''Mage Wam Atha aka Pickpocket (My Left Hand)'' ( si, මගේ වම් අත) is a 2002
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 Sinhala drama film directed by
Linton Semage and co-produced by Linton himself with Harsha Caldera with financial support funded by National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. It stars Linton Semage himself with
Dilhani Ekanayake
Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake ( si, දිල්හානි ඒකනායක; born 4 March 1970) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular film actresses in Sinhala cinema, Ekanayake has won several ...
in lead roles along with Gayani Gisanthika and
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 ...
. Music composed by Pradeep Ratnayake. It is the 1165th 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 ...
.
Plot
Cast
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Linton Semage as Kamal
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Dilhani Ekanayake
Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake ( si, දිල්හානි ඒකනායක; born 4 March 1970) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular film actresses in Sinhala cinema, Ekanayake has won several ...
as Kamal's wife
* Gayani Gisanthika as Amena
* Sanet Dikkumbura as Toy seller
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Saumya Liyanage
Saumya Liyanage ( si, සෞම්ය ලියනගේ) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He is a senior lecturer and currently the Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies in University of the Visual and Performing Art ...
as Kamal's boss
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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 ...
as Photographer
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Seetha Kumari
Seetha Kumari Ehelepola (born 9 May 1940 – died 7 August 2013 as සීතා කුමාරි ඇහැලේපොළ) inhala, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the earliest pillars in Sri Lankan film hi ...
as Wife's Mother
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Giriraj Kaushalya
Silmesthri Giriraj Kaushalya (born November 13, 1964) (), popularly known as Giriraj Kaushalya, is a Sri Lankan actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Highly versatile actor from drama to comedy, Kaushalya also has worked as an ...
as Boss's henchman
* Anjula Rajapakse as Wife's sister
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Sarath Kothalawala
Sarath Kothalawala ( :si:සරත් කොතලාවල) inhala is an actor, director, producer and a screenplay writer in Sri Lankan cinema. He, along with Kumara Thirimadura, won the Award for the Best Screenplay at Derana Lux Film Award ...
as Farook
* Mali Jayaweerage
* Chamila Peiris
* Dimuthu Devapriya
International screening
* Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
* Fukuoka International Film Festival, Japan
* Pusan International Film Festival, Korea
* Calgary International Film Festival, Canada
* Oslo International Film Festival, Norway
* Rotterdam International Film Festival, Netherlands
* Kerala film festival, India
Awards
The film has won several awards worldwide.
* 2000 Presidential Award for Best Actor - Linton Semage
* 2000 Sri Lanka Film Critics' Forum Award for Best Actor - Linton Semage
* 2000 Sri Lanka Film Critics' Forum Award for Best Cinematography - M. D. Mahindapala
* 2000 Sri Lanka Film Critics' Forum Award for Best Director - Linton Semage
References
2002 films
2000s Sinhala-language films
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