Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi

Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi
සුළඟ අප රැගෙන යාවි
Directed byNuwan Jayathilake[1]
Written byNuwan Jayathilake
Produced byNawagaththegama Films
StarringPriyankara Rathnayake
Suranga Ranawaka
Sujeewa Priyalal
CinematographyStriner Macklain Adams
Edited bySaman Alvitigala
Music byChitral Somapala
Distributed byCEL Theatres
Release date
  • 2016 (2016)
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi (Sinhala: සුළඟ අප රැගෙන යාවි) is a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Nuwan Jayathilake and co-produced by director himself with Maya Nawagaththegama for Nawagaththegama Films.[2] It stars Priyankara Rathnayake and Suranga Ranawaka in lead roles along with Sujeewa Priyalal and Iranganie Serasinghe.[3] Music composed by Chitral Somapala.[4][5] It is the 1326th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[6]

The film successfully passed 100 theatrical days.[7]

Plot

Cast

  • Priyankara Rathnayake as Edward
  • Suranga Ranawaka as Kumari
  • Sujeewa Priyalal as Rasika
  • Anjana Premarathna as Duminda
  • Sampath Jayaweera as Ranji
  • Iranganie Serasinghe as Granny
  • Sanath Hennayaka as Nandapala
  • Sisira Thadikara as Farmer
  • Lanka Bandaranayake as Farmer's wife
  • Wasantha Muhandiram as Podi Vijay
  • Denushka Weerapperuma as Aunt
  • Chamal Ranasinghe as Apple salesman
  • Dinal Asanka as Kapuwa
  • Wimal Kumara de Costa as Elder father
  • Bandula Vithanage as Monk
  • Semini Hennayaka as Nihansa
  • Praween Katukithula as Vihanga
  • Sudam Katukithula as Kasun
  • Dayadeva Edirisinghe as Policeman

Songs

The film has only one song sung by Himasha Manupriya.[3]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Dura Ahasa Mawana Roo Rata"Nuwan JayathilakaHimasha Manupriya 

Production

The film has been done on a tight budget. It was shot in around 15 days.[8]

Awards and Screening

The film had a special autumn screening with director Q&A session on October 16 at Munich in Germany. The film has won several awards at international film festivals.[8]

  • 49th WorldFest Houston International Film Festival 2016 - Remi Award
  • 18th London Asian Film Festival 2016 - Screened
  • Cinekid screening club in Netherlands - Competitive section
  • Cinema Di Ringhiera in Italy - Screened
  • Cinema De Mando in Rome - Screened
  • Indian Film Festival in Melbourne - Screened
  • European Children's Film Association - Sold in European film market[9]
  • Toronto World International Film Festival - Screened
  • Held special shows in Munich in Germany, Verona, Brescia and Milano Italy, Sidney, Perth and Melbourne in Australia

References

  1. ^ "Debut direction from Nuwan Jayathilake". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. ^ "සුද්දා සොයා සුළඟ අප රැගෙන යාවිද?". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Sinhala screened films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi coming soon". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi - සුළඟ අප රැගෙන යාවි". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi passed 50 days". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  8. ^ a b "A fresh wind for cinema". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  9. ^ "යුරෝපා වෙළඳ පොලට සිංහල චිත්‍රපටියක්". cinema.lk. Retrieved 23 March 2019.


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