Ira Sewaya

Ira Sewaya ඉර සේවය
Directed by	Rodney Widanapathirana[1]
Written by	Rodney Widanapathirana
Produced by	Kanthi Alahakone
Starring	Wimal Alahakone Rebeka Nirmali Maureen Charuni
Cinematography	Ranga Kariyawasam Chaminda Dissanayake Kapila Thilakarathne
Edited by	Wiranga Katipearachchi Madura Prasad
Music by	Manoj Peiris
Production companies	Bombay Movie Lab, Mumbai
Distributed by	CEL Theatres
Release date	19 June 2015 (2015-06-19)
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala

Ira Sewaya (Sun Rise) (Sinhala: ඉර සේවය) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Rodney Widanapathirana and produced by Kanthi Alahakone. It stars Wimal Alahakone and Rebeka Nirmali in lead roles along with Maureen Charuni and Ishara Wickremasinghe. Music composed by Manoj Peiris. Film was screened after the death of main actress Rebecca Nirmali.[2][3] The film has been shot in Sri Lanka and England both. It is the 1244th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[4] It was also screened in Nepal organized by Embassy of Sri Lanka in Kathmandu.[5] The film was re-screened in 2021 at Ananda cinema in Gampola.[6]

Plot

Cast

• Wimal Alahakone as Nalaka Sapumal Bandara
• Rebeka Nirmali as Lorain
• Maureen Charuni as Yvonne
• Ishara Wickremasinghe as Monk
• Samson Siripala
• Saman Almeida
• Sarath Chandrasiri
• Gamini Samarakoon

Awards

• Best upcoming Actor at Sarasaviya Film Festival 2016 - Ishara Wickremasinghe[7]

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Duwili Nagare"	Kithsiri Jayasekara
2.	"Sapiruna Soda Uwana"	Chandraratne Ileperuma

References

1. "ඉර සේවය ගැන රොඩ්නි විදාන පතිරණ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
2. "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
3. "Ira Sevaya Rodney's role in the reel By Susitha R. Fernando". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
4. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
5. "Premier of Ira Sevaya [Sun Rise] screened in Kathmandu Rodney Vidanapathirana's latest film". Sri Express. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
6. "Rodney's newest film 'Ira Sevaya' back in cinema". Sunday Times. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
7. "THE 33RD SARASAVIYA FILM AWARDS 2016 CULMINATES WITH : A STAR-STUDDED NIGHT". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 27 February 2017.