Kolamba Sanniya (Colombo Mania) is a 1976 Sinhalese language comedy film directed by Manik Sandrasagara that follows the lives of middle and upper-class people in rural and urban Sri Lanka. The film stars Geetha Kumarasinghe, Joe Abeywickrema and Denewake Hamine.
| Kolomba Sanniya කොළඹ සන්නිය | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Manik Sandrasagara |
| Written by | Premnath Moraes |
| Produced by | Tyronne Fernando |
| Starring | Geetha Kumarasinghe Joe Abeywickrema Denawaka Hamine Freddy Silva Eddie Jayamanne Don Sirisena |
| Cinematography | Donald Karunaratna |
| Edited by | Gladwin Fernando |
| Music by | Sunil Shantha Clarence Wijewardena |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Synopsis
editAndare, (Joe Abeywickrema) a rustic villager finds a valuable gem when he goes behind a bush to perform his morning ablutions. (no toilets in the village) He sells the gem and buys a house in Colombo. The whole family, Andare's elder sister (Denawaka Hamine), brother Jakolis (Eddie Jayamanne), son (Freddie Silva) and daughter (Geetha Kumarasinghe) try their best to get adjusted to the life of Colombo 7 - Cinnamon Gardens and as they find eventually, it is not an easy task.
Cast
edit- Joe Abeywickrama as Uspiala Gedera Andiris 'Andare' Appuhamy
- Eddie Jayamanne as Jacolis
- Denawaka Hamine as Andare's elder sister
- Geetha Kumarasinghe as Susila
- Freddie Silva as Tarzan
- Daya Alwis as Saralis 'Cyril Costa'
- Kirthi Sri Karunaratne as Hickman Nilrvastera
- Don Sirisena as Saping
- Shanthi Lekha as Andare's younger sister
- Lucky Wickramanayake as Bathroom investment seeker
- Jayalath Fernando as Party nationalist politician
- Pujitha Mendis as Massage Parlor receptionist
Music
editThe music in the film was composed by Sunil Santha and Clarence Wijewardena. The song Dum dama dama yana, Dum bara bage... was written by Father Marceline Jayakody and the music by maestro Sunil Santha. Music was also consulted by Sunil Mendis.
Remake
editThe remake of the film was released on 21 September 2018 with the title Kolomba Sanniya Returns, starring Sarath Kothalawala, Rajitha Hiran and Menaka Madhuwanthi.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Kolamba Sanniya – is it really back?". News First. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
External links
edit- Kolamba Sanniya at IMDb
- "Business".
- "සිංහල සිනමා විස්තරය". www.sarasaviya.lk. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03.
- National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka - Official Website
- Sri Lanka Cinema Database
- Video Song - Dum dama dama yana, Dum bara bage... on YouTube
- Video Song - Me ape Lankawe Sinhalaya on YouTube
- Video Song - Nelum Pokuru Wage on YouTube
- Storyline similar to the American 1962-1971 television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies. [citation needed]
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