Director: | Visakesa Chandrasekaram[1] |
Producer: | TVT |
Starring: | Nita Fernando Nadee Kammellaweera Jagath Manuwarna |
Music: | Chinthaka Jayakody |
Cinematography: | Dimuthu Kalinga |
Editing: | Sithum Samarajeewa |
Runtime: | 86 minutes |
Country: | Sri Lanka |
Language: | Sinhala |
Paangshu (Sinhala; Sinhalese: පාංශු; The Soil) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhalese drama film directed by Visakesa Chandrasekaram and co-produced by Havelock Arts studios and TVT.[2] It stars Nita Fernando and Nadee Kammellaweera in lead roles along with Jagath Manuwarna and Nilmini Buwaneka in supportive roles. Music composed by Chinthaka Jayakody.[3]
In September 2018, the film was screened at the Montreal Film Festival.[4] The film has received positive reviews from critics.[5] [6] The film has been screened at Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival 2019 within Asian Feature Competition category.[7]
The film was released in the island on 21 August 2020 in thirty leading cinemas of Ridma circuit.[8] [9] [10] In October 2020, lead actress Nita Fernando was adjudged Special Jury Mention for Best Actress at Indus Valley International Film Festival.[11] [12]
In a rural courthouse, a mother seeks justice for her son who was abducted by paramilitary men during the 1988-89 insurgency in Sri Lanka, only to discover that she has to confront the man who took away her son and his wife.