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| Directed by | Chandran Rutnam |
| Screenplay by | Chandran Rutnam |
| Based on | A Wednesday! by Neeraj Pandey |
| Produced by | Chandran Rutnam B.S. Radhakrishnan |
| Starring | Ben Kingsley Ben Cross Patrick Rutnam Wilson Gunaratne |
| Cinematography | Chandana Jayasinghe |
| Edited by | James Rutnam |
| Music by | Ramesh Vinayakam |
Production company | Asia Digital Entertainment Pvt Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Myriad Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | English |
A Common Man is a 2013 Sri Lankan action thriller film directed by Sri Lankan filmmaker Chandran Rutnam, starring Ben Kingsley and Ben Cross.[1][2][3][4] The film is an official remake of the Indian film, A Wednesday! (2008).[5]
A Common Man won Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor awards at the Madrid International Film Festival and bronze medal in the Feature Films category at the New York Festivals’ International Television and Film Awards, three of the 119 Gold World Medals, 145 Silver, 104 Bronze, and 327 Finalist Certificates awarded that day.[6][7]
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