Minnu

Minnu
මින්නු
Directed byAsoka Athaudahetti
Written bySumitra Rahubaddha
Story bySumitra Rahubaddha
Produced byRenuka Balasuriya [2]
Sunil T. Fernando
StarringHarsha Tennakoon
Menaka Peiris
Kaushalya Fernando
Sujani Menaka
Jayani Senanayake
Iranganie Serasinghe
CinematographyVishwa Balasuriya
Edited byAjith Ramanayake
Music bySuresh Maliyedda
Distributed byRidma circuit[3]
Release date
  • 24 February 2024 (2024-02-24)
[1]
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Minnu (Sinhala: මින්නු) is a 2024 Sri Lankan Sinhalese language drama film directed by Asoka Athaudahetti and co-produced by Renuka Balasuriya and Sunil T. Fernando.[4][5] It stars Harsha Tennakoon and Menaka Peiris in the lead roles along with Kaushalya Fernando, Sujani Menaka, Jayani Senanayake and Iranganie Serasinghe in supportive roles.[1]

The film was screened on 24 February 2024 in Ridma circuit cinemas.[6]

Plot

Cast

Production

This is the maiden film directed by Asoka Athaudahetti where his second direction Kandak Sema was screened in 2023 before this film.[7] Story and screenplay made by Sumitra Rahubaddha and co-produced by Renuka Balasuriya and Sunil T. Fernando.[8] Vishwa Balasuriya handled cinematography and lighting with the assistance of Majith S. Uyangoda, Mahesh Gunaratne and Poorna Prematilake.[1] Ajith Ramanayake made editing and still photography co-handled by Meesha Gunawardena and Migara Vijayanga. Assistant directors are Vernon Abeysinghe and W. Ravindra. Product Management include Sudath Balasuriya along with executive production by Renuka Balasuriya.[4]

Kumar Karavdeniya is the art director and Aruna Priyantha Kaluarachchi is the sound administrator. Feature composition done by Narada Thotagamuwa, whereas color combination by Ananda Bandara. Chief lighting artist is Ariyaratne Perera, Voice recorder is Sujith Perera and visual effects by Rusiru Pannila.[4] Thushara Vidanagamage is the hair stylist and make-up artist. Suresh Maliyedda is the music director, where Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne, Saman Athavudahetti and Somaratne Dissanayake made song lyrics. Amarasiri Peiris, Champika Edirisinghe, Suresh Maliyadda and Hiruni Nimeshika Welgama made background vocals. Sankha Abeysinghe is the choreographer.[1]

References

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  3. ^ "මින්නු හෙට එනවා". divaina.lk. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "තුන්පත් රෑනක සොඳුරු අනන්තය "මින්නු"". Sarasaviya. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  5. ^ "මින්නු' මංගල දර්ශනය 24 වැනිදා සිට". mirrorarts.lk. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  6. ^ "ජීවන සැඩ රළ තරණය කරන ආදරය නමැති යාත්‍රාව 'මින්නු'". mawbima.lk. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  7. ^ "නොපැතු හදක බැඳුණු ආදරේ කන්දක් සේමා". sarasaviya.lk. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  8. ^ "'මින්නු' 24 වැනිදා සිට රිදී තිරයට". theleader.lk. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.