Dreaming Butterflies

Dreaming Butterflies

2017•6.5/10

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6.5/10(2)

Heena Hoyana Samanallu (Dreaming Butterflies) (Sinhalese: හීන හොයන සමනල්ලු) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala family drama film directed by Rohan Perera and produced by Sunil T Fernando for Sunil T Films. Shehan, who belongs to a higher middle class family is the only child of Madhavi (Dilhani Ekanayake) and Adithya (Saumya Liyanage). Their lives changed unexpectedly when Shehan is diagnosed with leukemia.

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Production

Sunil T. Films

Language

SI

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Dilhani Ekanayake

Dilhani Ekanayake

Madhavi

Soumya Liyanage

Soumya Liyanage

Aadithya

Anjana Dilshara

Shehan

Vinath Thesath

Banti

Nethalie Nanayakkara

Nethalie Nanayakkara

Banti's Grandmother

Hemasiri Liyanage

Hemasiri Liyanage

Banti's Grandfather

Lucien Bulathsinhala

Lucien Bulathsinhala

Doctor

Umali Thilakarathna

Umali Thilakarathna

Teacher

Supun Kawishka

Lakshitha Aravinda

Yohan Harshana

Tharupathi Nadun

Jayani Senanayake

Jayani Senanayake

Teacher

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