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Akash Sunethkumara

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  • Writer
  • Actor
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When a beautiful woman enters the cafe, two men decide to battle it out on a chessboard to decide who gets to approach her. The Knight Out is Sri Lanka's first musically driven action short-film.
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The Knight Out (2020)
Akash Sunethkumara is known for EIDETIC (2016), Hooves (2024) and Star_Crossed (2016).
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    EIDETIC (2016)
    EIDETIC
    8.6
    Short
    • Director(as Akash Sk)
    • 2016
    Hooves (2024)
    Hooves
    8.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 2024
    Star_Crossed (2016)
    Star_Crossed
    8.8
    Short
    • Director(as Akash Sk)
    • 2016
    Teddy (2023)
    Teddy
    8.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 2023

    Credits

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    Director

    • Hooves (2024)
      Hooves
      8.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Teddy (2023)
      Teddy
      8.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Vimukthi Kiriella, Ishanka Abeysekara, Harindu Gunawardena, Krishantha Mendis, and Akash Sunethkumara in Temporal (2022)
      Temporal
      8.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Wanka Rataa (2020)
      Wanka Rataa
      Video
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Romane Dananjani and Akash Sunethkumara in The Piece of Cake (2020)
      The Piece of Cake
      7.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • The Knight Out (2020)
      The Knight Out
      7.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • The Friend (2019)
      The Friend
      7.8
      Short
      • Director (as Akash Sk)
      • 2019
    • The Summoning (2018)
      The Summoning
      9.0
      Short
      • Director (as Akash Sk)
      • 2018
    • Christian Plenty, Caitlin Frain, and Akash Sunethkumara in Rise Up (2018)
      Rise Up
      Short
      • Director (as Akash Sk)
      • 2018
    • The Case (2017)
      The Case
      Short
      • Director (as Akash Sk)
      • 2017
    • EIDETIC (2016)
      EIDETIC
      8.6
      Short
      • Director (as Akash Sk)
      • 2016
    • Star_Crossed (2016)
      Star_Crossed
      8.8
      Short
      • Director (as Akash Sk)
      • 2016

    Writer

    • Hooves (2024)
      Hooves
      8.1
      Short
      • written by
      • 2024
    • The Last Deal
      Short
      • based on a story by
      • 2024
    • Teddy (2023)
      Teddy
      8.7
      Short
      • written by
      • 2023
    • Vimukthi Kiriella, Ishanka Abeysekara, Harindu Gunawardena, Krishantha Mendis, and Akash Sunethkumara in Temporal (2022)
      Temporal
      8.8
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2022
    • The Knight Out (2020)
      The Knight Out
      7.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • The Friend (2019)
      The Friend
      7.8
      Short
      • Writer (as Akash Sk)
      • 2019
    • The Summoning (2018)
      The Summoning
      9.0
      Short
      • Writer (as Akash Sk)
      • 2018
    • EIDETIC (2016)
      EIDETIC
      8.6
      Short
      • Writer (as Akash Sk)
      • 2016
    • Star_Crossed (2016)
      Star_Crossed
      8.8
      Short
      • written by (as Akash Sk)
      • 2016

    Actor

    • Romane Dananjani and Akash Sunethkumara in The Piece of Cake (2020)
      The Piece of Cake
      7.9
      Short
      • 2020
    • The Knight Out (2020)
      The Knight Out
      7.9
      Short
      • 2020
    • The Summoning (2018)
      The Summoning
      9.0
      Short
      • Akash (as Akash Sk)
      • 2018
    • Christian Plenty, Caitlin Frain, and Akash Sunethkumara in Rise Up (2018)
      Rise Up
      Short
      • (as Akash Sk)
      • 2018
    • The Case (2017)
      The Case
      Short
      • (as Akash Sk)
      • 2017
    • EIDETIC (2016)
      EIDETIC
      8.6
      Short
      • Shane
      • Man (as Akash Sk)
      • 2016
    • Star_Crossed (2016)
      Star_Crossed
      8.8
      Short
      • Man (as Akash Sk)
      • 2016

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    The Knight Out (2020) - Official Trailer
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    The Knight Out (2020) - Official Trailer

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