Asoka Perrera (1950-2006) was the production manager for this film. She was a native of Sri Lanka and worked in the film industry there. I wonder if this is how Lucas chose the name Asoka Tano for his Clone Wars series.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0673312/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
I think she and that chick who played Assumta Fitzgerald in Ballykissangel may be the same two people
shareOops... my bad. Asoka was a "he" not a "she". Still, I think Lucas may have liked the name and used it in Clone Wars.
Asoka Perera was born on June 10, 1950 in Sri Lanka. He was a production manager and producer, known for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck (1988) and Beyond Rangoon (1995). He died on June 6, 2006 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.share