I'm a sri lankan film maker. and presented from sri lankan tamil people. my passion is i will tell our war affected stories
Mathisutha is a Sri Lankan film activist. He tells the stories of him people from a disenfranchised community in Sri Lanka through film. He also teaches cinema to him people from village to village for free.
Him real name is Maheswary Thillaiampalam Suthakaran. in 1985 in Udupi, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, He was born in Udupiddy in the Jaffna district of Sri Lanka in 1985.
He was heavily influenced by internal displacement and has studied in 7 schools 8 times. He also worked as a war field medical docter in the final days of Sri Lanka’s civil war.
Due to the lack of financial investment to tell him stories, most of him works are created using mobile phones. But him works have won more than 50 international awards in more than 20 countries.
Nomimation
dharma
DADASAHEB PHALKE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
mumbai
2019
Nomination
dharma
African Smartphone International Film Festival
Lagos
2018
official selection
Grand father
OZARK SHORTS
Lamar
2016
official selection
Grand father
canadian tamil film festival
toranto
2015
jury prize
Grand father
ibc international film festivel london
london
2015
best film
final drop minute short film
sri lanka national award
colombo
2015
Special Mention
Dark days of heaven
Medras International Independent Film Festival
Chennai
Best International Feature Film & Best Debut Film Maker
Dark days of heaven
Hodu International Film Festival
Best All Category For Feature Film
Dark days of heaven
Cukcoo International Film Festival
Kerala
Best All Category For Feature Film
Dark days of heaven
Birsamunda International Film Award
Best Debut Film & Best International Feature Film
Dark days of heaven
Golden Sparrow International Film Festival
Sirkali, Tamil Nadu
Best Asian Film
Dark days of heaven
Marudham Indie Film Festival
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Best Debut Film, Best Director, Best Producer, Best writer & Best Poster
Dark days of heaven
URUVATTI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SALIGRAMAM, TAMIL NADU
Best Producer & Best writer
Dark days of heaven
Golden Leaf International Film Festival
ANDAMAN NICOBAR ISLAND
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Dark days of heaven
International Film Festival of Andaman and Nicobar
Andaman and Nicobar
Best Original Screenplay
Dark days of heaven
Auber International Film Festival
Paris
Official Selection
Dark days of heaven
Sierre International Film Festival
Bolivia
Best Emerging Director
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Toronto Tamil International Film Festival (TTFF or TTIFF)
Toronto, Ontario M1V 1V2
Best Short Film
hunter maniyam
Toronto Tamil International Film Festival (TTFF or TTIFF)
Toronto, Ontario M1V 1V2
Nomination
dharma
iPhone Film Festival / MoziMotion
Beverly Hills
best smart phone film
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International Bhuddha Film Festival
pune
Birth Date
March 8, 1985
Nickname
mathisutha
Birth City
jaffna
Current City
jaffna
Hometown
jaffna
Gender
Male
Married To
single
I'm a sri lankan film maker. and presented from sri lankan tamil people. my passion is i will tell our war affected stories
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