''Anthima Reya (Night of Destiny)'' ( si, අන්තිම රැය) is a 1998 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by

Gamini Fonseka Kala Keerthi Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka () (21 March 1936 - 30 September 2004 as :si:ගාමිණී ෆොන්සේකා, ගාමිණී ෆොන්සේකා), was a Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan film actor, film director ...

and produced by

Lucky Dias Palandha Pathirage Lakshman Calistus Dias, popularly as Lucky Dias (born 5 February 1949), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and teledrama as well as a producer and director.He entered films in 1986 guided by his mentor, a famous actor and film d ...

. It stars director and producer themselves with

Malani Fonseka Wanniarachchige Malini Senehelatha Fonseka, popularly as Malini Fonseka ( Sinhala:මාලිනී ෆොන්සේකා) (born 30 April 1947, in Kelaniya) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television as well as a director. ...

in lead roles along with

Cletus Mendis Gammada Liyanage Cletus Paulinus Mendis, popularly as Cletus Mendis (born July 17, 1949 as ක්ලීටස් මෙන්ඩිස් Sinhala) is a Sri Lankan actor, mainly works in cinema and television. He has received a number of awards ...

and

Daya Alwis Thuiappuarachchi Don Daya de Alwis (born 7 November 1942 – died 27 April 2015 as දයා අල්විස්) inhala, popularly known as Daya Alwis, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He was also a screenwrite ...

. Music composed by

Somapala Rathnayake Rathnayake Arachchilage Somapala ( Sinhala: සෝමපාල රත්නායක; 7 November 1947 – 18 July 2017), popularly known as Somapala Rathnayake, was a Sri Lankan actor, composer, lyricist and a renowned musician. Personal life R ...

. It is the 901st Sri Lankan film in the

Sinhala cinema Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the Sri Lankan film industry. It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947 with ''Kadawunu Poronduwa'' produced by S. M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone. Sri Lanka ...

. The film was cited as the final appearance of Gamini Fonseka in films. This film also marked Gamini-Malani reunion in film after 21 years since 1977.

Plot

Cast

as Linton Cooray *

as Devendra Silva *

Malini Fonseka Wanniarachchige Malini Senehelatha Fonseka, popularly as Malini Fonseka ( Sinhala:මාලිනී ෆොන්සේකා) (born 30 April 1947, in Kelaniya) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television as well as a director. ...

as Luxmi *

Mahendra Perera Mahendra Shrikantha Perera (born 17 August 1956: si, මහේන්ද්‍ර පෙරේරා), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. One of the most influential actors in Sinhala cinema, Mahendra performed from ...

* Vinee Weththasinghe *

Thalatha Gunasekara Abeykoon Mudiyanselage Thalatha Abeykoon (born 17 July 1937 – died 17 September 2003 as si, තලතා ගුණසේකර) inhala, popularly as Thalatha Gunasekara, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema. She is the mother of popular actre ...

* Linton Semage *

Miyuri Samarasinghe Wijeratne Miyuri Samarasinghe (15 March 1939 – 6 February 2021: as si, මියුරි සමරසිංහ), popularly as Miyuri Samarasinghe, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Apart from acting, she also worke ...

* Damayanthi Fonseka * Udeni Alwis * Edward Gunawardana *

Lal Kularatne Mahathanthilage Lal Kularatne (born May 5, 1949 as ලාල් කුලරත්න) inhala, popularly as Lal Kularatne, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Kularatne is best known for the role ''Liyana Mahaththaya' ...

* Buddhi Wickrama *

Daya Thennakoon Daya Bandara Tennakoon (born 29 November 1941 – died 17 April 2020 as දයා තෙන්නකෝන්) inhala, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Personal life He was born on 29 November 1941 in the small ...

Teddy Vidyalankara Ganwari Teddy Vidyalankara (born on December 16, 1955, as ටෙඩී විද්‍යාලංකාර inhala is a Sri Lankan actor, and stunt director. Vidyalankara contributed more than 500 films across all languages including Sinhala, ...

* Dinesh Priyasad * Sujatha Paramanathan * Ananda Tissa De Alwis * Shantha Saparamadu * Wasantha Wittachchi * Gamini Jayalath

References

External links

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''Anthima Reya''
on

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