Muttrupulliyaa

Muttrupulliyaa tells the story of four individuals navigating their lives in post-war Sri Lanka. It speaks about their silent agony, unfulfilled desires and everyday struggles. Like so many others who have come before them, it tells the story of Tamils who have been stripped of their dignity and for whom justice and lasting peace remain illusory. This is the first film from inside Sri Lanka to tell the story of what happened after the end of the country’s civil war so devastatingly depicted in Channel 4’s Killing Fields documentaries.

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Directed bySherine Xavier
Produced byThe Social Architects
Screenplay bySheirne Xavier
StarringAnnapoorani, Harris Moosa, Shambhavi Madhan, Iffat Fatima, Ajith, Shalini, Afreen Kabir
Music bySuren Vikhash, Raanaa Kanthasamy
CinematographyRavivarman Neelamegam
Edited byB. Lenin
Production
company
The Social Architects
Running time
105.48
CountrySri Lanka, India
LanguageTamil, English and Sinhala
BudgetUS$ 250,000

The film is a true story about post war lives in Sri Lanka is told through a former-combatant living in Jaffna, the intellectual capital of Tamils; a historian living in the Vanni- where the last phase of the war took more than 100,000 lives; an environmental activist from Colombo-capital of Sri Lanka; and a young journalist from Chennai who travels to Sri Lanka to find herself.

The film allows a few to share their pain and suffering—the wounds that remain unhealed, the scars that are impossible to ignore and the hearts that still burn with pain, passion and grief—for the world to hear In essence this film is a gripping tale of loss, betrayal and struggle, but—above all else—it is a search for inspiration and a call for action.

The production team had to shoot undercover in Sri Lanka, hiding their real identities because of the risks involved in even tackling these issues. Despite this some of the team were arrested or had to go into hiding. Premiered at the Jaffna film festival.[1][2]

Censorship

The film was allowed to be screened in Sri Lanka and approved by the Public Performance Board of Sri Lanka. The film was banned in India by the censor board. Later the film's ban was lifted by the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal but the filmmaker had to morph the LTTE flags, cut out photographs of its slain leaders and state that it was work of fiction inspired by real events.[3][4]

References
  1. "First Indigenous Feature Film On Tamils' Current Plight Premiered At Jaffna". P K Balachandran. New Indian Express. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. "First Indigenous Feature Film On Tamils' Current Plight Premiered At Jaffna". Asian Mirror. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. "Indian censors more worried about Sri Lankan film than Lanka's own!". Avantika Mehta. Hindustan Times. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. "Militarisation is a problem in the Tamil areas in Lanka' My film depicts the struggle for dignity by Tamils in Sri Lanka'". Rediff. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
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