Gehenu Lamayi in Sri Lanka

After what seems to have been an eternity, it was refreshing to hear a prime minister who knew what they were talking about and who they were talking to. Harini Amarasuriya was the chief guest at the Sri Lanka premiere of the 4K restoration of Gehenu Lamayi. Reflecting on the film, Amarasuriya noted its director Sumitra Peries as a trendsetter and a trailblazer, saying she was more than a director, arguing that she broadened our understanding of feminism in South Asia. The tribute touched on three points which scholars of the Sinhala cinema have missed out. The first is that…

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