Movie: Perianayaki

Top 10 Billed Cast

Jeyagowri Sivakumaran
Jeyagowri Sivakumaran

Perianayaki

Aman Bajaj
Aman Bajaj

DJ

Joshua Tan
Joshua Tan

Wen

Kurt Utai-Laurenson
Kurt Utai-Laurenson

Harry

Adeline Esther
Adeline Esther

Gemma

Olivia O'Driscoll
Olivia O'Driscoll

Supermarket Customer

Beth Kayes
Beth Kayes

Supermarket Worker

Ruby Hansen
Ruby Hansen

Receptionist

Tehuamanuka Luiten-Apirana
Tehuamanuka Luiten-Apirana

Nurse

Celine Dam
Celine Dam

Woman on Bus

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    Fifty-six-year-old Perianayaki contends with the difficulties of fitting into her new home, especially at the local supermarket where she works. Eye-opening and brimming with compassion, the latest film from director Bala Murali Shingade is a slice-of-life character study that provokes questions about multiculturalism and our assumptions about the people we encounter in daily life.

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    2022-08-06

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    For this Sri Lankan immigrant, it’s another day of stacking supermarket shelves – and of cultural misunderstandings.

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