Sakkarang

Sakkarang
promotional poster
Directed byDharmasena Pathiraja
Screenplay byChamminda Welagedara
Story byChamminda Welagedera
Based onNovel of Chamminda Welagedara by same name[1]
Produced byCine Sarasavi
StarringBimal Jayakody
Prasidini Athapaththu
Pubudu Chathuranga
CinematographyDonald Karunarathne
Edited byElmo Haliday
Music byNadeeka Guruge
Release date
  • 22 April 2016 (2016-04-22)
Running time
117 min
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Sakkarang is a 2016 Sri Lankan historical film drama directed by Daramasena Pathiraja and produced by H. D. Premasiri for Cine Sarasavi. It stars Bimal Jayakody and Prasidini Athapaththu in lead roles, accompanied by Pubudu Chathuranga and Nita Fernando. Music composed of Nadeeka Guruge.[2][3][4][5]

Cast

Synopsis

The film follows the story of a community of traditional dancers who lived in the hinterland of colonial Ceylon. Their duty is to perform in the annual festival of the Temple of the Tooth Relic. The narrative, which has a romantic and lyrical style, is set between two rebellions against colonial rule. It concerns the story of Sube, the chief dancer (Bimal) and Rathi, his enterprising wife (Prasidini). Their story charts the struggle of this marginal and oppressed caste community for its roots, rights, heritage and place in the world, while the country is going through a tortuous transformation from feudalism to modernity.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Great Movie from a Great Novel". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "'Sakkarang' Film about transformation from feudalism to modernity". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Another master stroke by Pathiraja". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ^ "2016: An Year for cinema". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Sakkarang (2015)". IMDB. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

Sakkarang at IMDb

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