''Diya Yata Gindara (Fire within Water)'' ( si, දිය යට ගින්දර) is a 2004

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n Sinhala drama film directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya and produced by Cinema Entertainment private limited. It stars Achala Alles and

Sanath Gunathilake Somsiri Sanath Julien Gunatilake (born 27 October 1955: Sinhala:සනත් ගුණතිලක), popularly as Sanath Gunatilake, is an actor, director, screenwriter in Sri Lankan cinema and film director. A highly versatile actor across ...

in lead roles along with

Amarasiri Kalansuriya Amarasiri Kalansuriya, (born 20 September 1940: si, අමරසිරි කලංසූරිය), popularly known as Kalan, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. Kalansuriya made his first film appearance alongside Vijaya ...

and

Tony Ranasinghe Deshabandu Ranasinghe Hettiarachchilage Ignatius Anthony Silva (31 July 1937 – 16 June 2015 as ටෝනි රණසිංහ), popularly as Tony Ranasinghe, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is known as the Love ...

. Music composed by Sangeeth Wickramasinghe. It is the 1027th 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 ...

. 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. The film marks the return of veteran actor Amarasiri Kalansuriya to the silver screen after an absence of seventeen years.

Plot

Cast

as Sampath Harischandra * Achala Alles as Madara Harischandra *

as Jayakody * Srimal Wedisinghe as Inspector Jayasumana Bandara * Jeevan Handunnetti as Rohana * Buddhika Rambukwella as Grecian *

Srinath Maddumage Srinath Mahesh Maddumage (born 16 October, 1963 as ශී‍්‍රනාත් මද්දුමගේ) inhala, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Maddumage is known for the roles in films ''Diya Yata Gindara'', ...

as Herath * Janesh Silva as Nizam * Tyrone Michael as Detective *

as Police Chief * Nirosha Herath as Madara's sister *

Seetha Kumari Seetha Kumari Ehelepola (born 9 May 1940 – died 7 August 2013 as සීතා කුමාරි ඇහැලේපොළ) inhala, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the earliest pillars in Sri Lankan film hi ...

as Sampath's mother * Gunawardena Hettiarachchi as Burned Car Inspector * Ariyasena Gamage as Burned car discoverer *

D.B. Gangodathenna D.B. Gangodathenna (born May 28, 1943 as ඩී. බී. ගංගොඩතැන්නේ) inhala, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Gangodathenna act in supportive comedy roles particularly in cinema. Acting care ...

as Communication store owner

References

2004 films 2000s Sinhala-language films Films directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya {{SriLanka-film-stub