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Release Date:
August 26, 2016
Original Title:
මෝටර් බයිසිකල්
Alternate Titles:
Motor Bicycle
Motorbicycle
මෝටර් බයිසිකල්
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Maharaja Entertainments (Pvt.) Ltd
Production Countries:
Sri Lanka
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 105
Rangana is a young musician from the working classes who dreams big. His aim is to rise above his station, even as he toils the low-rent barroom circuit with his band, playing night after night to under-appreciative crowds to make a frugal living. Tanya is the love of his life, the woman whom all this will be worth achieving. She is just finishing school. As he toils through the nights, his need of a mode of transport - a motor bicycle - becomes more and more apparent. He dreams of one day collecting enough money to buy one, finally buying a second hand motorbike despite his mother's great protest. He now wants to taste his new found freedom with his beloved Tanya, along the city streets of Colombo. As Rangana and Tanya embark on this motorbike journey across the city, questions about their present, challenges to their future and the very essence of their lives is brought to the fore, in "Motor Bicycle."
Additional Editor:
Kasun Malinda
Assistant Director:
Daminda D. Madawala
Cinematography:
Vishvajith Karunarathna
Colorist:
Dinindu Jagoda
Director:
Shameera Rangana Naotunna
Editor:
Tissa Surendra
Line Producer:
Monika Princy
Sisira Sarath Kumara
Music:
Aruna Priyantha Kaluarachchi
Music Director:
Ajith Kumarasiri
Producer:
Suranga Jayasureya
Lasantha Nawarathna
Screenplay:
Shameera Rangana Naotunna
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