| Asai Man Piyabanna | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Udayakantha Warnasuriya |
| Producer: | Alankulama Films |
| Starring: | Roshan Ranawana Pooja Umashankar Sanath Gunathilake |
| Cinematography: | Jayanath Gunawardhane |
| Editing: | Ajith Ramanayake |
| Runtime: | 173 minutes |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Language: | Sinhala |
| Music: | Rohana Weerasinghe |
Asai Man Piyabanna (si|ආසයි මං පියාඹන්න|italic=yes;) is a 2007 Sri Lankan Sinhala musical romantic film directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya and produced by Dhammika Siriwardana for Alankulama Films.[1] It stars Roshan Ranawana and Pooja Umashankar in lead roles along with Sanath Gunathilake and Upeksha Swarnamali.[2] The music is composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.[3]
The film was released in November 2007 and was a major commercial success in Sri Lanka in that year, as well as receiving positive reviews. It is a remake of the 1999 Bollywood film Taal starring Aishwarya Rai, Anil Kapoor and Akshay Khanna.
The film is about a Sinhalese man who falls in love with a Tamil woman.[4]
Ranmalee(Pooja Umashankar, a girl from the country side meets a boy named Praveen (Roshan Ranawana), who is a son of a rich businessman from the capital whose family visited this village to find a site to build a new hotel. Praveen began to develop interest on Ranmalee since the interaction. Despite the growing interest between themselves, Praveen’s family are very reluctant with the affair due to the differences of wealth background, class and race.
The film was initially directed by Sumitra Peries.[4] The music video for Piyabanna Asai was filmed in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
The film earned positive reviews and went on to become a major commercial success, further establishing Pooja Umashankar as a leading Sri Lankan actress.
| 32nd Sarasaviya Awards | Most Popular Film | Asai Man Piyabanna | [5] |
| Best Female Vocalist | Uresha Ravihari | ||
| Merit Award | Nalin Pradeep Udawela |