Akasa Kusum (English: Flowers of the Sky) is a 2008 film from prolific Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage. It received a world premiere at the Pusan International Film Festival in October 2008, and won numerous awards at various other festivals.
The film was released in Sri Lanka on 21 August 2009, and became a box-office hit in that country. It was also Sri Lanka's initial entry to the 2010 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but was replaced by Alimankada (The Road from Elephant Pass).Synopsis
Sandhya Rani (Malini Fonseka) is an aging film star who was once the darling of the silver screen. Having lost fame and fortune in a changing world, she now lives quietly in obscurity. She ekes out a living by renting out a room in her home to the young film and television stars of today to satisfy their illicit sexual desires, and by selling dumplings.
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