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
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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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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