
Paradise, the Prasanna Vithanage directorial starring Roshan Mathew and Darshana Rajendran in lead roles, is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Manorama Max. The film, which premiered at the 2023 Busan International Film Festival, got a theatrical release this June. The film follows a young couple (Darshana and Roshan) as they travel to crisis-ridden Sri Lanka to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary. Their idyllic getaway turns into a nightmare as they face personal conflicts and the harsh realities of the country's economic turmoil.
The film also stars Mahendra Perera and Shyam Fernando. Here is an excerpt from CE's review of the film: "Paradise is a once-in-a-blue-moon film powered by dense writing rich in details, some of which become more evident upon deeper introspection. It's akin to reading a good work of literature, with all its layers and subtexts cohesively weaved together. The snowballing effect of the ongoing economic crisis, in particular, is impressive. So is the exploration of the class-caste-religion divide contributing to the central conflict. It's a film with not a single pretentious bone in its body."