinda Films |
Release date | 26 February 2003 |
Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Thani Thatuwen Piyabanna (Flying with one Wing) (Sinhala: තනි තටුවෙන් පියාඹන්න) is a 2003 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by Asoka Handagama and produced by Upul Shantha Sannasgala. It stars Anoma Janadari and Gayani Gisanthika in lead roles along with Mahendra Perera and W. Jayasiri. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.[1][2][3] It is the 1003rd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[4] The film won many awards at international film festivals, although it was criticized in Sri Lanka due to many scenes of tobacco smoking women.[5]
Plot
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Cast
- Anoma Janadari as Crossdresser
- Gayani Gisanthika as Crossdresser's friend
- Mahendra Perera as Mechanic
- W. Jayasiri as Doctor
- Jagath Chamila as Football player
- Wilson Gunaratne as Garage owner
International recognition
- Award of Best Asian Film 2002 at the 15th Tokyo International Film Festival.
- Screened at Festival due film Asiatique de Deauville (France) and Paris
- Screened at Raindance Film Festival – London in March
- Screened at Jeonju IFF (Korea) in April
- Screened at Syndney Film Festival (Australia) in June * Screened at Calgary IFF (Germany) in October.
- Screened at San Sebestian International Film Festival of Rotterdam (Netherlands)
- Screened at Singapore International Film Festival
References
- ^ "On Being Transgender in Sri Lanka". WordPress.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "FLYING WITH ONE WING". WordPress.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "එදා මෙදා තිරගත වූ සිංහල චිත්රපට". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Tani Tatuwen Piyabanna (Flying with one Wing) - A film which promotes smoking among women". Taking on Tobacco. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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