| Frangipani සය පෙති කුසුම | |
| Director: | Visakesa Chandrasekaram |
| Producer: | Sunil T Films Havelock Arts |
| Starring: | Dasun Pathirana Jehan Sri Kanth Yasodha Rasanduni |
| Music: | Shantha Pieris |
| Cinematography: | Kularuwan Gamage |
| Editing: | Sithum Samarajeewa |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Language: | Sinhala |
Frangipani (Sayapethi Kusuma) (Sinhala; Sinhalese: සය පෙති කුසුම|italic=yes) is a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Sunil T. Fernando for Sunil T Films and Visakesa Chandrasekaram for Havelock Arts.[1] It stars Dasun Pathirana, Jehan Sri Kanth and Yasodha Rasanduni in lead roles. Music composed by Shantha Pieris.[2] It is the 1260th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[3]
The film discussed about a new pathway of Sri Lankan society, where a heterosexual woman married a gay man, and breaks the relationship of his bisexual friend.[4] [5]
It was screened at numerous international film festivals including the Mumbai Queer Film Festival, but has only been shown in two venues in Sri Lanka, where homosexuality is illegal.[6]
The film is Chandrasekaram's feature-length debut. He said in an interview with Fridae that "The film is typical in many ways of the experience of LGBT in Sri Lanka, typical of the experience that I myself had.”[7]
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Derana Film Awards | Best Actor | Dasun Pathirana | [8] | ||
| 2017 Sarasaviya Film Awards | Best Upcoming Actress | Yashoda Rasaduni | [9] | ||
| 2017 Sarasaviya Film Awards | Best Upcoming Actor | Jehan Srikanth | [10] |