Underplayed Gems

Asai Man Piyabanna (2007)

Asai Man Piyabanna poster
Original title
ආසයි මං පියාඹන්න
Directed by
Udayakantha Warnasuriya
Genre
romance
Country
Sri Lanka
Runtime
2h 53m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man falls for a woman he meets while traveling. Their romance faces obstacles from family and society. The story is told through songs and dance.

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What happens

Asai Man Piyabanna (Sinhala: ආසයි මං පියාඹන්න; transl. I like to fly) is a 2007 Sri Lankan Sinhala musical romantic film directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya and produced by Dhammika Siriwardana for Alankulama Films. It stars Roshan Ranawana and Pooja Umashankar in lead roles along with Sanath Gunathilake and Upeksha Swarnamali. The music is composed by Rohana Weerasinghe. The film was released in November 2007 and was a major commercial success in Sri Lanka in that year, as well as receiving positive reviews. It is a remake of the 1999 Bollywood film Taal starring Aishwarya Rai, Anil Kapoor and Akshay Khanna. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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