Machan
movie

Released May 07, 2009
Overview
Two friends, Manoj (Gihan De Chickera), a bartender, and Stanley (Dharmapriya Dias), a fruit vendor, wish to immigrate to the West to seek their fortune, but have difficulties getting their visa applications approved. They come across an application to a handball tournament in Bavaria, and not even knowing what the game is, they submit themselves and a group of friends as the "Sri Lanka National Handball Team". For appearance's sake, they begin minimal training and then seek travel visas from the German Embassy. Their plans to simply escape into the West upon arrival in Germany are thwarted by the quick appearance of the tournament organizers and an arena of fans eager to see the prowess of the Sri Lanka National Handball Team.
Runtime
1h 49m
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$282,884
Origin Country
Germany
Original Language
Sinhala
Original Title
මචන්
Status
Released
Production Countries
- Germany
- Italy
- Sri Lanka
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English
- සිංහල (Sinhalese)