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Monday, May 30, 2016
Handagama’s latest indictment: Fantasising educated middle class should wake up from their dreams
A film director famous for indicting others
Monday, 30 May 2016
Asoka Handagama, an award-winning film director of international repute, has been known for using his medium to serve contemporary society with indictments. His first movie, ‘Channa Kinnari’, has been an indictment on men taking women for granted and being bent on exploiting them.
The next, ‘This is My Moon’, indicted boldly a section of Sri Lankan society that advocated war for peace. The third, ‘Flying with One Wing’, questioned the hypocritical attitude of extant society toward what is now recognised as ‘The Third Gender’. It was his next movie, ‘A Letter of Fire’, which landed him in real trouble with the authorities.
He faced a lawsuit and possible imprisonment for the crime of examining the psycho-sexual development of the young in a conservative society. Handagama, broken but not down, was silent for some time but could not remain so for long. This time he directed a children’s movie, ‘Vidhu’, named after its protagonist. That movie questioned the right of the socially downtrodden to live in society.
Then came ‘Him, Here After’ with a story revolving around the plight of a former LTTE terrorist, rehabilitated and released back to society. His newest, ‘Let Her Cry’, is another indictment and this time the target has been the educated middle class in contemporary Sri Lankan society.
The storyline: A typical Sri Lankan middle class family
Handagama has selected a representative middle class family as the focus of his story. The husband, played by the Bengali actor Dhritiman Chatterjee, is a university professor fast reaching the retirement age. The veteran Sri Lankan actress Swarna Mallawaarachchi gives life to the professor’s wife who is a typical housewife dedicated to raising a family with two children, a son and a daughter.
The story later reveals that the daughter was born 10 years after they were blessed with a son, and even then, after invoking the blessings of the renowned Buddhist Temple at Sanchi in India. But the son is out in the States, apparently having escaped parental control back at home. The daughter, the character debuted by Sandali Ash, is still schooling, but not aligned either physically or psychologically with her parents. She lives with them totally immersed in her pastime, watching TV and listening to pop music.
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A film director famous for indicting othersMonday, 30 May 2016
Asoka Handagama, an award-winning film director of international repute, has been known for using his medium to serve contemporary society with indictments. His first movie, ‘Channa Kinnari’, has been an indictment on men taking women for granted and being bent on exploiting them.
The next, ‘This is My Moon’, indicted boldly a section of Sri Lankan society that advocated war for peace. The third, ‘Flying with One Wing’, questioned the hypocritical attitude of extant society toward what is now recognised as ‘The Third Gender’. It was his next movie, ‘A Letter of Fire’, which landed him in real trouble with the authorities.
He faced a lawsuit and possible imprisonment for the crime of examining the psycho-sexual development of the young in a conservative society. Handagama, broken but not down, was silent for some time but could not remain so for long. This time he directed a children’s movie, ‘Vidhu’, named after its protagonist. That movie questioned the right of the socially downtrodden to live in society.
Then came ‘Him, Here After’ with a story revolving around the plight of a former LTTE terrorist, rehabilitated and released back to society. His newest, ‘Let Her Cry’, is another indictment and this time the target has been the educated middle class in contemporary Sri Lankan society.
The storyline: A typical Sri Lankan middle class family
Handagama has selected a representative middle class family as the focus of his story. The husband, played by the Bengali actor Dhritiman Chatterjee, is a university professor fast reaching the retirement age. The veteran Sri Lankan actress Swarna Mallawaarachchi gives life to the professor’s wife who is a typical housewife dedicated to raising a family with two children, a son and a daughter.
The story later reveals that the daughter was born 10 years after they were blessed with a son, and even then, after invoking the blessings of the renowned Buddhist Temple at Sanchi in India. But the son is out in the States, apparently having escaped parental control back at home. The daughter, the character debuted by Sandali Ash, is still schooling, but not aligned either physically or psychologically with her parents. She lives with them totally immersed in her pastime, watching TV and listening to pop music.
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