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Dreaming Butterflies
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Dreaming Butterflies

2017-08-11 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 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.

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Directors
Rohan Perera
Production companies
Sunil T. Films
Countries
Sri Lanka
Status
Released

Top Cast

Dilhani EkanayakeDilhani EkanayakeMadhavi
Saumya LiyanageSaumya LiyanageAdithya
Anjana DilsharaShehan
Vinath ThesathBanti
Nethalie NanayakkaraNethalie NanayakkaraBanti's Grandmother
Hemasiri LiyanageHemasiri LiyanageBanti's Grandfather
Lucien BulathsinhalaLucien BulathsinhalaDoctor
Umali ThilakarathnaUmali ThilakarathnaTeacher
Supun Kawishka
Lakshitha Aravinda
Yohan Harshana
Tharupathi Nadun
Jayani SenanayakeJayani SenanayakeTeacher

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