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Sri Lankan Tamil cinema is a small filmmaking industry based in Sri Lanka, which has made under 100 Tamil language films as of 2013. [1] it is separate from its Indian counterpart, the Tamil cinema of Kodambakkam in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, as many Sri Lankan Tamil actors work in Sri Lankan films or independent Tamil films overseas, although a few noted Tamil actors in India were born in Sri Lanka.
Sathyasiva's Sivappu (2015) narrated the story of Sri Lankan refugees who work as construction workers in Tamil Nadu, with Rupa Manjari portraying a Sri Lankan Tamil. [75] A critic noted "the director blends both love and the Sri Lankan Tamil issue equally as he tries to deboss a strong message with the help of a love story.
The film is about a true story of a Sri Lankan Tamil doctor named Siva. [1] [2] Dheepan (2015) - A French crime drama film directed by Jacques Audiard tells the story of three Tamil refugees who flee the civil war-ravaged Sri Lanka and come to France, in the hope of reconstructing their lives.
Munnel (transl. Sand/Soil) (Tamil: மணல்) is a 2023 Sri Lankan Tamil language drama film written, directed and produced by Visakesa Chandrasekaram. The film was screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and opened to positive reviews from critics. [1] [2] The film had
On 19 August 1997, a Tamil woman was raped by Sri Lankan soldiers in Vipulananda Street, Valaichchenai. [13] On 5 September 1997, a 6 year old Tamil child was gang raped by Sri Lankan soldiers as she passed a checkpoint on her way to school in Achchuveli, Jaffna District. [13] [119]
Sri Lankan Tamil dialects are classified into three major subgroups: the Jaffna Tamil, the Batticaloa Tamil, and the Negombo Tamil dialects. These dialects are also used by ethnic groups other than Tamils such as the Sinhalese, Moors and Veddhas. Tamil loan words in Sinhala also follow the characteristics of Sri Lankan Tamil dialects. [154]
Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the Sri Lankan film industry. It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947 with Kadawunu Poronduwa produced by S. M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone. Sri Lankan films are usually made in Sinhala and Tamil, the dominant languages of the country.
Soppana Sundhari is a 2023 Sri Lankan Tamil language comedy thriller film directed by Mathavan Maheswaran in his feature film directorial debut. The story and screenplay for the film were written by Joel Chriz who happened to be long time friend of Mathavan Maheswaran. [1]