Venthu Thaninthathu Kaadu

For the 2022 Indian Tamil-language film relatively with the same title, see Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu.

Venthu Thaninthathu Kaadu (Dark Days of Heaven) is a 2021 Sri Lankan Tamil-language war drama film written and directed by Mathi Sutha on his feature film directorial debut. The storyline of the film revolves around how a single mother is being left abandoned during the Sri Lankan Civil War and explores about the traumatic life challenges and upheavals faced by women during the escalation of the catastrophic war situations.[1][2] The film was initially banned in Sri Lanka due to the storyline related to Eelam War and the film which was supposed to have its theatrical release in April 2023 and had been indefinitely postponed following a guideline issued by National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka, restraining the film release in Sri Lanka.[3] The ban on the film was later reverted by the National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka and the film was released in theatres across Sri Lanka in May 2024.[4][5] The film was also premiered at international film festivals and opened to positive reviews, with direction, cast member performance, and screenplay being praised, while the usage of camera angles and narrative arcs to document the war situations were criticized.[5]

  1. ^ Nillanthan (2023-03-01). "தாயின் துக்கம் : மதிசுதாவின் வெந்து தணிந்தது காடு". நிலாந்தன். Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  2. ^ Team, Lanka4 News (2023-07-18). "ஈழத்து கலைஞர்களின் வெந்து தணிந்தது காடு - திரைப்படத்தை பற்றி கனடா கதிர்காமநாதனின் கருத்து". Lanka4 (in Tamil). Retrieved 2024-11-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "மதி சுதாவின் 'வெந்து தணிந்தது காடு' திரைப்படத்தை இலங்கையில் வெளியிட தடை..!!!". Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  4. ^ Thushi (2024-05-02). "Dark Days of Heaven කොළඹට එයි". mirrorarts.lk. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  5. ^ a b Raheem, Mirak (2024-06-21). "After the Blaze: Review of Venthu Thaninthathu Kaadu". Groundviews. Retrieved 2024-11-03.