''Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe'' is a 2010 Sinhala-language romantic musical film written and directed and produced by

Dhammika Siriwardana Dhammika Siriwardana (15 September 1954 – 15 December 2015) (also known as Dhammika Siriwardena and K.D.T Siriwardena) was a Sri Lankan Film, teledrama producer and a businessman. Dhammika is the founding Chairman of Alankulama Holdings (Pvt) Ltd ...

. The film stars

Roshan Ranawana Roshan Ranawana ( si, රොෂාන් රණවන) (born 23 March 1981) is a Sri Lankan film actor and a model. Ranawana was awarded the most popular actors award at the Derana film awards in 2013. Ranawana made his acting debut with ''Hiri ...

and

Pooja Umashankar Pooja Gauthami Umashankar, mononymously known as Pooja, is an Indian-Sri Lankan actress, who has primarily appeared in Tamil, Sinhala and Malayalam language films. Early and personal life Pooja's mother, Sandhya, is a Sri Lankan Sinhalese and ...

in lead roles along with

Gayathri Dias Wakunugoda Gayathri Irosha Dias ( ගයාත‍්‍රි ඩයස්) inhala, popularly as Gayathri Dias, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Apart from acting, she is also a beauty queen, a presenter, a beautician and a en ...

Rex Kodippili Rex Joseph Kodippili (born 6 October 1938: Sinhala:රෙක්ස් කොඩිප්පිලි) is a Sri Lankan film actor and film director. Primarily acted as a villain for the most of his career, Kodippili appeared in more than 130 ...

, Himali Siriwardena and Pubudu Chathuranga. Shooting of the film was commenced on 6 August 2008 in and around Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Bandarawela, Welimada and Colombo.

Plot

Ayeshmantha, owner of his father's business, falls in love with a girl named Rashi, only to find she is marrying. Saddened, Ayeshmantha loses interest in the family business and considers suicide. He leaves home only to find Rashmi, who persuades him to not kill himself. Rashmi sends Ayeshmantha to live with her aunts. Rashmi's aunts are suspicious of a would be love affair between Ayeshmantha and Rashmi, therefore disallowing Ayeshmantha to live there further. Rashmi breaks up with her fiancé. Meanwhile, Ayeshmantha decides to restore the family business. Ayeshmantha decides to look for Rashmi. His ex-husband tells of the results of their relationships. Ayeshmantha decides to look for Rashmi, and encounters her in a churchyard, eventually leading to the development of their relationship.

Cast

as Ayeshmantha, protagonist *

as Rashmi, girl secretly in love with Ayeshmantha *

as Rashmi's aunt * Ramani Siriwardana as Ayeshmantha's mother * Srimal Wedisinghe as Rashmi's father *

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 Rashmi's mother *

as Ayeshmantha's father * Himali Siriwardena as Rukshi Siriwardena * Pubudu Chathuranga as Prasad, Rashmi' ex boyfriend *

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 acros ...

in minor role * Raja Ganeshan as Ramayya *

Shanudrie Priyasad Baminnahennadige Shanudrie Priyasad ( si, ශනුද්‍රි ප්‍රියසාද්; born 8 September 1997) is a Sri Lankan actress, dancer, and singer, who appears in Sri Lankan films and television shows. She began her acting care ...

as Senuri * Sandali Walikanna as Wenuri * Richard Manamudali as PHI * Sarath Kulanga as PHI *

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 ...

in cameo appearance *

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 ...

in cameo appearance

Soundtrack

Release

The film was a commercial success, and helped Umashankar, who plays the role of Rashmi, rise in popularity. The soundtrack was successful as well.

References

{{Reflist 2010 films 2010s Sinhala-language films