Mille Soya
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| Sinhala | මිල්ලේ සොයා |
| Directed by | Boodee Keerthisena |
| Written by | Boodee Keerthisena |
| Produced by | Boodee Keerthisena |
| Starring | Mahendra Perera Jackson Anthony Sanath Gunathilake Kamal Addararachchi Sangeetha Weeraratne |
| Cinematography | Moishe Ben-Yaish K.A. Dharmasena |
| Edited by | Ravindra Guruge |
| Music by | Lakshman Joseph De Seram |
| Distributed by | CEL Theatres |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | Sri Lanka Italy |
| Languages | Sinhala Italian |
| Budget | US$ 100,000 |
Mille Soya (Buongiorno Italia) is a 2004 romantic musical film, written, produced and directed by Boodee Keerthisena. The film stars Mahendra Perera, Jackson Anthony, Sanath Gunathilake, Kamal Addararachchi, and Sangeetha Weeraratne. The film was released on 21 October 2004. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.
The film is Sri Lanka's very first digital film. Shooting of the film was started in 1997 in Naples, Positano in Italy and in Chilaw in Sri Lanka. It is a Sri Lankan-Italian co-production.
The film follows a group of young Sri Lankan musicians who illegally immigrate to Italy in the baggage compartment of a bus and about the lost dreams of Sri Lankan youth living during the Sri Lankan civil war.