Machan
Seen it?2009 | 109 min | Drama, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office loss and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for fans of a well-timed joke and anyone who loves a strong drama. Leaves you with something to think about.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$283K worldwide on a $5 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 21K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Uberto Pasolini
- Dharmapriya DiasStanley
- Gihan De ChickeraManoj
- Dharshan DharmarajSuresh
- Namal JayasingheVijith
- Sujeewa PriyalalPiyal
- Dayadewa EdirisingheNaseem
- Pitchchei SelvarajNesa
- Kumara ThirimaduraOaf
- Pubudu ChathurangaSpoilt Son
- S. SelvsekaranFather