Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi
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| Sinhala | සුළඟ අප රැගෙන යාවි |
| Directed by | Nuwan Jayathilake[1] |
| Written by | Nuwan Jayathilake |
| Produced by | Nawagaththegama Films |
| Starring | Priyankara Rathnayake Suranga Ranawaka Sujeewa Priyalal |
| Cinematography | Striner Macklain Adams |
| Edited by | Saman Alvitigala |
| Music by | Chitral Somapala |
| Distributed by | CEL Theatres |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi (Sinhala: සුළඟ අප රැගෙන යාවි) is a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Nuwan Jayathilake and co-produced by director himself with Maya Nawagaththegama for Nawagaththegama Films.[2] It stars Priyankara Rathnayake and Suranga Ranawaka in lead roles along with Sujeewa Priyalal and Iranganie Serasinghe.[3] Music composed by Chitral Somapala.[4][5] It is the 1326th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[6]
The film successfully passed 100 theatrical days.[7]
Plot
Cast
- Priyankara Rathnayake as Edward
- Suranga Ranawaka as Kumari
- Sujeewa Priyalal as Rasika
- Anjana Premarathna as Duminda
- Sampath Jayaweera as Ranji
- Iranganie Serasinghe as Granny
- Sanath Hennayaka as Nandapala
- Sisira Thadikara as Farmer
- Lanka Bandaranayake as Farmer's wife
- Wasantha Muhandiram as Podi Vijay
- Denushka Weerapperuma as Aunt
- Chamal Ranasinghe as Apple salesman
- Dinal Asanka as Kapuwa
- Wimal Kumara de Costa as Elder father
- Bandula Vithanage as Monk
- Semini Hennayaka as Nihansa
- Praween Katukithula as Vihanga
- Sudam Katukithula as Kasun
- Dayadeva Edirisinghe as Policeman
Songs
The film has only one song sung by Himasha Manupriya.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dura Ahasa Mawana Roo Rata" | Nuwan Jayathilaka | Himasha Manupriya |
Production
The film has been done on a tight budget. It was shot in around 15 days.[8]
Awards and Screening
The film had a special autumn screening with director Q&A session on October 16 at Munich in Germany. The film has won several awards at international film festivals.[8]
- 49th WorldFest Houston International Film Festival 2016 - Remi Award
- 18th London Asian Film Festival 2016 - Screened
- Cinekid screening club in Netherlands - Competitive section
- Cinema Di Ringhiera in Italy - Screened
- Cinema De Mando in Rome - Screened
- Indian Film Festival in Melbourne - Screened
- European Children's Film Association - Sold in European film market[9]
- Toronto World International Film Festival - Screened
- Held special shows in Munich in Germany, Verona, Brescia and Milano Italy, Sidney, Perth and Melbourne in Australia
References
- ^ "Debut direction from Nuwan Jayathilake". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "සුද්දා සොයා සුළඟ අප රැගෙන යාවිද?". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Sinhala screened films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi coming soon". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi - සුළඟ අප රැගෙන යාවි". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi passed 50 days". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ a b "A fresh wind for cinema". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "යුරෝපා වෙළඳ පොලට සිංහල චිත්රපටියක්". cinema.lk. Retrieved 23 March 2019.