Perianayaki

Perianayaki

For this Sri Lankan immigrant, it’s another day of stacking supermarket shelves – and of cultural misunderstandings.

2022 · 11 min · Drama

Fifty-six-year-old Perianayaki contends with the difficulties of fitting into her new home, especially at the local supermarket where she works. Eye-opening and brimming with compassion, the latest film from director Bala Murali Shingade is a slice-of-life character study that provokes questions about multiculturalism and our assumptions about the people we encounter in daily life.

Directed by Bala Murali Shingade · Written by Shreya Gejji

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Jeyagowri Sivakumaran Perianayaki
Aman Bajaj DJ
Joshua Tan Wen
Kurt Utai-Laurenson Harry
Adeline Esther Gemma
Olivia O'Driscoll Supermarket Customer
Beth Kayes Supermarket Worker
Ruby Hansen Receptionist
Tehuamanuka Luiten-Apirana Nurse
Celine Dam Woman on Bus
Joshua Cooper Man on Bus
Suren Surendran K. Santhanam

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