Asai Man Piyabanna (Sinhala: ආසයි මං පියාඹන්න; transl. I like to fly) is a 2007 Sri Lankan Sinhala musical romantic film directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya and produced by Dhammika Siriwardana for Alankulama Films. It stars Roshan Ranawana and Pooja Umashankar in lead roles along with Sanath Gunathilake and Upeksha Swarnamali. The music is composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.
The film was released in November 2007 and was a major commercial success in Sri Lanka in that year, as well as receiving positive reviews. It is a remake of the 1999 Bollywood film Taal starring Aishwarya Rai, Anil Kapoor and Akshay Khanna.
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Plot
The film is about a Sinhalese man who falls in love with a Tamil woman.
Ranmalee(Pooja Umashankar, a girl from the country side meets a boy named Praveen (Roshan Ranawana), who is a son of a rich businessman from the capital whose family visited this village to find a site to build a new hotel. Praveen began to develop interest on Ranmalee since the interaction. Despite the growing interest between themselves, Praveen’s family are very reluctant with the affair due to the differences of wealth background, class and race.
Cast
Roshan Ranawana as Praveen
Pooja Umashankar as Ranmalee / Maleesha
Gayathri Dias as Praveen's sister
Shiran Silva as Praveen's brother
Nalin Pradeep Udawela as Sarath
Sanath Gunathilake as Sapumal Senadheera
Upeksha Swarnamali
Umali Thilakarathne as Pabalu
Production
The film was initially directed by Sumitra Peries. The music video for Piyabanna Asai was filmed in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Soundtrack
"Pathu Pem Pathum (Walakul Wiyan Thanala)" - Performed by Bathiya Jayakody with Umaria Sinhawansa & Umara Sinhawansa
"Samanal Hanguman Athare" - Performed by Uresha Ravihari
"Pehasara Obe Adare" - Performed By Centigradz
"Kasthuri Suwandaki" - Performed by Santhush Weeraman with Umara Sinhawansa & Ashanthi De Alwis
"Hiru Meki Yai Neela Ahase" - Performed By Amila Perera
"Pana Supem Sinawe/Vaarayo Vennilave" (remix) - Performed by Killer B and Yauwanan featuring Iraj
Release
The film earned positive reviews and went on to become a major commercial success, further establishing Pooja Umashankar as a leading Sri Lankan actress.