Sudu Kaluwara

Sudu Kaluwara
සුදු කළුවර
Directed bySudath Rohana
Written bySudath Rohana
Based onN. T. Karunatilake's novel Ulu Gedara Arachchila[1]
Produced byNFC Films
StarringJayalath Manoratne
Sanath Gunathilake
Palitha Silva
CinematographyLal Wickramarachchi
Edited byElmo Halliday
Music byNavaratne Gamage
Production
companies
Prasad Color Lab, Madras
Release date
  • 4 July 2003 (2003-07-04)
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Sudu Kaluwara (Sinhala: සුදු කළුවර) is a 2003 Sri Lankan Sinhala film directed by Sudath Rohana and produced by National Film Corporation for NFC Films.[2] It stars Jayalath Manoratne and Sanath Gunathilake, along with Palitha Silva and W. Jayasiri. Music was composed by Navaratne Gamage. The film was filmed around Kalawana area.[3][4][5]

This is the first cinema direction by Sudath Rohana, who is a popular teledrama director.[6] It received mainly positive reviews from critics.[7][8] It is the 1013th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[9] The film has been shot around Kalawewa, Tambuththegama, and Kaltota areas.[10]

A special programme about a preview of Sudu Kaluwara was telecast on Rupavihini on Wednesday, July 31, 2003 at 7.30 pm.[11]

Plot

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Rohana's 'Ulu Gedara Arachchila' nearing completion". Sunday Times. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Rohana is an 'Intruder'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. ^ "The British Raj and 'Sudu Kaluwara'". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Reflecting back on post colonial Sri Lanka". The Sunday Leader. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ^ "එදා මෙදා තිරගත වූ සිංහල චිත්‍රපට". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ^ "'Sudu Kaluwara': Good start for Sudath". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "The Intruders (Sudu Kaluwara) - A cinematic spring of patriotism". The Island. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Sudath Rohana: Shedding light on darkness". Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Sudath films a new story". Sunday Times. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Talk show on 'Sudu Kaluwara' on Rupavahini". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.


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