Paththini (2016)

Original title

පත්තිනි

Directed by

Sunil Ariyaratne

Genre

drama

Country

Sri Lanka

Runtime

2h

Rating

4.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Based on the ancient Tamil epic Silappatikaram, this film follows a woman's journey of devotion, loss, and eventual divine wrath. She confronts injustice after her husband is wrongly executed, leading to a climactic event.

epicmythologicalsolemnslow-pacedvisually densetragicreverentemotionally heavy

What happens

Paththini (පත්තිනි) is a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala-language epic-drama film written and directed by Sunil Ariyarathna and produced by Dr. Milina Sumathipala, co-produced by Jagath Sumathipala and Thilanga Sumathipala on behalf of Sumathi Films. The film features Pooja Umashankar in the title role, Uddika Premarathna in the lead role while Ravindra Randeniya, Lucky Dias, Veena Jayakody, and Aruni Rajapaksha appear in supporting roles. The film is based on the Tamil epic Silappatikaram, written by Ilango Adigal. The film was released on 5 May 2016 in the film halls of the EAP Circuit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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