Machan
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Two friends, Manoj (Gihan De Chickera), a bartender, and Stanley (Dharmapriya Dias), a fruit vendor, wish to immigrate to the West to seek their fortune, but have difficulties getting their visa applications approved. They come across an application to a handball tournament in Bavaria, and not even knowing what the game is, they submit themselves and a group of friends as the "Sri Lanka National Handball Team". For appearance's sake, they begin minimal training and then seek travel visas from the German Embassy. Their plans to simply escape into the West upon arrival in Germany are thwarted by the quick appearance of the tournament organizers and an arena of fans eager to see the prowess of the Sri Lanka National Handball Team.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2009-05-07
Runtime: 109 mins
Director: Uberto Pasolini
Writer: Uberto Pasolini, Ruwanthie De Chickera
Spoken language: English, සිංහල
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Original title: Machan
Production Companies: Redwave Films, Babelsberg Film, Shakthi Films, StudioUrania, RAI Cinema
Production Countries: Germany, Italy, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom
Cast
Dharmapriya Dias
Gihan De Chickera
Dharshan Dharmaraj
Namal Jayasinghe
Sujeewa Priyalal
Dayadewa Edirisinghe
Pitchchei Selvaraj
Kumara Thirimadura
Pubudu Chathuranga
S. Selvsekaran
Pradeepan Puwabalasingham
Sarath Karunaratne
Mangala Pradeep Kumara
Saumya Liyanage
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