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Burning Birds (2016)

1h 30m

Running Time

Burning Birds (2016)

Name: Burning Birds
Released: 2016-10-08

1h 30m

Running Time

Plot.

Since her fish salesman husband was killed by militant thugs for his political affiliations, Kusum has been left alone to support her eight children and her mother-in-law. She does this by breaking rocks in a nearby quarry. But of course, things can get worse and they do in this heartfelt but gruelling litany of suffering.

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Cast & Crew.

Mahendra Perera

Owner of slaughter house

Shyam Fernando

Paramilitary leader

Anoma Janadari

Kusum

Samanalee Fonseka

Wasana

Chandani Seneviratne

Sumana

Sanjeewa Pushpakumara

Director / Producer

Ajith Ramanayake

Editor

Kalinga Deshapriya Vithanage

Cinematography

Antonin Dedet

Producer

Katharina Wartena

Editor

Pubudu Chathuranga

Owner of brothel

Sanjeewa Dissanayake

Sunil

Dharmapriya Dias

Police Inspector

Renuka Balasooriya

Producer

Somaratne Dissanayake

Producer

Olivier Jehan

Editor

Media.

Details.

Release Date
October 8, 2016

Original Name
දැවෙන විහඟුන්

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 30m

Last updated: 2025-02-12

Wiki.

Burning Birds (දැවෙන විහඟුන්) is a 2018 Sri Lankan adult drama film written and directed by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara and co-produced by Pushpakumara and Antonin Dedet. It stars Anoma Janadari and Samanalee Fonseka with Mahendra Perera and Shyam Fernando. The music was composed by R. Abaji and Philip David Sheppard. The film was premiered in the main competition of the 21st Busan International Film Festival in 2016.

The film was released in Sri Lanka on 29 June 2018 by the National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka through its Rithma circuit cinemas. The director's cut was released from 26 July 2018 to 9 August 2018 only in three theaters - Regal Colombo, Lido Borella and Skylite Malabe, under the "Adults Only" banner.

The film successfully passed 50 days in theaters. It is the 1307th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. With many awards at Derana Film Awards 2019, the film was re-screened in few theaters for a limited engagement including Savoy Premier at 1.30 pm.