''Matha'' ( si, මාතා) is a 2012

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 and

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

romantic

war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle scenes means that war fi ...

directed by

Boodee Keerthisena Vishvanath Buddhika Keerthisena, also known as Boodee Keerthisena, is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He began his career drawing comics before moving into painting, dress design, and visual arts. He moved into music in the late 1980s, and performed in ...

and co-produced by Ruwan Jayasingha, Sanath Ranaweera and Vijaya Rathnayake. It stars

Darshan Dharmaraj Darshan Dharmaraj ( ta, தர்ஷன் தர்மராஜ், si, දර්ශන් ධර්මරාජ්; 2 March 1981 – 2 October 2022) was a Sri Lankan actor in film, theatre and television. He made his first television appear ...

and Yasodha Radhakrishnan in lead roles along with

Thumindu Dodantenna Thumindu Dodantenna (තුමිඳු දොඩම්තැන්න) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is also a lecturer, screenwriter by profession. He graduated with an M.A in Drama and Theater from the Universi ...

and Raja Ganeshan. Music composed by Lakshman Joseph De Saram. It is the 1244th film in the Sri Lankan cinema.

Plot

The story revolves around two lovers who are

LTTE The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...

carders fighting for a separate land. The film deals with the moments of final battle of Eelam war in Sri Lanka, while the two characters struggle to find their way to protect their expected child.

Cast

as Yoga * Yasodha Radhakrishnan as Parvati ** Divya Dharshanee as Young Parvati *

Dharmapriya Dias Dharmapriya Dias ( si, ධර්මප්‍රිය ඩයස්) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. And a professional dubbing artist since 1995. Dias has titles such as playwright, actor, set designer, choreograp ...

as Lt. Dias *

as Nimal * Raja Ganeshan as Parvati and Puri's father * Mallika Keerthi as Parvati and Puri's mother * Gayan Perera * K.M Pavithra as Puri, Parvati's brother * Kriz Chris as Foreign Journalist * Buddhika Jayarathne as Damitha * Vimukthi Jayasundara as Kamal *

Dasun Pathirana Dasun Pathirana (born 26 July 1985, as දසුන් පතිරණ) inhala, is a model and an award-winning actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He won an award at Indie Fest 2014 as best actor in a leading role. He receiv ...

as Lucky *

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 ...

as Galariya *

Ravindra Randeniya Liyanage Boniface Walter Perera (born 5 June 1945), popularly known by his stage name Ravindra Randeniya, is a Sri Lankan actor and former politician. He rose to fame in Lester James Peries's film ''Desa Nisa'' in 1972, and was a popular actor d ...

as Brigadier * Wasantha Vittacchi as Sergeant Major Valikala * Rakith Warawitage as Jude

Awards

The film has won eight awards in two different film festivals for the best cinematography, editing, music, Visual effects, make up, child actor including two

SIGNIS SIGNIS (official name: World Catholic Association for Communication) is a Roman Catholic lay ecclesial movement for professionals in the communication media, including press, radio, television, cinema, video, media education, internet, and new ...

awards 2013. * 2013 Derana Lux Film Festival Award for the Best VFX - Buddhi Keerthisena * 2013 Derana Lux Film Festival Award for the Best makeup - Wasantha Wittachchi and Upul Mahanama * 2013 Derana Lux Film Festival Award for the Best Child Actor - K. M. Pavithra * 2013 Derana Lux Film Festival Award for the Best Editor - Steven Phillipson * 2013 Derana Lux Film Festival Award for the Best Cinematography - Milton Kam, Donald Karunaratne, Keta A. Dharmasena

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt1974319
මව් බිමේ හිමිකම් පතා - විශ්වනාත් බුද්ධික කීර්තිසේන නිර්මාණ
2010s Sinhala-language films 2012 films Films shot in Sri Lanka Films about the Sri Lankan Civil War 2010s war films War romance films