''Doni'' ( si, දෝණි) is a 2013

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 children's and family drama film directed by V. Sivadasan and produced by Sunil T. Fernando for Sunil T. Films. It stars

Kamal Addararachchi Addararachchige Gunendra Kamal (born on 5 February 1962: si, කමල් අද්දරආරච්චි), popularly as Kamal Addararachchi, is an actor in Sri Lankan Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television, as well as a singer and presen ...

and

Sangeetha Weeraratne Dian Hemamali Sangeetha Weeraratne (born December 13, 1973, as ( Sinhala:සංගීතා වීරරත්න) is a Sri Lankan film actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She made her debut as a sixteen-year-old with Roy de Silva's ''It's a Matt ...

in lead roles along with

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 ...

and Paboda Sandeepani. 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 1199th 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 ...

. This film is a remake of Tamil film '' Anjali''. The muhurath ceremony was celebrated at Rajagiriya Sovereign Hotel. The film introduced many child actors to the film industry.

Plot

A businessman, Senaka lives with his pregnant wife, Malathi and two children, Ruwan and Sigithi. Malathi is rushed to hospital and Senaka tells her that their newborn daughter had died when she was born. The child was to be given the name Nilesha. Eventually, the family moves on from their grief due to their lost child.

5 years later

Senaka and his family move in to a new apartment. They meets Bandu, who is an ex-convict. Meanwhile, Malathi discovers that Senaka has been spending money for years for some reason she is not aware of. Senaka reveals that their daughter, Nilesha is still alive. The money was spent to pay the monthly fee to a nurse Laalani, dedicated to take care of her. The doctor of the hospital explains the whole story to Malathi, stating that they still cannot assure that Nilesha will live for a long time. Senaka and Malathi bring Nilesha home. Nilesha's brain has not developed parallel to her age. Seeing her condition, Ruwan and Sigithi refuse to accept Nilesha as their sister. However, Nilesha starts to get fond of her siblings. She often falls ill and gets bullied by other kids and neighbors at apartment. Bandu starts bonding with Nilesha, irking Malini and Senaka. Bandu saves Senaka from a criminal and confronts other residents in apartment when they complained about Nilesha. Senaka and Malathi's view on Bandu changes after that. One day, Nilesha suddenly falls unconscious. On recovering, she calls Malathi ''Amma'', getting Malathi emotional. Finally, Nilesha's doctor calls Senaka and assures that Nilesha's heart problem can be treated successfully.

Cast

* Menuli Ellawala as Nilesha Gunawardena aka Doni *

as Senaka Gunawardena *

as Malathi Gunawardena * Chamindu Bawantha as Ruwan Gunawardena ** Aasiri Pathum as Child Ruwan * Dilki Nethmini as Sigithi Gunawardena ** Hansi Prabodha as Child Sigithi *

as Bandu *

Rangana Premaratne Rangana Premarathne ( si, රංගන ප්‍රේමරත්න; born 12 January 1959) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. Often rated among the best in the local drama industry, Premarathne has appeared in over 100 ...

as Silva * Ananda Wickramage as Abepala * Udeni Alwis as Threewheel driver * Sahan Wijesinghe * Kapila Sigera as Gune * Jeevan Handunnetti as Rita's husband * Paboda Sandeepani as Teacher (Cameo)

Soundtrack

References

{{reflist Sri Lankan Screened Films
/ref> 2013 films 2010s Sinhala-language films Remakes of Sri Lankan films