Mage Wam Atha aka Pickpocket (My Left Hand) () is a 2002 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Linton Semage and co-produced by Linton himself with Harsha Caldera with financial support funded by National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. It stars Linton Semage himself with Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Gayani Gisanthika and Mahendra Perera. Music composed by Pradeep Ratnayake. It is the 1165th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.
Plot
Cast Linton Semage as Kamal Dilhani Ekanayake as Kamal's wife Gayani Gisanthika as Amena Sanet Dikkumbura as Toy seller Saumya Liyanage as Kamal's boss Mahendra Perera as Photographer Seetha Kumari as Wife's Mother Giriraj Kaushalya as Boss's henchman Anjula Rajapakse as Wife's sister Sarath Kothalawala as Farook Mali Jayaweerage Chamila Peiris Dimuthu Devapriya
International screening Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland Fukuoka International Film Festival, Japan Pusan International Film Festival, Korea Calgary International Film Festival, Canada Oslo International Film Festival, Norway Rotterdam International Film Festival, Netherlands Kerala film festival, India
Awards The film has won several awards worldwide.
2000 Presidential Award for Best Actor - Linton Semage 2000 Sri Lanka Film Critics' Forum Award for Best Actor - Linton Semage 2000 Sri Lanka Film Critics' Forum Award for Best Cinematography - M. D. Mahindapala 2000 Sri Lanka Film Critics' Forum Award for Best Director - Linton Semage
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