Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- As Isabel Allende once said, "You can tell the deepest truths with the lies of fiction." The latest feature film by Asoka Handagama, 'Rani,' presents a fictional story of Richard de Zoysa through the eyes of Manorani revealing bold truths that highlight the absurdity of reality. It explores how Manorani's emotional decisions challenge traditional male-centric logic and how illogical events intertwine to obscure darker truths related to human subjectivity.

In the film 'Rani', we meet Manorani, an upper-middle-class gynaecologist and single mother who lives a carefree, independent life with her beloved son, Richard. Oblivious to the political turmoil unfolding around her in the country, Manorani's self-absorbed nature...