Underpants Thief (Sinhala: ජංගි හොරා) is a 2021 Sri Lankan Sinhalese language drama film directed by Somaratne Dissanayake and produced by Renuka Balasooriya.[4] It stars Pubudu Chathuranga and Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Chinthaka Kulathunga and Buddhi Randeniya.[5] Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.[6]
| Underpants Thief | |
|---|---|
 ජංගි හොරා | |
| Directed by | Somaratne Dissanayake |
| Written by | Somaratne Dissanayake |
| Produced by | Renuka Balasooriya [1] |
| Starring | Pubudu Chathuranga Dilhani Ekanayake Chinthaka Kulathunga |
| Cinematography | Vishwa Balasooriya [2] |
| Edited by | Ajith Ramanayake |
| Music by | Rohana Weerasinghe |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes[3] |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
The film has been granted permission to screen with 'adults only' certification by the Public Performance Control Board.[7][8] The media screening was held in early December 2021 at the Savoy Premier Cinema.[9] The film was screened in overseas in 2017, where the film was officially screened in Sri Lanka on 23 December 2021.[10] It is reported that the movie was screened last weekend in cinemas in Nugegoda, Maharagama and Matara with Housefull banner, such incident occurred after four years.[11] Arrangements have been made to book a 9:30 pm screening for the film due to huge Housefull incidents throughout the country.[12]
Story summary edit
The story revolves around the character of a man with mental disease whose name is Sam, he has personality disorder, underwear fetishism and mazophilia, he collects women's panties by stealing and likes to touch women's panties and breasts; he faces several problems for his abnormal behavior in society and also in his home.[13]
Cast edit
- Pubudu Chathuranga as Sam[14]
- Dilhani Ekanayake as Nayani[15]
- Chinthaka Kulathunga as Mahesh
- Buddhi Randeniya as Karuna[16]
International screening edit
- Busan International Film Festival.[17]
- Asian Film Festival.[18]
- Osaka Asian Film Festival.[19]
- 5th Delhi International Film Festival - Best Film at the ‘Cinema Across the Borders’ section.[20][21]
References edit
- ^ "Will not go looking for underpant thieves again". සරසවිය. 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "I have no competitors in this field: Jangi Hora Camera Director Vishwa Balasuriya". Sarasaviya. 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Underpants Thief film by Somaratne Dissanayake". filmtv. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ Thushi. "Somaratne's 'Jangi Hora' goes online". theleader.lk. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Jangi Hora - ජංගි හොරා - Sinhala Cinema Database". films.lk. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Adult movie from one of children's film director". 24news. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Somaratne Dissanayake's 'Underpants Thief' To Busan". srilankanewslive. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Some say that 'Jangi Hora' is an ugly thing". සරසවිය. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "ජංගි හොරා ළඟදීම". සරසවිය. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Two movies from yesterday and today". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "ජංගි හොරා Housefull". සරසවිය. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "9:30 again due to 'Jangi Hora'". Sarasaviya. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ "There are many 'underwear thieves': Award winning actress - Dilhani Ashokamala". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "ජංගි හොරා ගැන ඔවුහු මෙසේ කියති". සිළුමිණ (in Sinhala). 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Dilhani nabs 'Jangi Hora'". Aruna. 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "මට බණින්නේ සියයට එකක් විතරයි". සරසවිය. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Somaratne Dissanayake's 'Underpants Thief' To Busan". Asian Mirror. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "ආචාර්ය සෝමරතන දිසානායකගේ "Underpants Thief" ආසියානු සිනමා උළෙලට". SBS. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Competition - Underpants Thief". OAFF. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "'Underpants Thief' wins award in Delhi". Sunday Times. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Underpants Thief". delhiinternationalfilmfestival. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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