Dreaming Butterflies

Dreaming Butterflies

2017 · ★ 6.5 · Drama, Family

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.

Directed by Rohan Perera · Written by Rohan Perera

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Dilhani Ekanayake Madhavi
Saumya Liyanage Adithya
Anjana Dilshara Shehan
Vinath Thesath Banti
Nethalie Nanayakkara Banti's Grandmother
Hemasiri Liyanage Banti's Grandfather
Lucien Bulathsinhala Doctor
Umali Thilakarathna Teacher
Supun Kawishka
Lakshitha Aravinda
Yohan Harshana
Tharupathi Nadun

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