Punchi Suranganavi

Punchi Suranganavi
පුංචි සුරංගනාවී
Directed by Somaratne Dissanayake
Produced by Renuka Balasooriya
Written by Somaratne Dissanayake
Starring Tharaka Hettiarachchi
Nithyavani Kandasami
Sriyantha Mendis
Music by Rohana Weerasinghe
Cinematography Suminda Weerasinghe
Edited by Ravindra Guruge
Release date
 19 July 2002
Country Sri Lanka
Language Sinhala

Punchi Suranganavi (Little Angel) (Sinhalese: පුංචි සුරංගනාවී) is a 2002 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's film directed by Somaratne Dissanayake and produced by Renuka Balasooriya.[1] It stars two child artistes Tharaka Hettiarachchi and Nithyavani Kandasami in lead roles along with Sriyantha Mendis and Dilani Abeywardana. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.[2][3][4] The film has received positive reviews[5] and adjudged many awards as well.[6] It is the 984th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[7]

Plot

The film revolves around a little mentally retarded boy Sampath and a Tamil girl Sathya, who started to make a bond and this effect little Sampath to improve his vocal and other abilities through little girl's kindness. However, a Sinhala-Tamil ethnic rebels occurred around the country broke the bond and Sathya's family was killed at last.

Cast

  • Tharaka Hettiarachchi as Sampath
  • Nithyavani Kandasami as Sathya
  • Sriyantha Mendis as Sampath'a father
  • Dilani Abeywardena as Nurse
  • Malini Fonseka as Sinhala teacher
  • Jayalath Manoratne as English teacher
  • Henry Jayasena as Psychiatric
  • Janaka Kumbukage as Suren
  • Namel Weeramuni as Doctor
  • Rathna Lalani Jayakody as Abandoned nurse
  • Giriraj Kaushalya
  • Kusum Renu as Sampath'a mother

Soundtrack

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Punchi Suranganawak[8]"Ruwani Kaushalya 

Awards

Dhaka International Film Festival

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2003Punchi SuranganaviJury Mention AwardWon

Kerala International Film Festival

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2003Punchi SuranganaviGolden Crow Pheasant PrizeNominated

References

  1. ↑ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Film - Punchi Suranganavi (Little Angel)". Filmlanka official website. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Punchi Suranganavi (Little Angel) – 2002". somadissa.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dissanayake attempts another Saroja". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Punchi Suranganavi (Little Angel review". Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "ACHIEVEMENTS OF DR. SOMARATNE DISSANAYAKE". somadissa.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Punchi Suranganawak". Top Sinhala mp3. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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