''Burning Birds'' (දැවෙන විහඟුන්) is a 2018

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n adult drama film written and directed by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara and co-produced by Pushpakumara and Antonin Dedet. It stars Anoma Janadari and

Samanalee Fonseka Wanniarachchige Samanalee Fonseka ( Sinhala:සමනලී ෆොන්සේකා), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Apart from acting, she is also a social activist who stands against racism, gender inequality and other socia ...

with

Mahendra Perera Mahendra Shrikantha Perera (born 17 August 1956: si, මහේන්ද්‍ර පෙරේරා), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. One of the most influential actors in Sinhala cinema, Mahendra performed from ...

and

Shyam Fernando Shyam Fernando ( si, ශ්‍යාම් ප්‍රනාන්දු), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He is a dubbing artist and was nominated for several dramatic roles. Career Fernando started his drama car ...

. The music was composed by R. Abaji and Philip David Sheppard. The film was premiered in the main competition of the 21st

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in 2016. The film was released in Sri Lanka on 29 June 2018 by the National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka through its Rithma circuit cinemas. The director's cut was released from 26 July 2018 to 9 August 2018 only in three threaters - Regal Colombo, Lido Borella and Skylite Malabe, under the "Adults Only" banner. The film successfully passed 50 days in theaters. It is the 1307th Sri Lankan film in the

Sinhala cinema Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the Sri Lankan film industry. It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947 with '' Kadawunu Poronduwa'' produced by S. M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone. Sri Lanka ...

. With many awards at

Derana Film Awards ''Derana Film Awards'' (Sinhala:දෙරණ සිනමා සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the Sri Lanka's silver screen, each year by the TV Derana, Sri Lanka in recognition of the contributi ...

2019, the film was re-screened in few theaters for a limited engagement including Savoy Premier at 1.30 pm.

Cast

as Wasana * Anoma Janadari as Kusum *

as owner of slaughter house *

Chandani Seneviratne Chandani Seneviratne, (born 28 December 1962: si, චාන්දනී සෙනෙවිරත්න), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. One of the most distinguished artists in Sinhala cinema, Seneviratne has recei ...

as Sumana *

Leonie Kotelawala Leonie Ayuntha Weerasinghe ( si, ලියෝනි කොතලාවල; 18 September 1944 – 19 June 2022), popularly as Leonie Kotelawala, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. In a career spanned more than seven dec ...

as mother-in-law/grandmother *

Pubudu Chathuranga Eththiligoda Vidana Gamage Pubudu Chathuranga, (born 12 November 1982: si, පුබුදු චතුරංග), popularly as Pubudu Chathuranga, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is also worked as a model, TV pres ...

as owner of brothel * Thissa Bandaranayaka as principal *

as paramilitary leader * Sanjeewa Dissanayake as father *

Dasun Pathirana Dasun Pathirana (born 26 July 1985, as දසුන් පතිරණ) inhala, is a model and an award-winning actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He won an award at Indie Fest 2014 as best actor in a leading role. He receiv ...

as Bus driver *

Dharmapriya Dias Dharmapriya Dias ( si, ධර්මප්‍රිය ඩයස්) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. And a professional dubbing artist since 1995. Dias has titles such as playwright, actor, set designer, choreograp ...

as Police inspector *

D.B. Gangodathenna D.B. Gangodathenna (born May 28, 1943 as ඩී. බී. ගංගොඩතැන්නේ) inhala, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Gangodathenna act in supportive comedy roles particularly in cinema. Acting care ...

as Old man at brothel *

Darshan Dharmaraj Darshan Dharmaraj ( ta, தர்ஷன் தர்மராஜ், si, දර්ශන් ධර්මරාජ්; 2 March 1981 – 2 October 2022) was a Sri Lankan actor in film, theatre and television. He made his first television appear ...

as animal slaughter

Awards and nominations

* 15th

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(FIFDH)- (Winner) The Best Film (Grand Prix) * 15th International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights in Geneva (FIFDH)- (Winner) Youth Jury Award * 21st

, 2016 – New Currents Competition - (Nominated) The Best Film * 17th International Film Festival

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, 2016 – (Winner) Special Jury Prize (the 2nd Prize) * 46th

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, 2017 – Bright Future Competition * 40th

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, 2017 – Ingmar Bergman Competition -(Nominated) The Ingmar Bergman Award * 27th African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival in Milan-(Nominated)-The Best Film * 35th Munich International Film Festival * 32nd Cinema Jove, Valencia International Film Festival (in Competition) * 3rd Valletta Film Festival * 5th Lake Como Film Festival (in Competition) - Special Jury Mention (Student Jury) * 70th Locarno Film Festival * 14th Anonimul Film Festival (In Competition) * Asian Film Festival Barcelona * 13th Kazan International Film Festival, Russia * 3rd Jafna International Cinema Festival, Sri Lanka * 5th South Asian Film Festival in Paris - FFAST * 3rd Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles - (Winner) Best Actress * 12th Jogja-Netpac International Film Festival, Indonesia (in competition) * 16th Pune International Film Festival, India (World Cinema) * 8th Yashwant International Film Festival, Mumbai, 2018 * 9th SAARC Film Festival ( in Competition) - Best Actress & Best Editor (winners) * Presidential Film Awards (2019),Sri Lanka - Best Film, Best Director, Best Script, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress * Derana TV Film Awards (2019), Sri Lanka - Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Make-up

References

External links

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