''Ashawari'' ( si, ආශාවරී) is a 2022 Sri Lankan Sinhala romantic film directed and produced by Theja Iddamalgoda for Media Vision Films in his directorial debut. The film stars

Hemal Ranasinghe Hemal Sachindra Ranasinghe (born 25 August 1984 as හේමාල් රණසිංහ)) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television. He earned the critics' award for 'Best Actor' and 'Most Popular Actor' at the Derana Film Awards in bo ...

and newcomer Ishatka Jahanvi in lead role whereas

Saranga Disasekara Saranga Disasekara ( si, සාරංග දිසාසේකර) (born 31 January 1983) is a Sri Lankan actor, singer, model and a host by profession. Saranga was awarded the most popular television actor in Sri Lanka award at Sumathi Awards, Ra ...

Jayani Senanayake Kapuwela Vidanage Senanayake Mudiyanselage Jayani Chamathka Dharmadasa Senanayake (born as ජයනි සේනානායක; February 1, 1974), popularly as Jayani Senanayake, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Hig ...

and

Bimal Jayakody Jayakodige Dona Dhanuka Bimal Jayakody (born on 21 June 1977: as බිමල් ජයකොඩි), popularly known as Bimal Jayakody is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Highly versatile actor, Jayakody is known for many dramati ...

made supportive roles. It is the last film acted by veteran dramatist

Jayalath Manoratne Kala Suri Kala Keerthi Dr. Keselgaspe Manatunga Jayalath Manoratne ( si, කෙසෙල්ගස්පේ මනතුංග ජයලත් මනෝරත්න; 12 June 1948 – 12 January 2020), popularly known as Jayalath Manoratne, was an ...

Plot

The film revolves around Ranesh Singhawansha, a young man from a very wealthy family in the upcountry. While training at the Diyatalawa Military Academy, he started a love affair with the youngest daughter of the Ohiya Station Master called "Ashavari". The film flows with the conflict between the two families.

Cast

as Ranesh Singhawansha * Ishanka Jahanvi as Ashawari *

as Station master, Ashawari's father *

as Rajini Subramanium, Ashawari's mother *

as Ranesh's father *

Semini Iddamalgoda Semini Dinusha Palihawadana née Iddamalgoda (born June 19, 1973 as සේමිණි ඉද්දමල්ගොඩ) inhala, popularly as Semini Iddamalgoda, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Performing in both dram ...

as Ranesh's mother *

as Lasantha *

Priyankara Rathnayake Priyankara Rathnayake (born June 3, 1964 as si, ප්‍රියංකර රත්නායක) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Highly versatile actor mostly engaged in theater and cinema, Rathnayake is a lectur ...

* Daya Wayaman * Dinithi Walgamage as Ashawari's sister, Lasantha's love interest * Lasantha Udukumbura as Lasantha's friend * Ruvi Lakmali * Danushka Dias * Rohan Ranatunga

Production

The Muhurath ceremony of the film was held in 2018 and shooting commenced from October 2018. This is the directorial debut for Theja Iddamalgoda who is more popular in advertising design. The film features several songs sung by

Nirosha Virajini Virajini Lalithya de Silva, also known as Nirosha Virajini ( Sinhala: නිරෝෂා විරාජිනී) is a Sri Lankan award-winning singer, musician and music director with a career spanning over 23 years. Personal life Nirosha ...

, Surendra Perera, Sanka Dineth and Upeka Nirmani. Lyrics penned by Kelum Srimal and Nandana Wickramage. In the film, art direction done by Sunil Premaratne, costume design by Lasantha Udakumbura and makeup by Indika Udara. Daminda D. Madawala and Indunil Deraniyagala are the assistant directors. The film was shot in Diyatalawa, Ohiya, Idalgashinna, Nuwara Eliya, Ambewela areas and Ranminitenna drama village.

Release

The film was earlier set to released in January 2022, but later confirmed to screen in theaters on March 3, 2022. Then the film is set to release in Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand and the United States in late March.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt9454554
Official trailer

ආශාවරී තිරගතවූ දා කී කතා
2022 films 2020s Sinhala-language films 2022 romantic drama films Sri Lankan romantic drama films