Mage Wam Atha

Mage Wam Atha මගේ වම් අත
Directed by	Linton Semage[1]
Written by	Linton Semage
Produced by	Linton Semage Harsha Caldera
Starring	Linton Semage Dilhani Ekanayake Gayani Gisanthika
Cinematography	M. D. Mahindapala
Edited by	Elmo Halliday
Music by	Pradeep Ratnayake
Production companies	Prasad Color Lab, Chennai
Distributed by	CEL Theatres
Release date	6 September 2002 (2002-09-06)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala

Mage Wam Atha aka Pickpocket (My Left Hand) (Sinhala: මගේ වම් අත) is a 2002 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Linton Semage and co-produced by Linton himself with Harsha Caldera with financial support funded by National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. It stars Linton Semage himself with Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Gayani Gisanthika and Mahendra Perera. Music composed by Pradeep Ratnayake.[2][3][4] It is the 1165th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[5]

Plot

Cast

• Linton Semage as Kamal
• Dilhani Ekanayake as Kamal's wife
• Gayani Gisanthika as Amena
• Sanet Dikkumbura as Toy seller
• Saumya Liyanage as Kamal's boss
• Mahendra Perera as Photographer
• Seetha Kumari as Wife's Mother
• Giriraj Kaushalya as Boss's henchman
• Anjula Rajapakse as Wife's sister
• Sarath Kothalawala as Farook
• Mali Jayaweerage
• Chamila Peiris
• Dimuthu Devapriya

International screening

• Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
• Fukuoka International Film Festival, Japan
• Pusan International Film Festival, Korea
• Calgary International Film Festival, Canada
• Oslo International Film Festival, Norway
• Rotterdam International Film Festival, Netherlands
• Kerala film festival, India

Awards

The film has won several awards worldwide.[6]

• 2000 Presidential Award for Best Actor - Linton Semage
• 2000 Sri Lanka Film Critics' Forum Award for Best Actor - Linton Semage
• 2000 Sri Lanka Film Critics' Forum Award for Best Cinematography - M. D. Mahindapala
• 2000 Sri Lanka Film Critics' Forum Award for Best Director - Linton Semage

References

1. "Left handed Linton makes a mark". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
2. "Linton soon in town with "Pickpocket"". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
3. "Pickpocket picked for Swiss movie fest". Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
4. "සිංහල සිනමාවේ එදා මෙදා තිරගත වූ චිත්‍රපට". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
5. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
6. "Linton soon in town with "Pickpocket"". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 November 2019.