The Tsunami - Burwood (Mel)

On 24th July at 6.15pm - Reading Cinema, Burwood

In Aid of Hospital Services Council of Australia Inc.

For More information and/or special requirements (Child Tickets, Wheel Chair Seats etc) please contact Pradeep (0402 313 085) or Sanjaya (0417 835 142

Synopsis

Two and half year old Tamil girl gets lost in the 2004 Tsunami. Later she gets adopted in a Sinhalese family after misidentifying her as their lost child. After 10years the Tamil family come across the news and claims her.

Court decides the Tamil family as the biological parents after a DNA test. The little girl is caught in between two worlds.

Ironically, Tamils and Sinhalese are two rival races in the country, who fight each other.

One daughter, two sets of parents from rival races.

Director’s bio

Somarathna Dissanayaka  obtained the first degree in medical radiology from London University, and later professionalized his hidden talents by obtaining a master’s degree in film directing from Sydney University.

Later he has given up the citizenship and the highly lucrative medical profession in Australia and returned to motherland Sri Lanka in view of making films.

All of his films are successful both commercially as well as artistically. While holding the box office record in the history of Sri Lankan cinema, he is also the winner of “the most number of international awards for cinema” in the country.

International awards for the film “Tsunami”

Druk international film festival 2020

                        Best film -  (Producer -  Renuka Balasooriya)

                        Best director –  (Dr. Somaratne Dissanayake)

                        Best actress – (Niranjani Shammugaraja)

                        Best cinematographer – (Vishwa Balasooriya)

Moonwhite international film festival 2020

                        Best director – (Dr. Somaratne Dissanayake)

Picasso Einstein Buddha international film festival 2020

                        Best film – (Producer – 9Renuka Balasooriya)

London rainbow international film festival 2020

                        Special award of the jury for directing – (Dr. Somaratne Dissanayake)

Bayesla International film festival 2021

                        Best film (Nominated)

                        Best director – Somaratne Dissanayake (Nominated)

                        Best actress – Niranjini Shanmugaraja (Nominated)

                        Best child performance – Menara Weerathunga (Nominated)

                        Best supporting actress – Himali Sayurangi (Nominated)

                        ( Final round has been paused due to pandemic)