''Sinamkol'' is a 2020

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-language war drama film directed by Ranjith Joseph and starring Aravindhan. It is a Sri Lankan-Indian co-production.

Plot

Sinamkol is the story of a

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; , ; also known as the Tamil Tigers) was a Tamil militant organization, that was based in the northern and eastern Sri Lanka. The LTTE fought to create an independent Tamil state called Tamil Eela ...

militant Amudhan during the Sri Lankan civil war, his incredible journey and tribulations, as he searches for his wife and daughter after being released from detention by the genocidal Sri Lankan regime. Parallely, a Tamil diaspora family visiting Sri Lanka encounters troubles of post-war challenges. Sinamkol carries a powerful political message of post-war challenges faced by the minority Tamils.

Cast

* Aravindhan * Narvini Dery Ravishangar * Leelawathy * Sinthar Athith * Mathumathi * Theepachelvan

Production

The film is about the change that Jaffna has undergone in the past ten years. The film was shot in northern and eastern Sri Lanka. Other than three cast members, most of the cast are newcomers. The film was in the making for the past ten years. The film was shot in

Jaffna Jaffna (, ; , ) is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a Jaffna Peninsula, peninsula of the same name. With a population o ...

and

Mullaitivu Mullaitivu (; ) is the main town of Mullaitivu District, situated on the north-eastern coast of Northern Province, Sri Lanka. A largely fishing settlement, the town in the early twentieth century grew as an anchoring harbour of the small sailing ...

. The film was shot in places affected by the Sri Lankan Civil War. Much of the crew members are Sinhalese and the film was funded by Tamilians living abroad. The film is about a militant who is released from a Sinhalese controlled prison and returns to his motherland.

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