Sulanga Gini Aran Explained

Sulanga Gini Aran සුළඟ ගිනි අරන්
Director:	Vimukthi Jayasundara
Producer:	Vimukthi Jayasundara
Based On:	Suranga De Alwis
Starring:	Kaushalya Fernando Mahendra Perera Ruvin De Silva
Music:	Lakshman Joseph De Saram
Cinematography:	Channa Deshapriya Dhanushka Gunathilake
Editing:	Saman Alvitigala
Runtime:	82 minutes
Country:	Sri Lanka
Language:	Sinhala

Sulanga Gini Aran (Dark in the White Light) (si|සුළඟ ගිනි අරන්) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala psychodrama film directed and produced by Vimukthi Jayasundara.^[1] It stars Kaushalya Fernando and Mahendra Perera in lead roles along with Ruvin De Silva and Steve De La Zilwa. Music composed by Lakshman Joseph De Saram.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Though it premiered internationally in 2015, the film released in Sri Lanka in 2017. It is the 1271st Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.^[6]

The film has received mostly positive reviews from critics.^{[7] [8]}

International recognition

It was screened in many international film festivals such as Festival del film Locarno,^[9] and Dubai International Film Festival.^{[10] [11] [12]}

• Locarno International Film Festival 2015 - Nominated Golden Leopard
• TOKYO FILMeX 2015 - Jury Special Mention
• Festival des 3 Continents 2015 - Competition
• International Film Festival of Asian-Pacific countries in Vladivostok - Competition

Plot

A Buddhist monk on a spiritual quest. A Student trying to test his limits. An organ dealer growing his business. A surgeon who heals by day and rapes women at night. The film interweaves various stories, on the threshold of pain, between life and death.

Cast

• Steve De La Zilwa as Surgeon
• Ruvin De Silva as Monk
• Kaushalya Fernando
• Mahendra Perera as Human organ trafficker
• Suranga Ranawaka
• Bandula Vithanage
• Roshan Ravindra
• Sulochana Weerasinghe
• Thilakshini Rathnayake
• Samila Vidanage

Awards

• 16th Tokyo FILMeX International Film Festival - Jury Special Mention^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sri Lankan Latest Films - විමුක්තිගෙන් තවත් සිනමා වෙඩිල්ලක් සුළඟ ගිනි අරන් දැන් රිදී තිරයේ. . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.
2. Web site: SULANGA GINI ARAN . suriyakantha . 25 February 2017.
3. Web site: Sri Lankan Screened Films . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.
4. Web site: The Director and Achievement of the Film "Dark in the White Light" . The Sunday Times . 25 February 2017.
5. Web site: සුරංග අල්විස්ගේ අලුත්ම පික්චර් එක – Hora Police Sinhala Movie Trailer – 2016 . cinema.lk . 25 February 2017.
6. Web site: Sri Lanka Cinema History . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 3 October 2016.
7. Web site: 'Dark in the White Light' ('Sulanga gini aran'): Vladivostok Review . Hollywood Reporter . 17 March 2017.
8. Web site: Film review - රමණය, දමනය, මරණය අතර දෝලනය වන භාවමය කම්පනය සුළඟ ගිනි අරන් . Sarasaviya . 30 March 2017.
9. Web site: Concorso internazionale: Sulanga gini aran (Dark in the White Light) . Hollywood Reporter . 17 March 2017.
10. Web site: Dubai International Film Festival: SULANGA GINI ARAN (DARK IN THE WHITE LIGHT) . Hollywood Reporter . 17 March 2017.
11. Web site: DARK IN THE WHITE LIGHT (SULANGA GINI ARAN) (2015) . berlinale-talents . 17 March 2017.
12. Web site: DARK IN THE WHITE LIGHT . Brisbane asia pacific film festival . 17 March 2017.
13. Web site: විමුක්තිගේ 'සුළඟ ගිනි අරන්' අන්තර් ජාතික ඇගැයුමට. Sarasaviya. 3 October 2016.