Thani Thatuwen Piyabanna

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 maiden cinema production by Upul Shantha Sannasgala.[1] It stars Anoma Janadari and Gayani Gisanthika in lead roles along with Mahendra Perera and W. Jayasiri. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.[2][3][4] It is the 1003rd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[5]

Thani Thatuwen Piyabanna
තනි තටුවෙන් පියාඹන්න
Directed byAsoka Handagama
Produced byUpul Shantha Sannasgala
Written byAsoka Handagama
StarringAnoma Janadari
W. Jayasiri
Mahendra Perera
Music byRohana Weerasinghe
CinematographyChanna Deshapriya
Edited byRavindra Guruge
Production
company
Be-Positive Media Group
Distributed bySanhinda Films
Release date
26 February 2003
Running time
81 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

The film won many awards at international film festivals, although it was criticized in Sri Lanka due to many scenes of tobacco smoking women.[6] The film was regarded as the most revolutionary South Asian film at the London International Film Festival in 2002.[7] The jury of 20th Torino International Film Festival held in Italy decided to assign a special mention to actress Anoma Janadari for her role in the movie.[8]

Cast

International recognition
  • Award of Best Asian Film 2002 at the 15th Tokyo International Film Festival.[9]
  • 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 Sydney 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
  1. "Asoka's film begins to fly". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. "On Being Transgender in Sri Lanka". WordPress.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. "FLYING WITH ONE WING". WordPress.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. "එදා මෙදා තිරගත වූ සිංහල චිත්‍රපට". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. "Tani Tatuwen Piyabanna (Flying with one Wing) - A film which promotes smoking among women". Taking on Tobacco. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. "Handagama flying high". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  8. "Handagama attempts the impossible". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  9. "Handagama flies high on one wing". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 November 2019.


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