H.D. Premasiri Prasanna Vithanage A. Sreekar Prasad
Starring
Malini Fonseka Nimmi Harasgama Dilhani Ekanayake
Cinematography
M.D Mahindapala
Edited by
A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by
Lakshman Joseph de Saram
Production companies
Prasad Color Lab, Chennai
Release dates
October 2008 (2008-10) (Pusan)
21 August 2009 (2009-08-21) (Sri Lanka)
Running time
90 minutes
Country
Sri Lanka
Language
Sinhala
Akasa Kusum (Sinhala: ආකාස කුසුම්; lit.'Flowers of the Sky') is a 2008 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Prasanna Vithanage and co-produced by H.D. Premasiri, Prasanna Vithanage, and A. Sreekar Prasad for Sarasavi Cineroo Films. It stars Malini Fonseka and Nimmi Harasgama in lead roles along with Dilhani Ekanayake and Kaushalya Fernando. Music composed by Lakshman Joseph de Saram.[1][2]
Filming started 23 December 2007 in Colombo.[3] It received a world premiere at the Pusan International Film Festival in October 2008,[4] and won numerous awards at various other festivals.
The film was released in Sri Lanka on 21 August 2009, and became a box-office hit in that country. It was also Sri Lanka's initial entry to the 2010 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film,[5] but was replaced by Alimankada.[6] In May 2009, American film distribution company, Wonderphil Productions granted international distribution rights for the film.[7]
^"Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^Wonder Phil Productions. "Akasa Kusum (Flowers of the Sky) Press Kit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
^"Prasanna returns with 'Flowers in the Sky'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^"Akasa Kusum (Flowers of the Sky) Blooms in Pusan". The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. 19 October 2008.
^Nilendra Deshapriya (17 September 2009). "Akasa Kusum (Flowers of the Sky) Sri Lanka's Entry for 2010 Academy Awards - 15sec Trailer". Nilendra Deshapriya Productions. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
^"65 Countries in Competition for 2009 Foreign Language Film Oscar" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). 15 October 2009. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
^"'Akasa Kusum' picks American Distributor". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
AkasaKusum (Sinhala: ආකාස කුසුම්; lit. 'Flowers of the Sky') is a 2008 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Prasanna Vithanage and co-produced by...
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acclaimed through the films such as Sulanga Enu Pinisa, Bora Diya Pokuna and AkasaKusum. "Sri Lankan actresses - Kaushalya Fernando". Sinhala Cinema Database...
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many international award-winning films like 'Between Two Worlds' and 'AkasaKusum.' His best-known score is to the 2012 film Bel Ami. Joseph de Saram is...
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