Rookada Panchi

Rookada Panchi
Sinhalaරූකඩ පැංචි
Directed byKalpana Ariyawansa
Vindana Ariyawansa [1]
Written byKalpana Ariyawansa
Vindana Ariyawansa
Produced byEast West Entertainment
StarringKushenya Fonseka
Jackson Anthony
Dilhani Ekanayake
Dhananjaya Siriwardena
CinematographyJaan Shenberger
Edited byKalpana Ariyawansa
Music byRohana Weerasinghe[2]
Distributed byEAP Theaters [3]
Release date
  • 24 September 2020 (2020-09-24)
[4]
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Rookada Panchi (Sinhala: රූකඩ පැංචි: Little Miss Puppet) is a 2020 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's musical drama film co–directed and co-produced by two brothers Kalpana Ariyawansa and Vindana Ariyawansa[5] with their father Kularatne Ariyawansa as executive producer for East West Entertainment.[6] It stars child artist Kushenya Fonseka in lead role with Jackson Anthony, Dilhani Ekanayake and Dhananjaya Siriwardena in supportive roles.[7] Music composed by Dr. Rohana Weerasinghe.[8] Kushenya is the daughter of Asanga Fonseka, the son of Malini Fonseka's younger brother Ananda Fonseka.[9][10]

The official trailer was released on 20 February 2020.[11] The premiere was held on the 23 September 2020 at the Savoy Primiere Cinema.[12] Initially planned to be released on 17 September,[13] it was delayed and was officially released on 24 September 2020.[14][15] On 8 September 2020, the songs of the film composed by Rohana Weerasinghe was released at 4 pm at the Savoy Premier Hall, Wellawatte.[16]

The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.[17][18]

Plot

Cast

References

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  10. ^ "We went to Bentota in search of puppets of the Vindana-Kalpana brothers". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  11. ^ "The official pre-trailer for 'Rukada Panchi' has been released". Mirror Arts. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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  16. ^ "Vindana - Kalpana's puppet Panchi Gee will be released on the 8th". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  17. ^ "'Rookada Panchi' made up of exciting events in a fantasy world". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Rookada Panchi: A New Ideal for Kids". Silumina. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  19. ^ "I'm not afraid of the camera – The third generation of Malini Fonseka lineage is Kushenya Fonseka". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.