Yahaluvo

Yahaluvo
Directed by	Sumitra Peries
Written by	Fahima Sahabdeen [1]
Produced by	Dr. Namal Senasinghe
Starring	Pooja Umashankar Sujeewa Senasinghe Iranganie Serasinghe Tony Ranasinghe
Edited by	Ravindra Guruge
Production company	CEL circuit cinemas
Release date	11 June 2007 (2007-06-11)
Running time	98 min
Language	Sinhala

Yahaluvo (Friends) (යහළුවෝ), also known as Yahaluwo, is a 2007 Sinhala romantic drama film. It was directed by Sumitra Peries,[2] produced by Namal Senasinghe, the brother of Sujeewa Senasinghe, and scored by Navaratne Gamage.[3] The film stars Sujeewa Senasinghe and Pooja Umashankar in lead roles along with Iranganie Serasinghe, Tony Ranasinghe, Kamal Addararachchi, and Anarkali Akarsha in supportive roles.[4] It is the 1097th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[5]

It was released in December 2007,[6][7] and was a commercial failure despite positive reviews.[8] The film represented Sri Lanka at the 39th International Film Festival of India in Goa in 2008.[9]

Cast

• Sujeewa Senasinghe as Asoka
• Pooja Umashankar as Manorani
• Himasal Thathsara Liyanage
• Iranganie Serasinghe - as Grandmother
• Tony Ranasinghe as Sinhala tuition master
• Kamal Addararachchi as Gate Keeper
• Anarkali Akarsha
• Raja Ganeshan as Gardener
• Gangu Roshana as Housekeeper
• Thesara Jayawardane as Meera
• Vasanthi Chathurani as Burgher music teacher
• Rathna Sumanapala

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ranwan Muwek Eda"	Nilar N. Kazim	Vasanthi Chathurani
2.	"Pulun Wala Rodak"	Wasantha Kumara Kobawaka	Kasun Kalhara, Indika Upamali
3.	"Ira Handa Pamula Ganga"	Rathna Sri Wijesinghe	W.D. Amaradeva
4.	"Ane Anichchan"	Nilar N. Kazim	Hemantha Ranasinghe, Navaratne Gamage, Lakmini Udawatte, Kalawathi, Suriya Kumar Muttalage

References

1. "'Yahaluwo' in December". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
2. "'Yahaluwo' now at Regal". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
3. "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
4. "Muhurath for Sumithra". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
5. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
6. "'Yahaluwo' in December". Wijeya Newspapers. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
7. Eroshan Ayeshmanth. "Yahaluwo යහළුවෝ Sinhala Full Movie (Pooja Umashankar,Sujeewa Senasinghe,Kamal Addara Arachchi)". youtube. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
8. Indeewara Thilakarathne; Ranga Chandrarathne. "Review - Yahaluwo (Best Friends): Fascinating facet of genuine original art". Sunday Observer. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
9. "'Yahaluwo' goes to Goa". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.