Asandhimitta (2018)
You see, there was a time that I wasn't really happy with recent Sri Lankan Cinema. There were only a very few number of films which were even worth talking about. Well, now that time has started to change.
First of all, I haven't read the book. So I'd just talk about my thoughts on the film.
Asandhimitta is a mindfuck type drama thriller, which will leave you thinking and questioning the reality throughout the film. I would normally call them as drawbacks whenever I see things which I'm not entirely satisfied with, but in a film like this which rotates between reality and uh.. imagination, you can't directly say whether the director has done it intentionally or not. I think that's why I don't have much negative stuff to write about.
The plot comes as follows: A renowned filmmaker receives a mysterious call from an old college mate in the middle of the night. Asandhimitta, whom he recalls as a large and voluptuous woman, asks him to make a film based on her life. She then confesses that she was recently involved in a triple homicide of three women and is taken into custody shortly afterwards. Intrigued, the filmmaker attempts to piece together her fragmented story for a film while Asandhimitta herself awaits her fate in a local prison.
Asandhimitta is a well directed, well written film in which sometimes you can't help David Lynch coming to your mind. This is also a film that would enable many interpretations depending on the viewer. Filled with very impressive brilliant performances all round, very good screenplay with some superb dialogues. Nicely color graded, lighting and the camerawork was impressive. With the help of all these, Director Handagama manages to capture life as it is. Which for me, is the main plus point above all that mindfuck stuff.
Asandhimitta is a film that will leave you questioned and thinking after it's finished. You will walk out of the theatre with plenty to talk about. In Sri Lankan cinema, I consider it as a big achievement in recent history. SUCCESS.
Gayani Gisanthika truly amazed me. Ageless beauty. Credit should go to the director too. Well, I'll be damned.
