''Paha Samath'' ( si, පහ සමත්), interchangeably use as ''5 Samath'', is a 2017

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 film directed by Jayaprakash Sivagurunadan and produced by Hans Anton Vanstarex for New Imperial Talkies. It stars new coming child actors along with

Dilhani Ekanayake Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake ( si, දිල්හානි ඒකනායක; born 4 March 1970) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular film actresses in Sinhala cinema, Ekanayake has won several ...

and

Uddika Premarathna Uddika Premarathna (born 16 September 1980; උද්දික ප්‍රේමරත්න) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Apart from acting, he is also a singer, TV announcer and a member of parliament. Personal life He i ...

. Music composed by Kapila Pugalaarchchi. The muhurath ceremony was held at the New Imperial Talkies It is the 1291st 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 received mostly positive reviews from critics. Child artist Amiru Koralage won a merit award at the 2018 Sarasaviya Awards.

Plot

The film discuss about the modern life of children who struggle to pass grade 5 scholarship and the pressure exerted by parents on them. The film emphasize well to express what happened to the bond with nature and outdoor sports due to whole day studies and tuition classes.

Cast

as Samath's father *

as Samath's mother *

Shyam Fernando Shyam Fernando ( si, ශ්‍යාම් ප්‍රනාන්දු), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He is a dubbing artist and was nominated for several dramatic roles. Career Fernando started his drama car ...

as Doctor Meegaspe *

Semini Iddamalgoda Semini Dinusha Palihawadana née Iddamalgoda (born June 19, 1973 as සේමිණි ඉද්දමල්ගොඩ) inhala, popularly as Semini Iddamalgoda, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Performing in both dram ...

as Mrs. Meegaspe * Priyantha Seneviratne as Bus conductor *

Giriraj Kaushalya Silmesthri Giriraj Kaushalya (born November 13, 1964) (), popularly known as Giriraj Kaushalya, is a Sri Lankan actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Highly versatile actor from drama to comedy, Kaushalya also has worked as an ...

as Bus driver * Dayadeva Edirisinghe as Village principal * Saddha Mangala Suriyabandara as Town school's principal * Wageesha Salgadu as Samath's sister *

Iranganie Serasinghe Kala Keerthi Iranganie Roxanna Meedeniya, (born 9 June 1927"Irangani As Told to Kumar de Silva", Kumar de Silva, Samaranayake Publishers, 2013), popularly as Iranganie Serasinghe, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Since h ...

as Vinura's granny * Malkanthi Jayasinghe as Village school class teacher * Asha Edirisinghe as Town school's class teacher * Ranjan Sooriyakumara as News reader * Upatissa Balasuriya as Hostel warden *

Sarath Chandrasiri Sarath Chandrasiri (13 June 1964 – 4 December 2021: as සරත් චන්ද්‍රසිරි) inhala was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is best known for the role "Samagipura Wasantha" in popular televisio ...

as Village farmer * Rohan Wijethunga as Bus passenger *

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 ...

in cameo role

Child cast

* Amiru Koralage as Samath Peragammana * Sharad Chanduma as Vinura Meegaspe * Sejan Hansana as Thusil * Kivindi Kasundara as Sayani * Yovindu Ethugala * Obhashitha Kangarage

Songs

The film contains four songs.

References

2010s Sinhala-language films 2017 films {{SriLanka-film-stub