Handaya (1979)
- Original title
- හඳයා
- Directed by
- Titus Thotawatte
- Genre
- family, drama
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of children get into adventures and face challenges in their everyday lives in Sri Lanka. The story follows their friendships and small struggles growing up.
whimsicalnostalgiclightheartedgentleslow-pacedinnocentmelancholicblack-and-white
What happens
Handaya (Sinhala: හඳයා) is a 1979 Sri Lankan Sinhala black-n-white children's film directed and produced by Titus Thotawatte for Thotawatte Salaroo. The film is cited as a legend in Sinhala cinema history. It stars many child actors along with Henry Jayasena, J.H.Jayawardana and Pearl Wasudevi in lead roles along with U. Ariyavimal and Gemunu Wijesuriya. Music composed by Somapala Rathnayake. It is the 434th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film received mainly positive reviews from critics and awarded in many local and international film festivals. Handaya received 8.8 of ratings from IMDb database. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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