''How I Wonder What You Are'' is a 2010

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directed by

Udaya Dharmawardhana Udaya Dharmawardhana is a Sri Lankan film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. He created several music videos and TV advertisements. He also co-directed the feature film How I Wonder What You Are. Biography Udaya Dhar ...

and

Chinthana Dharmadasa Chinthana Dharmadasa (born in November 27, 1976) is a Sri Lankan film director, film critic and a screenwriter who is also a Creative Director in the Sri Lankan advertising industry. Dharmadasa has worked for several periodicals as a writer and ...

. The film is a low budget production and is claimed to be from the first independent cinema in Sri Lanka.

Plot

The plot is a story of two youths who are engaged on a soul searching mission. D (played by Prasanna Mahaganage) is a youth of 29 who is frustrated with life not having a reason to live. He yearns for some form of connection, when Kathy (played by Purnima Mohandiram) visits him. She comes to D after a little crash with her partner KK (played by Namal Jayasinghe). Kathy is waiting for a call from her boyfriend to confirm that he still needs her, but the call never comes. D and Kathy spend a day waiting, yet nothing happens. D and Kathy make desperate attempts to reveal their emotions to each other, but they soon realize that they have forgotten the language of connectivity. However, D began to create dreams around her. Unable to face the trauma of nothingness and emptiness, Kathy leaves, leaving D behind in a state more heartbroken than before and waiting for her to return.

Cast

* Prasanna Mahagamage as "D" * Purnima Muhandiram as Kathy * Namal Jayasinghe as "KK" * Mahendra Perera * Dayadeva Edirisinghe * Sirimal Wijesinghe

Production

The movie was shot in numerous locations in

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. The directors raised their budget with the collaboration of colleagues. Several cast and crew members worked without pay.

Music

The original score was composed by Jayanth Dharmawardhana. The theme song of the movie "Adare Anshu Mathrayak" (Descending from Paradise) is performed by Indrachapa Liyanage and written by Asoka Handagama.

Release

The film was officially premiered at the National Film Corporation theater on April 30, 2010, for a selected audience. Producers claim that they are going to use alternative methods for public screening.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://howiwonderwhatyouare.com/
Official Facebook Group

Summary of film
2010 films 2010s Sinhala-language films 2010 drama films Films set in the 2000s Sri Lankan drama films