Samanala Thatu

Samanala Thatu

සමනල තටු

Colour 35 mm

Film No: 1035  ·  Released: 01 Sep 2005

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NameSamanala Thatu / සමනල තටු
English TitleButterfly Wings
Film No1035
Released Date01 Sep 2005
ColorimeterColour
Video Format35 mm
Movie GroupSinhala
CategoryFamily
Main Actor: Dasun Madushanka Main Actor: Suminda Sirisena Main Actress: Duleeka Marapane Producer: Renuka Balasuriya Director: Somaratne Dissanayake

International Awards

1 Golden Award for Best Film Sousse International Film Festival Sousse - Tunisia - 2006
2 Best Film Award International Film Festival For Children Mexico - 2005
3 Camerio Humanitas Award International Children Film Festival Rimouski - Canada - 2005
4 Special Jury Mention Award Rimouski International Children Film Festival Rimouski - Canada - 2005

National Awards

For The Film

1 Most Populous Film of the Year 31st Sarasaviya Awards - 2006 - 2006

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International Festivals Participated

Mexico International Film festival 2005

Rimouski International Film festival (Canada) 2005

Lucas International Children Film festival (Germany) 2005

Films From South International film festival, Oslo. (Norway) 2005

Wuzburg International Film festival (Germany) 2005

Dhaka International Film festival (Bangladesh) 2006

Cairo International Children film festival (Egypt) 2006

Sousse Internatonaal film festiva (Tunisia) 2006

Source - Filmlanka official website

Sira is a 10 year old boy of a street family who makes their living by singing and dancing on the street. He has a physically handicapped young sister. Father is suffering from a heart disease for a long time, but ignores medical treatments as he can't afford the expenses and time for it.

Sira has a dream of buying a bicycle and collecting money for it. After realizing that he would never reach the target by helping parents, he seeks other means of finding quick money, by doing various other jobs, but falls into troubles more than earning money.

One day he receives an unexpected large amount of money from a foreigner and returns home happily knowing that he has enough money to buy his dream bike. By the time his father has been admitted to the hospital after worsening the condition. Sira generously spend all of his money to save his father, but father dies.

Shouldering the responsibility of feeding the mother and sister, and knowing the consequences of child labour and risk of hotel works, Sira is now left with no options other than taking up his father's job, which he has rejected earlier.

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