Kandak Sema

Kandak Sema කන්දක් සේමා
Directed by	Asoka Athaudahetti Tao Nashimoto
Written by	Sumithra Rahubaddhe
Based on	Novel by Sumithra Rahubaddhe
Produced by	Jayantha Hettiarachchi Ashu Marasinghe Samanmalee Padmakumara Sumithra Rahubaddhe
Starring	Nirosha Perera Jun Etoh Ayako Kobayashi
Cinematography	Ruwan Costa
Edited by	Ajith Ramanayake
Music by	Suresh Maliyadde
Distributed by	EAP Theatres
Release date	2 November 2023 (2023-11-02)
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala
Budget	LKR 80 Million

Kandak Sema (Like a Mountain) (Sinhala: කන්දක් සේමා) is a 2023 Sri Lankan Sinhalese language romantic drama film directed by Asoka Athaudahetti and co-directed by Tao Nashimotho. The film is co-produced by Sumithra Rahubaddhe, Jayantha Hettiarachchi, Ashu Marasinghe and Samanmalee Padmakumara. It stars Nirosha Perera and Japanese actor Jun Etoh in lead roles along with Japanese actress Ayako Kobayashi[1] with Bimal Jayakody in supportive roles. Music composed by Suresh Maliyadde.[2][3] The film is based on the novel written by Sumithra Rahubaddhe and her script.[4]

The film received mixed reviews from critics.[5]

Plot

Cast

• Nirosha Perera as Nupa
• Jun Etoh as Masaya San
• Ayako Kobayashi as Sora San
• Dineth De Silva
• Bimal Jayakody as Sumal
• Cyril Wickramage
• Veena Jayakody
• Chandani Seneviratne
• Wasantha Kotuwella
• Kaushalya Fernando
• Priyankara Rathnayake
• Vishwajith Gunasekara
• Jayani Senanayake
• Dasun Pathirana
• Lakshman Mendis
• Pubudu Chathuranga

Production

Kandak Sema is a 2009 novel by Sri Lankan author Sumithra Rahubaddhe. The book won all five awards in 2010 from five literary festivals in Sri Lanka.[6] It is about a young Sri Lankan woman from an impoverished family who marries a Japanese farmer to escape poverty.[7] The book was adapted into the film where popular Oshin actress, Ayako Kobayashi made her acting debut in Sri Lankan Sinhala language cinema in a supporting role.[8]

References

1. "Small Oshin for 'Kandak Sema' film". gossiplankanews. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
2. "Nirosha going Japan after the wedding". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
3. "Sumithra Rahubadda's 'Kandak Sema' Movie To Be Screened Soon". Asian Mirror. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
4. "තිරරචකයාගේ ඔළුවේ තමයි මුලින්ම රූප මැවෙන්නේ: ප්‍රවීණ ලේඛිකා සුමිත්‍රා රාහුබද්ධ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
5. "කන්දක් සේ මා නවකතාවම සිනමාගත කිරීමක්". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
6. "A Tale Of Love By Sumithra Rahubadda". The Sunday Leader. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
7. "Roaming for deprived youth". The Sunday Observer. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
8. "Still the 'little Oshin'". Daily News. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

External links

• Kandak Sema on Sinhala Cinema Database
• Kandak Sema at IMDb
• Kandak Sema on YouTube