''Parawarthana (The Reflections)'' ( si, පරාවර්තන, italic=yes), is a 2014 Sinhala-language

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 drama thriller film directed by cinematographer Jayanath Gunawardhana. The film co-produced by Mohammad Mujahid, Ranganath Dias with the director himself for Through the Lens Films. It stars

Somy Rathnayake Somi Nanda Ratnayake (born October 27, 1946, as :si:සොමී රත්නායක, සොමී රත්නායක) inhala, also known as Somi Ratnayake, is a Sri Lankan actor in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and ...

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and

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in lead roles along with

Geetha Kanthi Jayakody Jayakodige Dona Geetha Kanthi (born November 28, 1957 as ()), popularly as Geetha Kanthi Jayakody, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema. theater and television. She is also a dubbing artist. Personal life Geetha Kanthi Jayakody was born on 28 Nov ...

and

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. The score has been done by

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. It is the 1200th 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 ...

Plot

The plot was based on Buddhist teachings of universal justice, retribution. The story starts calmly with simple things happening in a folk village near

Anuradhapura Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුරය, translit=Anurādhapuraya; ta, அனுராதபுரம், translit=Aṉurātapuram) is a major city located in north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central ...

. Rathane Aiya portrays a saintly person who lives in the neighborhood of a mother and two sons Jayasena and Siripala. The day before the

poya Poya is the name given to the Lunar monthly Buddhist holiday of Uposatha in Sri Lanka, where it is a civil and bank holiday. Full moon day is normally considered as the poya day in every month. Poya A Poya occurs every full moon. ...

, Siripala kills his elder brother. Rathne is the crime suspect and arrested. He is sentenced to death on the

gallows A gallows (or scaffold) is a frame or elevated beam, typically wooden, from which objects can be suspended (i.e., hung) or "weighed". Gallows were thus widely used to suspend public weighing scales for large and heavy objects such as sacks ...

. While awaiting death, he confesses his bad behavior during his past. He thrived in terrorising the village with ill-gotten money and power. He came there to evade punishment for a double murder. Since then he has tried to live a good life, putting his past behind him, becoming a 'good samaritan' who is respected by all. Siripala gets shot and confesses that he killed Jayasena.

Cast

as Rathne *

as Siripala *

as Kusum *

Nalin Pradeep Udawela Udawela Lekumlage Nalin Pradeep Udawela (born March 20, 1969 si, නලීන් ප්‍රදීප් උඩවෙල), popularly as Nalin Pradeep Udawela, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as a politician ...

as Jayasena *

as Vimalawathi *

Maureen Charuni Kurukulasuriya Maureen O'Hara Perera (born 19 September, 1963 as මොරින් චාරුනී) inhala, popularly known as Maureen Charuni, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema theater and television. Highly versatile actress who dominate ...

as Kusum's mother *

Sarath Kothalawala Sarath Kothalawala ( :si:සරත් කොතලාවල) inhala is an actor, director, producer and a screenplay writer in Sri Lankan cinema. He, along with Kumara Thirimadura, won the Award for the Best Screenplay at Derana Lux Film Award ...

as Kusum's father * Sithuni Mallawarachchi as Kusum's daughter * Sanjaya Leelarathna as Prison SP * Janaka Ranasinghe as Thotiya * Ariyasiri Gamage as Police Sergent *

as The Police OIC * Amila Nadeeshani as OIC's wife * Nilmini Kottege as Chandralatha *

Damitha Saluwadana Damitha Turlin Fernando (born 18 September 1948 – died 27 November 2015 as දමිතා සළුවඩන) inhala, popularly as Damitha Saluwadana, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. She played "Asilin" in t ...

as Chandare's mother

References

External links

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Films.lk
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