Sri Lanka, March 5 -- The controversy sparked by Asoka Handagama's biopic 'Rani', about the lives of Richard De Zoysa and his mother Dr. Manorani Saravanamuttu, is so one-sided that I feel duty-bound to make the following comments. I hate getting embroiled in controversies. They consume much-needed energy wasted in arguments which go nowhere. But, as someone who knew Richard and Dr. Manorani well enough to visit them at their home during 1984-86, I need to say the following, as there are many who feel that both mother and son are not accurately portrayed in Handagama's 'Rani'.

Dr Manorani Savaranamuttu This is not a film review because I haven't seen the film yet. The reason is that, after having a mentally and physically traumatic time ...