Sudu Kaluwara

Sudu Kaluwara
සුදු කළුවර
Directed by Sudath Rohana
Produced by NFC Films
Written by Sudath Rohana
Based on N. T. Karunatilake's novel Ulu Gedara Arachchila
Starring Jayalath Manoratne
Sanath Gunathilake
Palitha Silva
Music by Navaratne Gamage
Cinematography Lal Wickramarachchi
Edited by Elmo Halliday
Production
company
Prasad Color Lab, Madras
Release date
 4 July 2003
Country Sri Lanka
Language Sinhala

Sudu Kaluwara (Sinhalese: සුදු කළුවර) is a 2003 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film directed by Sudath Rohana and produced by National Film Corporation for NFC Films. It stars Jayalath Manoratne and Sanath Gunathilake in lead roles along with Palitha Silva and W. Jayasiri. Music composed by Navaratne Gamage. The film was shot around Kalawana area.[1][2][3]

This is the first cinema direction by Sudath Rohana, who is a popular teledrama director.[4] It received mainly positive reviews from critics.[5][6] It is the 1013th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[7]

Cast

  • Jayalath Manoratne as Podi Nilame Appuhamy
  • Sanath Gunathilake as Seemon Fernando 'Mudalali'
  • Geetha Kanthi Jayakody as Lami
  • Rathna Lalani Jayakody as Margaret Fernando 'Hamine'
  • Indrajith Navinna as Appuhamy 'Appucha'
  • Palitha Silva as Dingiri Banda
  • Sandeepa Sewmini as Heen Manike
  • Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi as Maddu Nilame Appuhamy
  • W. Jayasiri as Arachchi
  • Lal Kularatne as Heen Manike's father
  • Hemasiri Liyanage as Suddhana
  • Jayani Senanayake as Heen Manike's mother
  • Manohari Wimalathunga as Podi's wife
  • Bandula Vithanage as Hamuduruwo
  • Somalatha Subasinghe as Appuhamy's mother
  • Damitha Saluwadana as Arachchi's wife
  • Sriya Kalubowila as Maddu's wife
  • Malkumari Geetharani as Podi's daughter
  • Saranapala Jayasuriya as Fired watchman
  • Buddhi Wickrama as Registar

References

  1. ↑ "The British Raj and 'Sudu Kaluwara'". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Reflecting back on post colonial Sri Lanka". The Sunday Leader. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "එදා මෙදා තිරගත වූ සිංහල චිත්‍රපට". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "'Sudu Kaluwara': Good start for Sudath". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Intruders (Sudu Kaluwara) - A cinematic spring of patriotism". The Island. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sudath Rohana: Shedding light on darkness". Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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