නැතුව බැරි මිනිහෙක් / Nathuwa Bari Minihek (A Man Much Needed) by Rajitha Dissanayake

Fri 28th Mar | General Audience | Sinhala | 19:00 – 20:45 | 105 mins | New Theatre

A businessman, Jayantha, an extreme Sinhala nationalist and supporter of the war worries for his future in the transformed political climate with the newly elected regime in 2015. While he was initially worried about possible legal consequences of his past dealings, he is quick to realise that he could soon make fresh connections with the new regime.

Jayantha’s son, a student in London returns home on vacation, bringing his Tamil friend, Ramesh who is looking for his mother who went missing during the war. Jayantha’s daughter, Erandi, steps in to support Ramesh’s search for his mother. Getting desperate at the lack of progress in his search, Ramesh decides to launch a hunger strike (Upavasa) as a mark of protest. Further, Erandi has her own personal struggle: on one hand she is trying to win her Buddhist father’s consent to carry on her relationship with Chanaka, a Christian. On the other hand, Erandi is also trying to get closer to her estranged mother.