Sooriya Arana

Sooriya Arana
සූරිය අරණ
part of the film
Directed by Somaratne Dissanayake
Produced by Renuka Balasooriya
Written by Somaratne Dissanayake
Starring Jackson Anthony
Jayalath Manoratne
Sajitha Anuththara
Dasun Madusanka
Music by Rohana Weerasinghe
Cinematography Channa Deshapriya
Edited by Shyaman Premasundara
Release date
23 January 2004
Running time
108 minutes
Country Sri Lanka
Language Sinhala
Box office 121 Million LKR

Sooriya Arana (Fire Fighters) (Sinhalese: සූරිය අරණ) is a 2004 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's thriller film directed by Somaratne Dissanayake and produced by Renuka Balasooriya. It stars Jackson Anthony and Jayalath Manoratne in lead roles along with Sajitha Anuththara and Dasun Madusanka. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.[1] The film received positive reviwes and became the highest grossing Sri Lanka film of all time with 121 million rupees.[2][3][4][5] It is the 1025th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[6]

Cast

  • Jackson Anthony as Sediris
  • Jayalath Manoratne as Loku Hamuduruwo
  • Sajitha Anuththara as Tikira
  • Dasun Madusanka as Sumedha 'Podi Hamuduruwo'
  • G. R. Perera as Arachchila
  • D. B. Gangodathanna as Peethar Mama
  • Duleeka Marapana as Sediris's wife
  • Jayani Senanayake as Spooked Village Woman
  • Giriraj Kaushalya as Mudalali
  • Ariyasena Gamage as Korala
  • Pramudi Karunarathna as Tikira's sister
  • Bertie Nihal Susiripala

Soundtrack

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Iren Haden[7]"Harshana Dissanayake 

Awards and nominations

The film was critically adjudged by many local and international film festival and won many awards as well.[8]

Houston International Film Festival

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2008Sooriya AranaSilver Remi Award for the Best FeatureWon

Presidential Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2005Sooriya AranaAward for The Most Popular Film of the YearWon
2005Sooriya AranaAward for The Best LyricsWon
2005Sooriya AranaAward for The Best Singer (Harshana Dissanayake)Won
2005Sooriya AranaAward for The Best Make-Up (Ebert Wijesinghe)Won
2005Sooriya AranaAward for The Best Sound (Shayamani Premasundara)Won
2005Sooriya AranaAward for The Best Cinematography (Channa Deshapriya)Won
2005Sooriya AranaJury Award Performance (Dasun Madushanka)Won
2005Sooriya AranaJury Award Performance (Sajitha Anuththara)Won
2005Sooriya AranaAward for The Best Actor (Jackson Anthony)Won
2005Sooriya AranaAward for The Best Script (Somaratne Dissanayake)Won

References

  1. "Suriya Arana (Fire fighters) - 2004". somadissa.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. "Suriya Arana - Documentary on wildlife with crude stroryline". Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. "Suriya Arana - A mandatory pilgrimage". The Island. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. "'I'll be back on stage'". Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. "එදා මෙදා තිරගත වූ සිංහල චිත්‍රපට". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. "Iren Handen Sooriya Arana". Wijaya Bandara Kaluarachchi. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. "ACHIEVEMENTS OF DR. SOMARATNE DISSANAYAKE". somadissa.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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