Kolomba Sanniya
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| Directed by | Manik Sandrasagara |
| Produced by | Tyrone Fernando |
| Starring | Geetha Kumarasinghe Joe Abeywickrema Denewake Hamine Freddy Silva Edie Jayamanne Don Sirisena |
| Music by | Sunil Shantha Clarence Wijewardena |
| Release date(s) |  1976 |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Kolomba Sanniya (Colombo Mania) is a 1976 Sinhalese language comedy film directed by Manik Sandrasagara that follows the lives of middle and upper class people in rural and urban Sri Lanka. The film stars Geetha Kumarasinghe, Joe Abeywickrema and Denewake Hamine are notable for containing the first depiction of best commedy in a Sinhala film.
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[edit] Synopsis
Andare, (Joe Abeywickrema) a rustic villager find a valuable gem when he went to bush to perform his morning ablutions. (no toilets in the village) He sells the gem and buys a house in Colombo. The whole family, Andare's elder sister (Denawaka Hamine), brother Jakolis (Eddie Jayamanne), son (Freddie Silva and daughter (Geetha Kumarasinghe) try their best to get adjusted to the life of Colombo 7 and as they find eventually, it was not an easy task.
[edit] Cast
Geetha Kumarasinghe - Andares's daughter
Joe Abeywickrema - Andare
Denawaka Hamine - Andare's elder sister
Freddy Silva
Edie Jayamanne
Don Sirisena
[edit] Music
The music in the film was composed by Sunil Shantha and Clarence Wijewardena. The song Dum dama dama yana, Dum bara bage... written by Father Marceline Jayakody and music by mastero Sunil Santha.
[edit] References
<http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2007/5/14772_space.html>
[edit] External links
- National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka - Official Website
- Video Song - Dum dama dama yana, Dum bara bage...(YouTube)
- Video Song - Me ape Lankawe Sinhalaya (YouTube)
- Video Song - Nelum Pokuru Wage (YouTube)
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