Underplayed Gems

Akasa Kusum (2008)

Akasa Kusum poster
Original title
ආකාස කුසුම්
Directed by
Prasanna Vithanage
Genre
drama film
Country
Sri Lanka
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Sri Lankan woman navigates family relationships and personal struggles. The story follows her journey through loss and reconciliation.

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What happens

Akasa Kusum (Sinhala: ආකාස කුසුම්; lit. 'Flowers of the Sky') is a 2008 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Prasanna Vithanage and co-produced by H.D. Premasiri, Prasanna Vithanage, and A. Sreekar Prasad for Sarasavi Cineroo Films. It stars Malini Fonseka and Nimmi Harasgama in lead roles along with Dilhani Ekanayake and Kaushalya Fernando. The film's music was composed by Lakshman Joseph de Saram. Filming started on 23 December 2007 in Colombo. It had its world premiere at the Pusan International Film Festival in October 2008, and won numerous awards at various other film festivals. The film was released in Sri Lanka on 21 August 2009, and became a box-office hit in that country. It was also Sri Lanka's initial entry to the 2010 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but was replaced by Alimankada. In May 2009, American film distribution company, Wonderphil Productions were granted international distribution rights of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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