Sinamkol
Directed byRanjith Joseph
Written byTheepachelvan
Ranjith Joseph
Based onAftermath of Sri Lankan Civil War
Produced byRaja Jayakulasingham
Karikalan
Gayathiri Ranjith
Bakialakhmi Venkatesh
StarringAravindhan
Narvini Dery Ravishangar
Leelawathy
Sinthar Athith
Mathumathi
CinematographyM R Palanikumaar
Edited byArunachalam Sivalingam
Music byN. R. Raghunanthan
Production
companies
Skymagic Pictures
Bakialakhmi Talkies
Release date
  • 4 January 2020 (2020-01-04)
Running time
121 minutes
CountriesIndia
Sri Lanka
LanguageTamil

Sinamkol is a 2020 Tamil-language war drama film directed by Ranjith Joseph and starring Aravindhan. It is a Sri Lankan-Indian co-production.

Plot

Sinamkol is a compelling political story set eight years after the Sri Lankan Civil War. It is a story of a Tamil Eelam soldier Amudhan, his incredible journey and tribunals, as he searches for his wife and daughter after being released from detention by the genocidal Sri Lankan regime.

The film describes the hardships of the lives of many Tamil soldiers in Sri Lanka. It portrays the political situations of the Tamils in their homeland through the eyes of Amudhan. Parallel to which, a Tamil family from diaspora visiting Tamil Eelam encounters troubles of post-war challenges. Sinamkol carries a powerful political message of post-war challenges faced by the minority Tamils.

Cast

  • Aravindhan
  • Narvini Dery Ravishangar
  • Leelawathy
  • Sinthar Athith
  • Mathumathi
  • Theepachelvan

Production

The film is about the change that Jaffna has undergone in the past ten years.[1] The film was shot in northern and eastern Sri Lanka.[2] Other than three cast members, most of the cast are newcomers.[3] The film was in the making for the past ten years.[4] The film was shot in Jaffna and Mullaitivu.[5] The film was shot in places affected by the Sri Lankan civil war.[6] Much of the crew members are Sinhalese and the film was funded by Tamilians living abroad.[7] The film is about a militant who is released from a Sinhalese controlled prison and returns to his motherland.[8]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2020 Norway Tamil Film Festival Best Feature Film Tamil – DiasporaSinamkol Won [9]
Best Director Tamil – DiasporaRanjith JosephWon
Best Actor Male Tamil – DiasporaAravindhanWon

References

  1. ↑ "Sinhalese technicians in a film on war-torn Eelam". dtNext.in. 6 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "First Eelam film to screen across Western countries receives rave reviews | Tamil Guardian". www.tamilguardian.com.
  3. ↑ Rajendran, Gopinath (14 September 2020). "Tamil producers and actors are not ready to try new ideas: Phathmen". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "'I've been working for the last ten years to create this film' – interview with director of Sinamkol | Tamil Guardian". www.tamilguardian.com.
  5. ↑ "For the first time, film on Tamil Eelam gets 'U' certificate". The Times of India. 20 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Sinamkol, 'first film shot in war-torn Sri Lankan regions'". The New Indian Express.
  7. ↑ "இலங்கை தமிழர்கள் வாழ்க்கையை பின்னணியாக கொண்ட சினம் கொள்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 30 January 2017.
  8. ↑ குமார், முத்துராசா (18 May 2018). "இது நடந்திருந்தால் முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் படுகொலையைப் பார்த்திருக்க மாட்டோம்" - ஈழக்கவிஞர் தீபச்செல்வன்! #VikatanExclusive". Vikatan.
  9. ↑ "NTFF 2020: The Winners of Feature film| Short film | Music Video|Official Selection| Tamil – Diaspora| | NTFF".
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