Diya Yata Gindara
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]
Diya Yata Gindara දිය යට ගින්දර | |
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Directed by | Udayakantha Warnasuriya |
Written by | Udayakantha Warnasuriya |
Produced by | Cinema Entertainment |
Starring | Tony Ranasinghe Sanath Gunathilake Amarasiri Kalansuriya |
Cinematography | K.D Dayananda |
Edited by | Stanley de Alwis |
Music by | Sangeeth Wickramasinghe |
Production company | Dil Process Lab |
Distributed by | CEL Theaters |
Release date | 4 March 2004 |
Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Language | Sinhala |
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
- "CEL's first production: 'Diya Yata Gindara'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- "'Diya Yata Gindara' released". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "එදා මෙදා තිරගත වූ සිංහල චිත්රපට". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- "Real life shooting comes to Sri Lanka". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- "'Diya Yata Gindara' breaks new ground". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.