By Sarashi Samarasinghe
How do you like to go back to your college life and re-live the many memories that you have shared with your friends once again? Or, are you still a student experiencing that glorious college life? Feel My Love – Adaraye Namayen, gives you that opportunity to once again to re-live college life, as it attracts the young hearts with the themes of love, hopes dreams, imagination and much more. Feel My Love is the latest movie directed by veteran Indian film-maker A.R. Sooriyan and The Nation spoke to the movie coordinator Tuan Nazeer to learn more about it.

“There are a lot of twists and turns taking place in this movie right throughout and the viewers can experience all of that,” said Nazeer.

The movie was filmed within 51 days in locations such as Colombo, Wattala, Negambo and Peradeniya while the majority of shooting being at St. Benedict’s College, Kotahena. “We started shooting on January 15 and concluded it by the end of March,” said Nazeer. He further stated that these types of locations were chosen for the shooting to add some variety to the movie.

“We have tried to give prominence to all characters featured in this movie from the beginning until the end,” said Nazeer.The total budget for the movie was Rs. 25 million and most of it was spent on technical work and materials. Nazeer further stated that they are hoping to release the movie in November and it would be shown in E.A.P. and M.P.I. theaters.

“We are 100% satisfied with the production,” he said. There are five songs included in the movie: Sitha Nambara Thaleta, Feel My Love, Obe Mage Nam, Oya Mage Nam Jeevithe Mal and Bambara Patikki.“The title song of the movie is Ma Neth,” said Nazeer. Director A.R. Sooriyan’s previously movie Amma Appa Chelwam won several awards at the National Film Awards in India in 2004.

“Feel My Love is Sooriyan’s second movie direction,” said Nazeer. The main three characters of the movie are being performed by Roshan Ranawana, Krishani Perera and Krishan Raja, while the supporting roles are performed by Tharaka Danthanarayana, Wasantha Kumarawila, Sanath Gunatilake, Rajitha Hiran along with many others.

The children who appear in this movie are Daveen, Thishunu Perera, Vimukthi Silva, Yohan Perera, Isuri Navodya, K. Nimashi Sonali, Dulakshini, Hansa Rathnayake, Dilini Atapattu, Himashi Isurika, Hansani Madhushani, Kalani Bhagya, Hiruni Rashmi and Dilshy Chamilka Perera.

“The movie was co-directed by N. Nadan, dialogues by S.A. Alageshan, editing by R. Anthony and Ahmed from India, art direction done by Manoj Wickramasinghe, make-up by Sameera Indulpitiya and choreography by Shaan Perera, Sanka Abeysinghe, Nazi and Nadan.” concluded Nazeer