Gamani (film)

Gamani
Film poster
Sinhala	ගාමනි
Directed by	Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara
Written by	Sarath Weerasekara
Produced by	Upali Rajapakse
Starring	Dilhani Ekanayake Bimal Jayakody Mahendra Perera
Cinematography	Ashoka Sigera
Edited by	Ravindra Guruge
Music by	Nadeeka Guruge
Production companies	Prasad Color Lab TVT Studio
Distributed by	E.A.P Board
Release date	19 August 2011 (2011-08-19)
Running time	158 minutes
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala
Budget	85 SL Lakhs^[citation needed]

Gamani (Sinhala: ගාමනි) is a 2011 Sri Lankan Sinhala war thriller biographical film directed by Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara and produced by Upali Rajapakse. It stars Dilhani Ekanayake and Bimal Jayakody in lead roles along with Mahendra Perera and Jagath Chamila. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge.[1][2][3] It is the 1245th film in Sri Lankan cinema.[4]

The film is influenced by 1999 LTTE terrorist attack of Gonagala massacre.[5][6] The film has been shot in and around Karuwalagaswewa for 12 consecutive days.[7]

Cast

• Dilhani Ekanayake as Sulochana Weerasekera 'Iskola Hamine'
• Bimal Jayakody as Major Vikum
• Mahendra Perera as Mahendra
• Jagath Chamila as Sunimal
• W. Jayasiri as Sumedha 'Hamuduruwo'
• Ranjith Rubasinghe as Sirisoma
• Jagath Benaragama as Jagath
• Suminda Sirisena as School teacher
• Kumara Thirimadura as Sergeant Ranasinghe
• Darshan Dharmaraj as LTTE leader
• Sampath Jayaweera as Upul
• Muthu Tharanga as Mala
• Asela Jayakody as Head Grama Arakshaka
• Sarath Kothalawala Ranasinghe's head officer
• Sanath Gunathilake as Army Chief
• Ritigala Sumedha as himself
• Damitha Abeyratne as Crouched shooter
• Veena Jayakody as Dead rebel's mother
• Giriraj Kaushalya as NGO officer
• Geetha Kanthi Jayakody as Sudha's mother
• Rathna Lalani Jayakody as Murder victim
• Gihan Fernando as Minister's secretary
• Sujani Menaka as Upul's lover
• Manel Wanaguru as NGO Committee member
• Jayani Senanayake as Head Grama Arakshaka's wife
• Sarath Chandrasiri as LTTE cadre

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Dana Mana Bandu[8]"	Sarath Weerasekara	Deepika Priyadarshani

Awards

The film won 12 awards at 2011 Derana Film Awards Ceremony, including many major categories.[9]

• Best Actress - Dilhani Ekanayake
• Best Film - Gamani
• Best Villain - Darshan Dharmaraj
• Best Music Director - Nadeeka Guruge
• Best Editing - Ravindra Guruge
• Best Stunt Direction - Priyantha Sirikumara (Ritigala Sumedha)
• Best Script - Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara
• Best Direction - Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara
• Best Co-actor - W. Jayasiri and Kumara Thirimadura
• Best Co-actress - Muthu Tharanga
• Best Cinematography - Ashoka Sigera
• Best Background Artist - Deepika Priyadarshani

References

1. "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
2. "Rear Admiral (Dr) Sarath Weerasekera's debut cinema creation 'GAMANI' in cinemas island-wide". Ada Derana. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
3. "Sri Lankan Sinhala Film Gamini by Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara". Sandeshaya. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
4. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
5. "Comments on the film Gamani". The Island. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
6. "'Gamani'- mirroring the atrocities of terrorism". The Nation. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
7. "'Gamani': rolls strong". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
8. "Gamani Dana mana banda". sampathnaranpanawa's channel. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
9. "Awards at Derana Film Awards 2011". Derana.lk. Retrieved 11 March 2017.