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Dreaming Butterflies (2017)

Original title: හීන හොයන සමනල්ලු

2017-08-11 · SI
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Heena Hoyana Samanallu (Dreaming Butterflies) (Sinhalese: හීන හොයන සමනල්ලු) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala family drama film directed by Rohan Perera and produced by Sunil T Fernando for Sunil T Films. Shehan, who belongs to a higher middle class family is the only child of Madhavi (Dilhani Ekanayake) and Adithya (Saumya Liyanage). Their lives changed unexpectedly when Shehan is diagnosed with leukemia.

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Rohan PereraDirector, Writer

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Dilhani EkanayakeDilhani EkanayakeMadhaviSoumya LiyanageSoumya LiyanageAadithyaAnjana DilsharaAnjana DilsharaShehanVinath ThesathVinath ThesathBantiNethali NanayakkaraNethali NanayakkaraBanti's GrandmotherHemasiri LiyanageHemasiri LiyanageBanti's GrandfatherLucien BulathsinhalaLucien BulathsinhalaDoctorUmali ThilakarathnaUmali ThilakarathnaTeacherJayani SenanayakaJayani SenanayakaTeacherSupun KawishkaSupun KawishkaLakshitha AravindaLakshitha AravindaYohan HarshanaYohan Harshana

Keywords

TearjerkerSri lankaSinhala cinema

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · FamilyTheme affinityTearjerker · Sri Lanka · Sinhala CinemaDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityFamilyDirector preference1398737Actor preference195242 · 1398081 · 1398466

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Heena Hoyana Samanallu (Dreaming Butterflies) (Sinhalese: හීන හොයන සමනල්ලු) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala family drama film directed by Rohan Perera and produced by Sunil T Fernando for Sunil T Films. Shehan, who belongs to a higher middle class family is the only child of Madhavi (Dilhani Ekanayake) and Adithya (Saumya Liyanage). Their lives changed unexpectedly when Shehan is diagnosed with leukemia.