Bala Sankuratri, the internationally acclaimed author of the published book and creator of the new international, high budget, mega movie ‘My Name is Ravana’ has arrived for a short visit in preparation for the planned shooting of the new movie in Sri Lanka.
The new blockbuster movie is to be shot mainly in Sri Lanka utilising local resources, and Bala Sankuratri has tied up with a leading film making company in Sri Lanka, Senith Neathan Media Production (SNMP) Limited which has produced 17 movies, 5 teledramas and 2 stage plays a total of 24 productions during the past 8 years to manage and coordinate the local scope of work.
A special meeting was held with the Chairman of the National Film Corporation (NFC), Jayantha Dharmadasa, well-known film producer, the Chairman of Senith Neathan Media Production (SNMP) Limited & the director of MPI film circuit, Dr Arosha Fernando and Bala Sankuratri to kick off the new movie project.
The total budget of the movie is Rs. 5 billion (USD 20 million) where Rs. 3 billion (USD 12 million) has been allocated for the pre-production, shooting & post-production work, and Rs. 2 billion (USD 8 million) has been allocated for the marketing and film release phase of the project.
The location hunt is scheduled to commence from early April to complete the mega-production by end of next year, whereas the Movie is to be released internationally in December 2023.