Mage Wam Atha Explained

Mage Wam Atha මගේ වම් අත
Director:	Linton Semage^[1]
Producer:	Linton Semage Harsha Caldera
Starring:	Linton Semage Dilhani Ekanayake Gayani Gisanthika
Music:	Pradeep Ratnayake
Cinematography:	M. D. Mahindapala
Editing:	Elmo Halliday
Studio:	Prasad Color Lab, Chennai
Distributor:	CEL Theatres
Runtime:	85 minutes
Country:	Sri Lanka
Language:	Sinhala

Mage Wam Atha aka Pickpocket (My Left Hand) (Sinhala; Sinhalese: මගේ වම් අත) is a 2002 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Linton Semage and co-produced by Linton himself with Harsha Caldera with financial support funded by National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. It stars Linton Semage himself with Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Gayani Gisanthika and Mahendra Perera. Music composed by Pradeep Ratnayake.^{[2] [3] [4]} It is the 1165th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.^[5]

Cast

• Linton Semage as Kamal
• Dilhani Ekanayake as Kamal's wife
• Gayani Gisanthika as Amena
• Sanet Dikkumbura as Toy seller
• Saumya Liyanage as Kamal's boss
• Mahendra Perera as Photographer
• Seetha Kumari as Wife's Mother
• Giriraj Kaushalya as Boss's henchman
• Anjula Rajapakse as Wife's sister
• Sarath Kothalawala as Farook
• Mali Jayaweerage
• Chamila Peiris
• Dimuthu Devapriya

International screening

• Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
• Fukuoka International Film Festival, Japan
• Pusan International Film Festival, Korea
• Calgary International Film Festival, Canada
• Oslo International Film Festival, Norway
• Rotterdam International Film Festival, Netherlands
• Kerala film festival, India

Awards

The film has won several awards worldwide.^[6]

• 2000 Presidential Award for Best Actor - Linton Semage
• 2000 Sri Lanka Film Critics' Forum Award for Best Actor - Linton Semage
• 2000 Sri Lanka Film Critics' Forum Award for Best Cinematography - M. D. Mahindapala
• 2000 Sri Lanka Film Critics' Forum Award for Best Director - Linton Semage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Left handed Linton makes a mark . Sunday Times . 29 November 2019.
2. Web site: Linton soon in town with "Pickpocket" . The Sunday Times . 11 March 2017.
3. Web site: Pickpocket picked for Swiss movie fest . Daily News . 11 March 2017.
4. Web site: සිංහල සිනමාවේ එදා මෙදා තිරගත වූ චිත්‍රපට . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170531130957/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/10/08/?fn=sa15100828 . 31 May 2017 . dead .
5. Web site: Sri Lanka Cinema History . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 3 October 2016.
6. Web site: Linton soon in town with "Pickpocket" . Sunday Times. 29 November 2019.