''Sanda Yahanata'' ( si, සඳ යහනට) is a 2000

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 adult drama film directed by Mohan Niyaz and produced by Anil Jayasooriya. It stars

Sabeetha Perera Warnakulasuriya Uswaththa Liyanage Sabeetha Janaki Perera (born December 1, 1962) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and old Lollywood cinema of Pakistan. She is the most successful female superstar during the '80s and '90s in Sinhala cinema. ...

and

Sanath Gunathilake Somsiri Sanath Julien Gunatilake (born 27 October 1955: Sinhala:සනත් ගුණතිලක), popularly as Sanath Gunatilake, is an actor, director, screenwriter in Sri Lankan cinema and film director. A highly versatile actor across ...

in lead roles along with

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 ...

and

Palitha Silva Garanduwa Baarage Palitha Silva (born August 30, 1967 as පාලිත සිල්වා) inhala is a Sri Lankan actor, dramatist, producer, director, scriptwriter and author. He started his career at 15 years of age when he was chosen to tr ...

. The film marked the debut cinema appearance of

Paboda Sandeepani Rashmini Paboda Sandeepani Pathirana, (born 16 January 1982) is a Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television actress. Background Sandeepani is the daughter of Sri Lankan actress Geetha Kanthi Jayakody. Her aunt Rathna Lalani Jayakody and uncle ...

. Music composed by Sarath Wickrema. It is the 942nd 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 has been shot entirely around Kandy.

Plot

Viveka is the Grama Sevaka of the village and is the eldest in a family of four girls. Jagath Hathurusinghe supports a politician in the area and he is interested in Viveka. But she resists his advances due to many reasons including differences in political ideology. She also personally dislikes him. But the reason for the girl's opposition to his entreaties are not understood. The politician supported by Jagath. Jagath now basking in the rights of political power continues with his idea to even compel Viveka by force to agree to his proposal. Viveka has no power to fight against male dominance and political power of this society and all personal animosity against Jagath becomes ineffective. Her dreams to enter into a happy wedded life with the man she likes ends on her wedding day with the most pathetic experience in her life. Would educated and headstrong Viveka be able to win her fight against male opposition and the political rivals. While the story continues the film ends in a tragedy.

Cast

as Viveka *

as Jagath Hathurusinghe *

as Politician *

Roshan Pilapitiya Roshan Pilapitiya Abhayasinghe (born 21 March 1975: si, රොෂාන් පිලපිටිය), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television as well as a singer. Largely active in television serials, Pilapitiya was awarded th ...

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 ...

* Senaka Wijesinghe *

as Viveka's sister *

G. R. Perera Galhenage Rathnapala Perera (born 13 November 1939 ජී. ආර්. පෙරේරා inhala is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre, and television. He has acted in more than 600 television serials, with a career spanning for over five ...

as Farmer *

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 ...

* Lionel Wickrama *

Seetha Kumari Seetha Kumari Ehelepola (born 9 May 1940 – died 7 August 2013 as සීතා කුමාරි ඇහැලේපොළ) inhala, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the earliest pillars in Sri Lankan film hi ...

* Pradeep Hettiarachchi * Sandun Wijesiri * Eardley Wedamuni * Sunil Premakumara

References

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