Ini Avan

Ini Avan
Sinhalaඉනියවන්
Directed byAsoka Handagama
Written byAsoka Handagama
Produced byAnura Fernando
Jagath Wellavaththa
Ravindra Pieris
StarringDarshan Dharmaraj
Subashini Balasubramaniyam
Niranjani Shanmugaraja
CinematographyChanna Deshapriya
Edited byAjith Ramanayake
Music byKapila Poogalaarachchi
Release date
  • 7 September 2012 (2012-09-07)
Running time
104 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageTamil

Ini Avan (Sinhala: ඉනියවන්; lit. 'Him, Here After') is a 2012 Sri Lankan Tamil-language post-war drama film directed by Asoka Handagama[1] and co-produced by Anura Fernando, Jagath Wellavaththa and Ravindra Pieris. It stars Darshan Dharmaraj and Subashini Balasubramaniyam in lead roles along with Niranjani Shanmugaraja and Raja Ganeshan. Music composed by Kapila Poogalaarachchi.[2][3] It is the 1244th Sri Lankan film in the Cinema of Sri Lanka.[4] The films had positive reviews from critics.[5][6][7][8] The film was also screened at the 65th Cannes Film Festival and the 37th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2012.[9][10][11]

Plot

Cast

Awards

The film was a major contender for every film festival held in the year. The film has won many awards including the best film, director and many more in many film festivals.[12][13][14]

  • Hiru Golden Film Awards 2012 Award of the Best Director - Ashoka Handagama
  • Hiru Golden Film Awards 2012 Award of the Best Actor - Darshan Dharmaraj
  • Hiru Golden Film Awards 2012 Award of the Best Supporting Actress
  • Hiru Golden Film Awards 2012 Award of the Best Editor - Ajith Ramanayake
  • Hiru Golden Film Awards 2012 Award of the Best Film
  • Derana Lux Film Awards 2013 Award of the Best Film
  • Derana Lux Film Awards 2013 Award of the Best Screenplay - Ashoka Handagama
  • Derana Lux Film Awards 2013 Award of the Best Director - Ashoka Handagama
  • Derana Lux Film Awards 2013 Award of the Best Actor - Darshan Dharmaraj
  • Derana Lux Film Awards 2013 Award of the Best Actress - Niranjani Shanmugaraja
  • Derana Lux Film Awards 2013 Award of the Best Supporting Actor - Raja Ganeshan
  • 37th SIGNIS Salutation Cinema Awards 2014 Award for the Best Director - Ashoka Handagama
  • 37th SIGNIS Salutation Cinema Awards 2014 Award for the Best Screenplat - Ashoka Handagama

References

  1. ^ "Ini Avan 2012". Asoka Handagama Films. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Ini Avan". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Ini Avan (ඉනියවන්) – Him, Here After". cinema.lk. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Ini Avan Review". TamilCanadian.com. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. ^ ""Ini Avan" – Him, Hereafter Is Not "Iniavan", The Sweet Man Him". Colombo Telegraph. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Ini Avan: Hauntingly Beautiful But…". Ilankai Tamil Sangam, USA, Inc. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Handagama's Ini Avan". The Island. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. ^ https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/ini-avan-in-parishandagama-proves-that-sinhala-tamil-reconciliation-is-indeed-possible-dayan/
  10. ^ "Sri Lankan director Asoka Handagama's Tamil film 'Ini Avan' deals with unhealing wounds of war". The Sri Lanka Reporter Online. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  11. ^ "'Ini-Avan' : To break barriers of cinema". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Handagama's Ini Avan a 'rare achievement'". The Sri Lanka Reporter Online. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  13. ^ "'Ini Avan' creates history". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  14. ^ ""Ini Avan" Wins SIGNIS Sri Lanka Award". SIGNIS. Retrieved 5 March 2017.