It was this that gave birth to the idea of a music video celebrating the diversity of Sri Lanka and its people. We go outside and boast to the world about our colour, our vibrancy, our food, our history, our sights and sounds, but I can’t imagine Sri Lanka being half as interesting if it was one-note, and with ‘ஸ்ரீ Lanka මචං!’, I wanted to say this in a way that would be received.”The team behind ‘ஸ்ரீ Lanka මචං!’: A lesson in diversityWith the idea for ஸ்ரீ Lanka මචං! The plan was to travel around Sri Lanka and shoot different communities to illustrate how all the different people of Sri Lanka get along with each other even if they don’t realise it. Leading ‘ஸ்ரீ Lanka මචං!’ through the third waveWith Sri Lanka in unofficial lockdown for an extended period, the plan for ஸ்ரீ Lanka මචං! I was emotional through 90% of this project and just telling people how thrilled I was.”Taking ‘ஸ்ரீ Lanka මචං!’ to infinity and beyondAt the time of our chat, ஸ்ரீ Lanka මචං!

Source: The Nation July 24, 2021 18:33 UTC