Hathara Denama Soorayo (2008 film)

Hathara Denama Soorayo හතරදෙනාම සූරයෝ
Directed by	Neil Rupasinghe
Written by	Neil Rupasinghe
Based on	1971 film by same name
Produced by	Neil Rupasinghe
Starring	Buddhika Jayarathne Roshan Pilapitiya Jagath Chamila Amila Abeysekara
Cinematography	K. D. Dayananda
Edited by	Pravin Jayaratne
Music by	Jayantha Ratnayake
Production company	Samudra Films
Distributed by	CEL Theatres
Release date	19 February 2008 (2008-02-19)
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala
Budget	15 million LKR^[citation needed]

Hathara Denama Soorayo (Sinhala: හතරදෙනාම සූරයෝ) is a 2008 Sri Lankan Sinhala action romantic film directed and produced by Neil Rupasinghe. The film is a remake of 1971 blockbuster of the same name directed and produced by the same person.[1] With that, the film became the second in the history of film industry in the world that the same Producer and Director did a re-make of the same film after 37 years with the same theme creating a world record. The four protagonist roles are played by stars Buddhika Jayarathne, Roshan Pilapitiya, Jagath Chamila and Amila Abeysekara in lead roles along with Chathurika Peiris and Kanchana Mendis. Music composed by Jayantha Ratnayake.[2][3][4][5] It is the 1101st Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[6]

Plot

Cast

• Buddhika Jayaratne as Podde ayya
• Roshan Pilapitiya as Vijay
• Jagath Chamila as Jagiriya aka Jaggi
• Amila Abeysekara as Linton
• Chathurika Peiris as Nilmini
• Kanchana Mendis as Soma
• Chinthaka Kulatunga as Harry
• Duleeka Marapana as Soma's mother, Bath amma
• Chandika Nanayakkara as Police officer
• Tissa Wijesurendra as Mr. Samarasinghe, Nilmini's father
• Nadeeka Gunasekara as Mrs. Samarasinghe, Nilmini's step mother
• Gnananga Gunawardena as Uncle
• Teddy Vidyalankara
• Nadeesha Alahapperuma as Jaggi's fiancée
• Manjula Thilini as Sumana
• Kavindu Perera as Sumana's brother

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Me Desa Mage"	H. R. Jothipala
2.	"Kodi Gaha Yata"	Walter Fernando, Ajith Premalal
3.	"Aha Aha Adaraneeya Sinawe"	H. R Jothipala, Angeline Gunathilake
4.	"Pathum Mallaki Me Jeevithe"	Latha Walpola
5.	"Raththaranin Ran Kirilliye"	Walter Fernando, Anjaline Gunathilake

References

1. "The Return of the 'Soorayo'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
2. "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
3. "Hatharadenama Soorayo Then and now…". Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
4. "The Return of the 'Soorayo'". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
5. "Hathara Denama Soorayo is back!". The Nation. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
6. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.