Dreaming Butterflies

Aug 11, 2017

★ 6.5

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Sunil T. Films

Dreaming Butterflies Trailers

Cast

Madhavi

Dilhani Ekanayake

Aadithya

Soumya Liyanage

Shehan

Anjana Dilshara

Banti

Vinath Thesath

Banti's Grandmother

Nethali Nanayakkara

Banti's Grandfather

Hemasiri Liyanage

Doctor

Lucien Bulathsinhala

Teacher

Umali Thilakarathna

Teacher

Jayani Senanayaka

Supun Kawishka

Lakshitha Aravinda

Yohan Harshana

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