''Burning Birds'' (දැවෙන විහඟුන්) is a 2016

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

n adult drama film written and directed by

Sanjeewa Pushpakumara Sanjeewa Pushpakumara (born 5 May 1977) is a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter and producer. Career Pushpakumara completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 2005. He pursued a diploma in filmmaking at ...

and co-produced by Pushpakumara and Antonin Dedet. It stars Anoma Janadari and

Samanalee Fonseka Wanniarachchige Samanalee Fonseka ( Sinhala:සමනලී ෆොන්සේකා), is a Sri Lankan actress and singer. Apart from acting, she is also a social activist who stands against racism, gender inequality and other social issues in Sr ...

with

Mahendra Perera Mahendra Shrikantha Perera (born 17 August 1956: ), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. One of the most influential actors in Sinhala cinema, Mahendra performed from drama to comedy in many blockbuster films. Persona ...

and

Shyam Fernando Shyam Fernando () is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama, and television. He is a dubbing artist and has been nominated for several dramatic roles. Career Fernando started his drama career under Somalatha Subasinghe with Play House Kott ...

. The music was composed by R. Abaji and Philip David Sheppard. The film was premiered in the main competition of the 21st

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in 2016. The film was released in Sri Lanka on 29 June 2018 by the National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka through its Rithma circuit cinemas. The director's cut was released from 26 July 2018 to 9 August 2018 only in three theaters - Regal Colombo, Lido Borella and Skylite Malabe, under the "Adults Only" banner. The film successfully passed 50 days in theaters. It is the 1307th Sri Lankan film in the

Sinhala cinema Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the Sri Lankan film industry. It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947 with '' Kadawunu Poronduwa'' produced by S. M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone. Sri Lan ...

. With many awards at

Derana Film Awards ''Derana Film Awards'' (Sinhala:දෙරණ සිනමා සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the Sri Lanka's silver screen, each year by the TV Derana, Sri Lanka in recognition of the contribut ...

2019, the film was re-screened in few theaters for a limited engagement including Savoy Premier at 1.30 pm.

Cast

as Wasana * Anoma Janadari as Kusum *

as owner of slaughter house *

Chandani Seneviratne Chandani Seneviratne, (born 28 December 1962: ), is an actress in Sri Lankan Cinema of Sri Lanka, cinema, theatre and television. Early days Seneviratne studied at Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya till grade 5 and St. Paul's Girls School, Mil ...

as Sumana * Leonie Kotelawala as mother-in-law/grandmother *

Pubudu Chathuranga Eththiligoda Vidana Gamage Pubudu Chathuranga, (born 12 November 1982: ), popularly as Pubudu Chathuranga, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is also worked as a model, TV presenter and a screenplay writer. Personal l ...

as owner of brothel * Thissa Bandaranayaka as principal *

as paramilitary leader * Sanjeewa Dissanayake as father *

Dasun Pathirana Dasun Pathirana (born 26 July 1985, as දසුන් පතිරණ) inhala, is a model and actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He won an award at Indie Fest 2014 as best actor in a leading role. He received his first Sara ...

as Bus driver *

Dharmapriya Dias Halaperuma Arachchige Dharmapriya Dias () is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. And a professional dubbing artist since 1995. Dias has titles such as playwright, actor, set designer, choreographer, teacher of art and ha ...

as Police inspector * D.B. Gangodathenna as Old man at brothel *

Darshan Dharmaraj Darshan Dharmaraj (, ; 2 March 1981 – 2 October 2022) was a Sri Lankan actor in film, theatre and television. He made his first television appearance in Sidney Chandrasekara's teledrama ''A9''. He was awarded Best Actor Awards at several Fil ...

as animal slaughter

Awards and nominations

* 15th

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(FIFDH)- (Winner) The Best Film (Grand Prix) * 15th International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights in Geneva (FIFDH)- (Winner) Youth Jury Award * 21st

, 2016 – New Currents Competition - (Nominated) The Best Film * 17th International Film Festival

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, 2016 – (Winner) Special Jury Prize (the 2nd Prize) * 46th

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, 2017 – Bright Future Competition * 40th

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, 2017 – Ingmar Bergman Competition -(Nominated) The Ingmar Bergman Award * 27th African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival in Milan-(Nominated)-The Best Film * 35th Munich International Film Festival * 32nd Cinema Jove, Valencia International Film Festival (in Competition) * 3rd Valletta Film Festival * 5th Lake Como Film Festival (in Competition) - Special Jury Mention (Student Jury) * 70th Locarno Film Festival * 14th Anonimul Film Festival (In Competition) * Asian Film Festival Barcelona * 13th Kazan International Film Festival, Russia * 3rd Jafna International Cinema Festival, Sri Lanka * 5th South Asian Film Festival in Paris - FFAST * 3rd Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles - (Winner) Best Actress * 12th Jogja-Netpac International Film Festival, Indonesia (in competition) * 16th Pune International Film Festival, India (World Cinema) * 8th Yashwant International Film Festival, Mumbai, 2018 * 9th SAARC Film Festival ( in Competition) - Best Actress & Best Editor (winners) * Presidential Film Awards (2019),Sri Lanka - Best Film, Best Director, Best Script, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress * Derana TV Film Awards (2019), Sri Lanka - Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Make-up

References

External links

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