Dheewari

2011 Sri Lankan film
  • 30 September 2011 (2011-09-30)
CountrySri LankaLanguageSinhala

Dheewari (Fisherman's Daughter) (Sinhala: ධීවරී) is a 2011 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Salinda Perera and produced by Chandran Rutnam.[1] It stars Sangeetha Weeraratne, Joe Abeywickrama in lead roles along with Cyril Wickramage and Jackson Anthony. Music composed by Pradeep Ratnayake.[2] The film was based on the novel Dheewari of Raja Procter. It was adapted for the screen by Salinda Perera and Darrell Costa. Singhalese translations were made during filming.[3] It is the 1163rd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[4] The film has achieved mostly positive reviews from both local and international festivals.[5]

Plot

Cast

  • Sangeetha Weeraratne as Valli
  • Joe Abeywickrama as Mudalali
  • Cyril Wickramage as Peduru
  • Jackson Anthony as Manuel
  • Trilicia Gunawardena as Josie
  • Veena Jayakody as Mudalali's wife
  • Roger Seneviratne
  • Grace Ariyawimal
  • Ramani Siriwardena
  • Premilla Kuruppu
  • Gnananga Gunawardena

References

  1. ^ "Dheewari depicts harsh realities of fishing life". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ "'Dheewari' ready to sail". Sunday times. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ "A 21st century film-maker". The Nation. Retrieved 5 March 2017.


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