Rajya Sevaya Pinisai

Rajya Sevaya Pinisai රාජ්‍ය සේවය පිණිසයි
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Directed by	Udayakantha Warnasuriya[2]
Written by	Udayakantha Warnasuriya
Based on	True incidents
Produced by	Ureka Films
Starring	Sanath Gunathilake Geetha Kumarasinghe Joe Abeywickrama Kanchana Mendis
Cinematography	K. D. Dayananda
Edited by	Stanley de Alwis
Music by	Dilup Gabadamudalige
Production company	Dil Films International
Distributed by	EAP Theaters
Release date	11 August 2000 (2000-08-11)[1]
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala

Rajya Sevaya Pinisai (On State Service)[3] (Sinhala: රාජ්‍ය සේවය පිණිසයි) is a 2000 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya and produced by Ranjith Jayasuriya for Ureka Films.[4] It stars Sanath Gunathilake and Geetha Kumarasinghe in lead roles along with Joe Abeywickrama and Kanchana Mendis. Music composed by Dilup Gabadamudalige.[5]

The story is based on some true to life incidents that happened in Sri Lanka during 1987–1989 JVP insurrection.[6]

Plot

Cast

• Sanath Gunathilake as Minister Janaka Situbandara
• Geetha Kumarasinghe as Mahesha Upamali
• Joe Abeywickrama as Sumanasekara
• Kanchana Mendis as Prabhashwari
• Linton Semage as Wijepala
• Nimal Antony as Nihal
• Salaman Fonseka as Minister Welgama
• Nalin Pradeep Udawela as Janaka's henchman
• Priyankara Rathnayake as Janaka's shooter
• Jagath Benaragama as Dragged away shooter
• Sarath Chandrasiri as Purple shirt shooter
• Raja Sumanapala as Shot shopowner
• Gunawardena Hettiarachchi as Doctor
• Buddhi Wickrama

Awards

Award Festival	Year	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
Sarasaviya Awards	2001	Best Actress	Geetha Kumarasinghe	Won
National Film Festival	2001	Best Actress	Geetha Kumarasinghe	Won
Presidential Film Festival	2001	Best Supporting Actress	Kanchana Mendis[7][8]	Won
		Best Female Vocalist	Nirosha Virajini[9]	Won

References

1. "Udayakantha's new film". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
2. "Sanath,Geetha on same set again". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
3. "Udayakantha goes on state service". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
4. "'Rajya Sevaya Pinisai' shows a political crisis". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
5. "Raajya Sewaya Pinisai - රාජ්‍ය සේවය පිණිසයි film crew". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
6. "'Rajya Sevaya Pinisai' review". The Island. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
7. "Kanchana : A new star is born". Daily News. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
8. "Dancer turned actress". infolanka. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
9. "Nirosha Virajini stats". musicwave. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

External links

• Rajya Sevaya Pinisai at IMDb