| Sarungale සරුංගලේ | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sunil Ariyaratne |
| Written by | Jorge Lesley Ranasinghe |
| Based on | Dharmasiri Gamage |
| Produced by | Y.M. Karunathilake Ranjith Palansuriya |
| Starring | Gamini Fonseka Farina Lai M. Abbas Wimal Kumara de Costa |
| Cinematography | W. A. B. de Silva |
| Edited by | Gladwin Fernando |
| Music by | Victor Ratnayake |
Release date | 2 March 1979 [1] |
Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Languages | Sinhala Tamil |
Sarungale (The Kite) (Sinhala: සරුංගලේ) is a 1979 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by Sunil Ariyaratne and produced by Y.M. Karunathilake.[2] It stars Gamini Fonseka and Farina Lai in lead roles along with M. Abbas] and Wimal Kumara de Costa.[3] Music composed by Victor Ratnayake. It is the 413th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[4]
The film deals with the inter-ethnic, communal violence between Sinhalese and Tamils. It demonstrate the ambivalence of the Sinhala socio-political establishment towards the Tamil people.[5][6][7]
The film won several awards at OCIC film awards ceremony including Best Script.[8] Farina Lai won the Live Talent Award, while Wimal Kumara de Costa and Gamini Fonseka won Special Jury Award at the ceremony. The film also won the Best Actor award and Best Supporting Actress award at 10th Sarasaviya Film Awards held on March 29, 1980, finished fifth with 27978 votes.[9]
Plot
Cast
- Gamini Fonseka as Nadarajah
- Farina Lai as Thangamani
- M. Abbas as Razan
- Wimal Kumara de Costa as Simon
- Veena Jayakody as Susheela
- Sriyani Amarasena as Soma, Simon's wife
- Rinsley Weeraratne as Gal Wathe Sira
- Karunaratne Hangawatte as Gune
- Somasiri Dehipitiya as Susheela's father 'Mr. Jayasekara'
- Shanthi Lekha as Susheela's mother
- Harry Wimalasena as Arresting Police Inspector
- Sisira Kumaratunga as Sira's accomplice
- Richard Weerakody as Sira's accomplice
Songs
The film consists with four songs.[9]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bambarindu Bambarindu Kumata Wadinne" | Gamini Fonseka | W.D. Amaradeva, Nanda Malini | |
| 2. | "Isuru Devindu Umayangana" | Thillakaratne Kuruwita Bandara | Abeywardena Balasuriya, Niranjala Sarojini | |
| 3. | "Upan Hadaviye" | Kularatne Ariyawansa | M.S. Fernando | |
| 4. | "Tamil song" | Yoga Balachandra | P. Kalawathie |
References
- ↑ "All about Sarungale". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ↑ "Yakadaya - යකඩයා cast". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ↑ "Sarungale (1979) cast". IMDb. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ↑ "In Sarungale, a film made in Karaveddi, in Tamil-speaking North Sri Lanka". newsin. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ↑ Jayasena, Nalin (2014). "Justifying Communal Violence, Recuperating Militancy: Sunil Ariyaratne's Sarungale and Gamini Fonseka's Nomiyena Minisun". Sri Lanka Journal of Humanities. Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities. 40: 55. doi:10.4038/sljh.v40i0.7230. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ↑ "Conveying the message of reconciliation to society through films". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ↑ "The last journey of two good old friends". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- 1 2 "Sinhala screened films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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