Ira Madiyama Explained

Ira Madiyama
ඉර මැදියම
Director:Prasanna Vithanage
Producer:EAP Films
Starring:Peter D Almeida
Nimmi Harasgama
Namal Jayasinghe
Mohamed Rahfiulla
Music:Lakshman Joshep de Saram
Cinematography:M. D. Mahindapala
Editing:Sreekar Prasad
Studio:Prasad Laboratories
Distributor:CEL Theatres
Runtime:108 minutes
Country:Sri Lanka
Language:Sinhala
Tamil
Budget:10 Million LKR

Ira Madiyama (August Sun) (Sinhala; Sinhalese: ඉර මැදියම) is a 2005 Sri Lankan bilingual feature film directed by Award-winning Prasanna Vithanage and produced by Soma Edirisinghe for EAP Films.[1] It stars Peter D'Almeida, and Nimmi Harasgama in lead roles along with Namal Jayasinghe and Mohamed Rahfiulla. Music composed by Lakshman Joshep de Saram.[2] [3] [4] [5] It is the 1047th film in Sri Lankan cinema.[6]

The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival.[7] A website "www.iramadiyama.com" was launched along with the film, which is for the first time in Sri Lanka.[8]

Synopsis

Ira Madiyama (August Sun) is set in Sri Lanka during the mid-1990s and tells three simultaneous stories against the backdrop of the country's savage civil war (1983 – 2009).

Chamari (Nimmi Harasgama) is searching for her husband, a Sinhalese Sri Lankan Air Force pilot shot down in flight, whom she believes has been taken prisoner by the Tamil Tigers. Desperate to know the truth, she enlists a sympathetic journalist and sets out on a journey to track him down.

Meanwhile, eleven-year-old Tamil Muslim Arfath (Mohamed Rahfiulla) is struggling to keep his companion and friend, a dog, while the family together with the entire village is forced to evacuate by a rebel army.

The third narrative follows Duminda (Namal Jayasinghe), a young soldier who walks into a brothel to find his sister among the working girls.

The main action of the film takes place in Sri Lanka's northern territories, parts of which are controlled by the Tamil rebels who have created a de facto separate state.

These stories are about people who are struggling to hold on to their hopes and dreams while being swept up by the torrents of war. The film is about their quest for life.[9]

Cast

Music

The original music for Ira Madiyama was composed by Lakshman Joseph De Saram.

Trivia

Theatrical Release

Sri Lanka

Ira Madiyama (August Sun) saw its domestic release across Sri Lanka on 10 February 2005. It opened across 16 centres islandwide. It ran for 55 days to good critical and commercial response.[11]

Singapore

Ira Madiyama (August Sun) and Akasa Kusum (Flowers of the Sky) are set for limited release from 18 June 2010, at Sinema Old School[12] a 136-seater high definition cinema screening local and award-winning films in Singapore.[13]

International Film Festivals

Awards

[14]

Official Selections

References

  1. Web site: New film from Prasanna . Sunday Times. 29 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Story of ordinary people & life's challenges . The Sunday Times . 11 March 2017.
  3. News: Susitha R. Fernando . Story of ordinary people & life's challenges . Sunday Times, Sri Lanka . 6 April 2003 . 2010-05-17.
  4. Web site: Ira Madiyama — futility of peace through war . The Island . 11 March 2017.
  5. Web site: Sri Lankan Screened Films . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180308134416/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/12/17/?fn=sa15121716 . 8 March 2018 . dead .
  6. Web site: Sri Lanka Cinema History . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 3 October 2016.
  7. News: Derek Elley . Review - Ira Madiyama (August Sun) (Sri Lanka). Variety . 29 September 2003 . 2010-05-17.
  8. Web site: Vithanage pleads for racial unity . Sunday Times. 29 November 2019.
  9. News: Chandana Silva . Ira Madiyama (August Sun) - Aesthetic and technical achievement . Daily News, Sri Lanka . 6 April 2005 . 2010-05-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014131554/http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/04/06/arts01.htm . 14 October 2012 . dead .
  10. News: Nirupama Subramaniam . What Price War? . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606133231/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2006/01/07/stories/2006010702950100.htm . usurped . 6 June 2011 . The Hindu, India . 7 January 2006 . 2010-05-18.
  11. News: Prasanna Vithanage . Ira Madiyama (August Sun) at Cannes Film Festival's Sri Lanka Day . Official Website of Prasanna Vithanage . May 2005 . 2010-05-17.
  12. News: Larry Loh, Singapore Editor . 5 must-visit venues for the independent film lover in Singapore . CNN GO, Local Insights. Global Experiences . 26 March 2010 . 2010-05-23.
  13. News: Sue-Ann Teo . Next Up: Ira Madiyama (August Sun) . Sinema.sg . 28 May 2010 .
  14. Web site: One more feather for Ira Mediyama . The Sunday Times . 11 March 2017.
  15. Web site: 'Ira Madiyama' wins fifth award . The Sunday Times . 11 March 2017.

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