Nimnayaka Hudekalawa
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| Directed by | Boodee Keerthisena[1] |
| Written by | Chinthana Dharmadasa |
| Produced by | Buddhi Keerthisena |
| Starring | Saumya Liyanage Sangeetha Weeraratne Ravindra Randeniya |
| Cinematography | Channa Deshapriya |
| Edited by | Chandana Prasanna Udara Weeraratne |
| Music by | Lakshman Joseph De Seram |
| Distributed by | CEL Theatres |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Nimnayaka Hudekalawa (Alone in a Valley) (Sinhala: නිම්නයක හුදකලාව) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film[2][3] directed by Boodee Keerthisena and produced by his father Buddhi Keerthisena.[4] It stars Saumya Liyanage and Sangeetha Weeraratne in lead roles along with Samanalee Fonseka and Ravindra Randeniya.[5] Music composed by Lakshman Joseph De Seram.[6] It is the 1277th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[7]
The film cited as the last outing of Tissa Abeysekera before his death.[8][9][10][11]
Plot
[edit]A creative director of an advertising agency going through an experience that he has never encountered. His wife being pregnant and waiting to give birth any moment, he has to be at office and sort out an urgent advertising campaign. While at the office he gets a phone call from his mother that wife is about to give birth and she is taking her to hospital. On his way to hospital, he encounters an experience. Through this experience he starts to fight with his desires and fears. He finally gets to the hospital and he experiences the unexpected.
- Boodee Keerthisena
Cast
[edit]- Saumya Liyanage as Vishwa
- Samanalee Fonseka as Maya
- Sangeetha Weeraratne as Thaaraka
- Palitha Silva as Army Officer
- Sachini Ayendra as Advertising Executive
- Vimukthi Jayasundara as Vishwa's Friend
- Ravindra Randeniya as The Client
- Tissa Abeysekera as Mysterious Man
- Jayalal Rohana as Supermarket cashier
- Kingsly Rathnayake as Weather Man
- Lakshman Mendis as Hermit
Soundtrack
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Thatu Denavado[12]" | Rohitha Jayalath | Jayasri | |
| 2. | "Patath Nati Rosath Aran" | Ajith Kumarasiri | Rosita Jesudasan | |
| 3. | "Karuppaana Rosa Aduththu (tamil)" | Ajith Kumarasiri | Rosita Jesudasan |
References
[edit]- ^ "Boodee's 'Solitude in a Valley'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lankan screened films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Nimnayaka Hudekalawa - සැබෑව, මායාව සහ ජීවිතය විශ්වනාත් බුද්ධික කීර්තිසේනගේ නවතම සිනමාපටය". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "CINEMA OF TOMORROW – DFA". Cinema.lk. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Alone in a Valley cast". Official website. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Boodee's films in focus". Daily News. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Nimnayaka Hudakalawa coming soon". Daily News. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Nimnayaka Hudakalawa". IMdb. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "2015, a cinematically significant year". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "'Alone in a Valley'; in search of artistic cinema". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Jayasri – "Thatudenavado" OST Nimnayaka Hudakalawa (Alone In A Valley)". IMdb. Retrieved 17 May 2017.