COLOMBO: Oddamavadi: The Untold Story also known commonly as Oddamavadi is a 2024 Sri Lankan documentary film has been chosen for the Jaffna Film Festival because of its popular demand.
The story was written by Roshanara De Mel and directed by Aman Ashraff.
The documentary depicts the plight and the daily life patterns of Sri Lankan muslims and also elaborates on the untold story regarding the grievances and hassles faced by Sri Lankan Muslim Moor community during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka whereas the community had to endure struggles owing to their ordeal with forced cremations of their immediate family members who had succumbed to the coronavirus pandemic.
The film begins with a captivating, thought-provoking intention to highlight the unfortunate circumstances faced by the Muslim community in Sri Lanka when the COVID-19 pandemic began to take a toll on their livelihoods. The government of Sri Lanka implemented forceful measures, including cremating bodies, in violation of basic general Islamic beliefs and traditions.[1] The documentary captures an interesting passage on how the individuals in the Muslim community faced the wrath of such a tragic situation where they could not afford to follow their usual Islamic principles and important aspects of Islam before cremating the bodies of their beloved ones.
The film will be shown at the theater at the Havelock City till September 4
