''Rashmi'' ( si, රශ්මි) is a 2022 Sri Lankan Sinhala action comedy film directed and produced by Preethiraj Weeraratne. The film stars

Upeksha Swarnamali Upeksha Swarnamali ( si, උපේක්ෂා ස්වර්ණමාලි), popularly known as "Paba", is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television and a former member of the Sri Lanka Parliament. She gained popularity for her role on th ...

Pubudu Chathuranga Eththiligoda Vidana Gamage Pubudu Chathuranga, (born 12 November 1982: si, පුබුදු චතුරංග), popularly as Pubudu Chathuranga, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is also worked as a model, TV pres ...

and Akalanka Ganegama in lead role whereas

Jayasekara Aponso Goniya Malimage Jayasekara Aponsu, (born 23 February 1951: Sinhala:ජයසේකර අපෝන්සු), popularly as Jayasekara Aponsu, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. Apart from that, he is also a director, and ...

Lucky Dias Palandha Pathirage Lakshman Calistus Dias, popularly as Lucky Dias (born 5 February 1949), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and teledrama as well as a producer and director.He entered films in 1986 guided by his mentor, a famous actor and film d ...

and

Duleeka Marapana Wasala Kulauthum Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Duleeka Kumari Wijekoon Marapana commonly as Duleeka Marapana ( si, දුලිකා මාරපන; born 15 November 1975), is an actress in Sri Lankan stage, television and cinema as well as a public ...

made supportive roles. It is the last film to be screened before the death of veteran actor

Wilson Karu Wilson Karunaratne, popularly known as Wilson Karu (28 October 1942 – 3 May 2022) was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, and stunt director. Considered one of the best villains in Sinhala cinema, Karunaratne acted in more than 240 films across ma ...

. The cameo appearances of the film done by

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 ...

, Susila Kottage,

Manel Wanaguru Manel Chinthamani Wanaguru ( si, මානෙල් වානගුරු; born 18 October 1951), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Personal life Manel Wanaguru was born on 18 October 1951. Her father Dudley Samuel W ...

, Manel Chandralatha,

Miyuri Samarasinghe Wijeratne Miyuri Samarasinghe (15 March 1939 – 6 February 2021: as si, මියුරි සමරසිංහ), popularly as Miyuri Samarasinghe, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Apart from acting, she also worke ...

and Ruwanthi Mangala.

Plot

The film revolves around a woman called Rashmi who had a salon. She found her daily expenses from this small business. She is married to Amal who is a playboy. Due to this, Amal did not pay much attention to Rashmi. Rashmi did not get the love he wanted. Meanwhile, Rashmi meets a young man named Akash, a journalist by profession as well as a novelist. Rashmi loves Akash because she received love from him that she did not get from Amal where the story twists between their worlds.

Cast

as Rashmi *

as Amal * Akalanka Ganegama as Akash *

Rajitha Hiran Muthuthanthrige Rajitha Hiran Chamikara Fernando (born 11 July 1981) ( si, රජිත හිරාන් චාමිකර), popularly known as Rajitha Hiran is an actor in Sri Lankan Cinema, stage drama and television. Particularly acting ...

Cletus Mendis Gammada Liyanage Cletus Paulinus Mendis, popularly as Cletus Mendis (born July 17, 1949 as ක්ලීටස් මෙන්ඩිස් Sinhala) is a Sri Lankan actor, mainly works in cinema and television. He has received a number of awards ...

Wimal Kumara de Costa Wimal Kumara de Costa (4 July 1948 – 20 November 2016 as විමල් කුමාර ද කොස්තා inhala was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema. One of the most popular comedy artists in 1980s and 1990s, he started cinema career ...

as Mr. Maannakkara *

as Maannakkara's wife *

Teddy Vidyalankara Ganwari Teddy Vidyalankara (born on December 16, 1955, as ටෙඩී විද්‍යාලංකාර inhala is a Sri Lankan actor, and stunt director. Vidyalankara contributed more than 500 films across all languages including Sinhala, ...

* Srimal Wedisinghe * Anusha Rajapaksa * Nethu Priyangika * Lakshika Jayawardena * Sanka Prasad * Keerthi Ranjith Peiris

Production

The film marked the sixth film production and second cinema direction of Preethiraj Weeraratne after 2019 film '' Thiththa Aththa''. However the production schedule was completed in 2013. Ranjan Saliya's very popular song 'Sil Bidagaththe' sung to the music of Iraj Weeraratne with Samitha Mudunkotuwa is also included in this film. The songs have been composed by Wasantha Dukgannarala. Kularuwan Gamage is the cinematographer, Dilan Gunawardena is the color coordinator and editor, Sithum Sanjeewa and Suresh Kumarasinghe are the assistant editors. Sarath Ranaweera contributed to the script, Kanishka Bandara Meghasuriya, Heshan Miyuranga Kodagoda and Ranjana Premaratne co-produced the art direction and Rishini Weeraratne contributed to production assistance. Production as well as directing the dialogue and script were done by director himself.

Release

The film was released on 18 March 2022 in many village level cinemas. The film marked 50 days of screening in 4 May 2022. According to the director, forty-five per cent of the production revenue from the screening was to be spent on the maintenance of cinemas and another two and a half per cent on the economically disadvantaged artists who worked with him so far.

References

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External links

"Rashmi" on Sinhala Cinema Database

Official trailer
2022 films 2020s Sinhala-language films 2022 drama films Sri Lankan drama films