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NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT FUNNY BOY Ihshan Iqbal on the filming of ‘Funny Boy’ in Sri Lanka Source: Daily Mirror Ihshan with Deepa Mehta and Assistant Art Director Gayan Madushan It is a beautiful film and I want everyone to watch and learn our history We have a lot of amazing actors here but their experience in film is minimal Local directors need to stop casting their favourites and explore for new talent I don’t see why people have to make a fuss about a film made by Canada, promoting filming in Sri Lanka Deepa Mehta’s ‘Funny Boy’, a Canadian drama film shot in Sri Lanka, is to be released on Netflix today. Based on acclaimed writer Shyam Selvadurai’s book of the same title, the coming-of-age film follows a young Tamil boy who explores his sexuality. His personal struggles however are depicted against the backdrop of the ...

Due for release on Netflix on Thursday 10 December is Funny Boy Shivantha Wijesinha Due for release on Netflix on Thursday 10 December is Funny Boy, a feature movie based on the novel of the same name by Shyam Selvadurai, son of Ceylon tennis champion of yesteryear D.D.N. Selvadurai. The film was produced by world-famous Indo-Canadian director and screenwriter Deepa Mehta, best known for her critically acclaimed trilogy of movies comprising Fire, Earth, and Water. Funny Boy was shot on location in Sri Lanka, with a cast including Shivantha Wijesinha, Brandon Ingram, Tracy Holsinger and Nimmi Harasgama, the latter noted for her performances in the British-produced TV series The Good Karma Hospital, also filmed in Sri Lanka. Shivantha Wijesinha did his high school and university education in Melbourne, where he also began his acting career with roles in local TV productions such as Kath & Kim and The Librarians, as well as a few TV commercials produced in Victoria. ...