''Udumbara'' ( si, උදුම්බරා) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhalese sports drama film directed by K.S Chammanthraj and produced by

MTV Channel MTV Channel (Pvt) Ltd is a Sri Lankan media company which owns three national television channels - Shakthi TV, Sirasa TV and TV 1. It also owns the Hit TV, News First and Ethalaya.com. The company was established in 1992 as joint venture between ...

as a Sirasa Movie. It stars

Jackson Anthony Conganige Joseph Malsi Ushan Thimira Jackson Anthony (born July 8, 1958, as ජැක්සන් ඇන්තනී), commonly known as Jackson Anthony, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular artists ...

Harshi Rasanga and a newcomer Nadeeshani in lead roles along with

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 ...

and Janaka Kumbukage. Music composed by Dhina. Member of Parliament Hon. Hirunika Premachandra made her acting debut. It is the 1314th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhalese cinema.

Plot

Ananda, a sports coach in a rural village school, has become addicted to alcohol due to losing both his wife and his only son in a car accident. He then discovers a running prodigy named Udumbara in the local village school. Becoming interested in Udumbara's talent, Ananda successfully gives up drinking and sets about developing Udumbara's talent. Meanwhile, the court case against the driver of the car which killed Ananda's wife and son progresses, and the accused's sister meets Udumbara. The sister of the accused, known in the story as Mrs. Shanika, turns out to be a coach of some renown, and she, alongside Ananda, train Udumbara. Under their tutelage, Udumbara ends up winning the national championship. The story then progresses to Udumbara's victory in the international stage.

Cast

as Ananda * Nadeeshani Henderson as Udumbara ** Harshi Rasanga as Young Udumbara *

as Udumabara's father *

Jayani Senanayake Kapuwela Vidanage Senanayake Mudiyanselage Jayani Chamathka Dharmadasa Senanayake (born as ජයනි සේනානායක; February 1, 1974), popularly as Jayani Senanayake, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Hig ...

as Udumbara's mother * Janaka Kumbukage as Ananda's friend * Hirunika Premachandra as Udumabara's national coach * Sangeetha Basnayake as Ananda's wife * Kaushalya Nirmana as Sachin, Ananda's son * Michelle Dilhara as Michelle * Upatissa Balasuriya as Lawyer Jinadasa * Ryan van Rooyen

Soundtrack

The film consists of two songs.

Accolades

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 9125992 2018 films