Samige Kathawa

Samige Kathawa
සැමීගේ කතාව
Directed byPriyankara Vittanachchi
Written byPriyankara Vittanachchi
Puspa Kumara Ellawala
Based onNovel by Elmo Jayawardena [1]
Produced byMaheel Films
StarringJagath Chamila
Sanath Gunathilake
Menik Kurukulasuriya
CinematographyRuwan Costa
Edited byShyaman Premasundara
Music byLakshman Joseph De Saram
Production
company
Dil Films International
Distributed byCEL Circuit
Release date
  • 28 February 2014 (2014-02-28) (Sri Lanka)
Running time
94 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Samige Kathawa (Sam's story) (Sinhala: සැමීගේ කතාව) is a 2014 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Priyankara Vittanachchi and co-produced by Priyankara Vittanachchi, Wimal Deshapriya, Rohan Fonseka for Maheel Films.[2] It stars Jagath Chamila in lead role along with Sanath Gunathilake, Nilmini Buwaneka and Menik Kurukulasuriya. Music composed by Lakshman Joseph De Saram.[3][4] It is the 1202nd film in the Sri Lankan cinema.[5] The film has based on the Gratiaen Prize winning novel Sam's Story[6] of Captain Elmo Jayawardena.[7]

Cast

Awards

The film had many positive reviews from local and international critics[8] and award ceremonies.[9]

  • The Best Actor award at New York City International Film Festival 2013 = Jagath Chamila.[10]
  • Special Jury Award at Fourth SAARC Film Festival.[11]

References

  1. ^ "'Samy' looking for a co-producer". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ "'Samy's Story' goes from Gratien Award to glitz". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Samige Kathawa (2011)". Sri Lanka Cinema History. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Samige Kathawa". Sarasavi Book Shop. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  7. ^ "'Sam's Story' showing now". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Comment: Samige Kathawa". The Island. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Samige Kathawa (Sam's Story)". cultura.lk. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  10. ^ "'It's an award for my country'". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  11. ^ ""Suvisi Vivarana" wins Gold Award at SAARC Film Festival". Independent Television Network. Retrieved 1 March 2017.


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