Perianayaki (2022)

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

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.

Cast (12)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

J

Jeyagowri Sivakumaran

Perianayaki

A

Aman Bajaj

DJ

J

Joshua Tan

Wen

K

Kurt Utai-Laurenson

Harry

A

Adeline Esther

Gemma

O

Olivia O'Driscoll

Supermarket Customer

Beth Kayes

Supermarket Worker

R

Ruby Hansen

Receptionist

T

Tehuamanuka Luiten-Apirana

Nurse

Celine Dam

Woman on Bus

J

Joshua Cooper

Man on Bus

S

Suren Surendran

K. Santhanam

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