Diya Yata Gindara

Diya Yata Gindara
දිය යට ගින්දර
Directed byUdayakantha Warnasuriya
Written byUdayakantha Warnasuriya
Produced byCinema Entertainment
StarringTony Ranasinghe
Sanath Gunathilake
Amarasiri Kalansuriya
CinematographyK.D Dayananda
Edited byStanley de Alwis
Music bySangeeth Wickramasinghe
Production
company
Dil Process Lab
Distributed byCEL Theaters
Release date
  • 4 March 2004 (2004-03-04)
Running time
104 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Diya Yata Gindara (Fire within Water) (Sinhala: දිය යට ගින්දර) is a 2004 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya and produced by Cinema Entertainment private limited.[1] It stars Achala Alles and Sanath Gunathilake in lead roles along with Amarasiri Kalansuriya and Tony Ranasinghe.[2] Music composed by Sangeeth Wickramasinghe.[3] It is the 1027th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[4]

During the shooting of the film, a Skoda car in running condition valued over Rs. 100,000 was set aflame. Shooting was completed within two months in and around Colombo city, Piliyandala, Kirindiwela and Nuwara Eliya.[5] The film marks the return of veteran actor Amarasiri Kalansuriya to the silver screen after an absence of seventeen years.[6]

Plot

Cast

  • Sanath Gunathilake as Sampath Harischandra
  • Achala Alles as Madara Harischandra
  • Amarasiri Kalansuriya as Jayakody
  • Srimal Wedisinghe as Inspector Jayasumana Bandara
  • Jeevan Handunnetti as Rohana
  • Buddhika Rambukwella as Grecian
  • Srinath Maddumage as Herath
  • Janesh Silva as Nizam
  • Tyrone Michael as Detective
  • Tony Ranasinghe as Police Chief
  • Nirosha Herath as Madara's sister
  • Seetha Kumari as Sampath's mother
  • Gunawardena Hettiarachchi as Burned Car Inspector
  • Ariyasena Gamage as Burned car discoverer
  • D.B. Gangodathenna as Communication store owner

References

  1. ^ "CEL's first production: 'Diya Yata Gindara'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. ^ "'Diya Yata Gindara' released". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ^ "එදා මෙදා තිරගත වූ සිංහල චිත්‍රපට". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Real life shooting comes to Sri Lanka". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  6. ^ "'Diya Yata Gindara' breaks new ground". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.


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