Sulang Kirilli

Infobox Film | name = Sulang Kirilli


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caption = Damitha and Linton
director = Inoka Sathyangani
producer = Inoka Sathyangani
writer = Inoka Sathyangani
starring = Damitha Abeyratne
Linton Semage
Jayani Senanayake
Grace Ariyavimal
music = Nawarathna Gamage
cinematography = Channa Deshappriya
editing =
distributor =
country = Sri Lanka
released = flagicon|Sri Lanka 2002
runtime = 125 min
language = Sinhala
budget =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0381630
followed_by =

"Sulang Kirilli" "(The Wind Bird)" is a 2002 Sinhalese language romance film directed by Inoka Sathyangani which won many Sri Lankan and international awards, that follows the lives of middle class people in Sri Lanka.

ynopsis

Ratha, a young Sinhalese woman with a boyfriend who visits her while he's on leave from fighting the Tamil Tigers, finds out she is pregnant. His reaction is not good. Things get worse when she finds he is actually married. He is adamant - she must get rid of the baby. But abortion is illegal in Sri Lanka, yet she cannot bear bringing an illegitimate child into the world. What will she do?

Cast

Damitha Abeyratne - Rathi
Linton Semage - Shanta
Jayani Senanayake - Violet

Music

Miscellaneous

References

* [http://www.srilanka-botschaft.de/NEWSupdates_neu/Press_Releases/APW05/windbirdE.htm Asia Pacific Film Festival, September 2005]
* [http://www.bapff.de/site/sf_windbi.php?lang=eng Berlin Asia-Pacific Film Festival - 2005]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3747370.stm Home truths for Sri Lankan film : BBC News - 18 October, 2004]
* [http://lakdiva.org/suntimes/010318/tv.html "Sulan Kirilli" : Maiden effort by Sathyangani]

External links

* [http://www.srilankafilmcorp.com/about/ National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka - Official Website]
*imdb title|id=0381630|title=Sulang Kirilli