My Red Comrade - Melbourne

7th July at 6.15pm , Reading Cinema, Dandenong

Australian Premiere om 7th July at Reading Cinema, Dandenong is  Proudly Presented by Dharmaraja College Old Boys Union of Australia Inc.

My Red Comrade (රතු අතු අග), is a 2024 Sri Lankan Sinhalese political drama film directed by Sudath Mahaadivulwewa and produced by Red Circle Productions. Distributed in Australia by Lanka Events.

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Girl escaped from the police under thundering rainy night hidden in old man house spark a conversation on their past, revolutionary traits with sharing ideologies in arts, culture, feminism and revolution.

This is Sudath Mahaadivulwewa's second cinematic direction, after Sudu Kalu Saha Alu, which he directed 19 years ago in 2005. 

Sudath Mahadivulwewa, the Director is well-known for his various feature films, documentaries, theatre work, and social awareness campaigns in Sri Lanka. His latest film ‘My Red Comrade’, is openly political and experimental. A major aspect of the film is a debate between the old view of revolution and a more modern one that is considered more inclusive.

The cinematography of the film was done by Ruwan Costa, and editing was done by Ajith Ramanayake. The cinematography was completed in a different format within four days, using only two characters, on the same backdrop of Sarasaviya Studio of the National Film Corporation. Art direction was done by Manjula Ayagama, Sound design by Sasika Marasinghe, and color combination by Tissa Surendra. Dinesh Lakdusinghe was the assistant director, Nimal Wijesiri Senadhira served as the production manager and Darshi Gamage as the line producer. Composition was done by Samarasiri Kandanage, with lyrics written by the director himself. Nadeeka Guruge was the music director, who also provided background vocals.