Жазылу
Prasanna Vithanage Prasanna Vithanage, the acclaimed poster boy of Sri Lankan cinema, crafts films that cross cultural borders and touch hearts with poignancy. In 1992, he entered Sri Lankan cinema with his debut film, Sisila Gini Gani (Ice of Fire), which was honoured with nine awards. One aspect of Vithanage’s films is to bring out the forlorn portrayals of women who are being marginalised in male chauvinistic society. He carries a discourse with contemporary Sri Lankan society through his strong female protagonists. Another aspect of his filmmaking regards Sri Lanka’s 30 years of civil war and its consequences. His war trilogy cannot be described as war stories but simply, stories about the war. Prasanna Vithanage doesn’t show warfare, battalions with arms and blood shedding war sequels as we see in Hollywood films. He talks about the inner conflicts of ordinary people and their own journey of freedom. - Shameela Yoosuf Ali (www. desiblitz.com)