''Eka Gei Sokari (Polyandry with Sokari)'' ( si, එක ගෙයි සොකරි) is a 2020

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

Jackson Anthony Conganige Joseph Malsi Ushan Thimira Jackson Anthony (born July 8, 1958, as ජැක්සන් ඇන්තනී), commonly known as Jackson Anthony, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular artists ...

and produced by Creative Helanka (Pvt) Ltd. It stars

Udari Warnakulasooriya Udari Chamika Warnakulasooriya (born 22 March 1988) is a Sri Lankan actress who appears in Sri Lankan films and television. She is best known for the roles in TV serials such as '' Bonda Meedum'' and ''Pini''. Early life Udari was born on 22 M ...

and Akhila Dhanuddara in lead roles along with

Sajitha Anthony Conganige Sajitha Anuththara Anthony () (born 11 November 1991), popularly known as Sajitha Anthony, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. He started his career as a child actor in the film '' Sooriya Arana''. Sajitha became ...

and

Wilson Gunaratne Wilson Gunaratne (born March 9, 1949, as විල්සන් ගුණරත්න inhala is an actor and comedian in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He is most notable for the role ''Kodithuwakku'' in television comedy sitcom ...

. Music composed by Chinthaka Jayakody. The movie is based on an ancient Lankan marital tradition known as ''Eka gei Kaema'' (means "

fraternal polyandry Polyandry (; ) is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time. Polyandry is contrasted with polygyny, involving one male and two or more females. If a marriage involves a plural number of "husbands and wives" ...

") as well as dance tradition ''Sokari''. The soundtrack of the film was released in January 2020 at Savoy Theaters, Wellawatte.

Plot

The story dated back to 1930s prior to Soulbury constitutional reforms. In a rural hilly village called Akiriyankumbura in Wellassa, a beautiful girl, Sedera Menike (played by Udari) is protected by her two brothers Dingira and Dungura. However, she secretly fall in love with a rebel from Monarawila lineage, Monara (played by Akila). Meanwhile, a young and energetic Sokari dancer and a folk singer called Baalaya (played by Sajitha) starts to flirt around Sedera Menike and cousin sister Dalumalee (played by Senali). The film revolves about the relationships among Sedera Menike, Monara and Baalaya.

Cast

as Sedera Menike * Akhila Dhanuddara as Monara *

as Baalaya *

* Terry Jayasinghe * Ruwan Perera as Dheerananda Thero * Senali Fonseka as Dalumalee * Ariyaratne Kaluarachchi * Sampath Tennakoon *

Susila Kottage Hewamunaweerage Susila Devi de Silva (born January 30, 1957 as සුසිලා කෝට්ටගේ) inhala, popularly known as Susila Kottage, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema theater and television. One of Sri Lanka's best female comed ...

* Ruwan Wickremasinghe * Lalith Rajapaksha * Ivan Anthony

References

External links

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Eka Gei Sokari Movie Songs - Anuraga Sokari
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