''Thank You Berty'' ( si, තෑන්ක් යු බර්ටි) is a 2010 Sinhalese language Sri Lankan

action comedy film Action comedy is a genre that combines aspects of action and comedy. The genre is most prevalent in film with action comedy films, though several TV series fit this genre. Film The action comedy film is a film genre that combines aspects of acti ...

written by

Tennyson Cooray Merengnnage Edward Tennyson Cooray (සිංහල: මෙරෙඤඤගේ එඩ්වඩ් ටෙනිසන් කුරේ) (30 April 1952 – 28 September 2020) was an actor and comedian in Sri Lankan cinema and theater. One of the most ...

as his directorial debut and starring a number of Sri Lankan comedians, including Bandu Samarasinghe,

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 ...

, Ananda Wickramage,

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 ...

Anusha Damayanthi Anusha Damayanthi ( si, අනූෂා දමයන්ති) (born February 11, 1978) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. She started her career in 1996 from Cheriyo Darling and won ''Dance Stars Dance'' reality show title in 2011 ...

, Nilanthi Dias, and

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 ...

. The film had its world premiere August 7, 2010, in Melbourne, Australia.

Plot

Berty the middle aged bachelor’s life changes when he meets Sanda a nursery school teacher, who hails from a very rich family. Falls madly in love with her, Berty’s attempt to actualise this one sided love is the plot to the play. Berty’s best friend Norty is married to Matilda. Being a father of 9 children, Norty always attempts to make easy money and when Berty confides his secret love the latter advices him to get rich to win the girls heart and invites him to join him in the journey of making quick and easy money. Berty and Norty in their journey to make easy money brings fits of laughter during the incidents they encounters.

Cast

as Birty * Bandu Samarasinghe as Norty *

as Harry's Daughter *

Anton Jude Anton Jude Gomes, known as Anton Jude (28 November 1960 – 19 March 2012; ඇන්ටන් ජූඩ්) was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. A career spanning for more than three decades, Jude was a popular comedi ...

as Minister * Ananda Wickramage as Mr. Harry *

as William Silancer, Sanda's Father * Nilanthi Dias as Sandakomali *

Ronnie Leitch Ronnie Luke Leitch (19 October 1953 – 1 October 2018 as රොනී ලීච්), better known as Ronni Leitch and Thattaya, was a Sri Lankan actor, comedian, singer, presenter and a social activist. Largely popularized as a comedian, Leitch ...

as Munidasa, Driver of Sanda's Father * Priyankara Perera as Norty's Student * Susila Kottage as Berty's Mother *

as Matilda, Norty's Wife *

as Police Inspector *

Manel Wanaguru Manel Chinthamani Wanaguru ( si, මානෙල් වානගුරු; born 18 October 1951), is an actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditiona ...

as Opal *

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 Security officer * Ariyasena Gamage as Solbari * Samanthi Lanerolle as Tamil servant * Susila Kuragama as Kuri * Premadasa Vithanage as Opal's Husband *

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 ...

* Jeevan Handuneththi *

Mahinda Pathirage Thanthrige Pathirage Mahinda (born March 22, 1952, as මහින්ද පතිරගේ) inhala, popularly as Mahinda Pathirage, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Particularly act in comedy roles, Pathirage is ...

as SMS Reality show promoter * Don Guy as Police Officer *

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, ...

* Janesh de Silva as Police Constable * Chathura Perera as Police Constable * Kapila Sigera as Chandana, Silancer's servant

Tracklisting

Composed by Somapala Rathnayake. Singers are Sangeeth Wijesuriya and Uresha Ravihari. #Chuttan Battichchi - Sangeeth Wijesuriya, Uresha Ravihari

References

External links

* {{official website, https://web.archive.org/web/20140106024257/http://thankyouberty.com/ as archived January 6, 2014 2010 films 2010 action comedy films 2010s Sinhala-language films Films shot in Sri Lanka