| Ali Kathawa අලි කතාව | |
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 Theatrical poster of Ali Kathawa | |
| Directed by | Sunil Ariyaratne |
| Written by | Sunil Ariyaratne |
| Produced by | Sipvin Films |
| Starring | Kaushalya Nirmana Yehani Hansika Dhananjaya Siriwardena |
| Cinematography | Channa Deshapriya |
| Edited by | Thissa Surendra |
| Music by | Rohana Weerasinghe |
| Distributed by | EAP Theatres |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Ali Kathawa (An Elephant's Tale) (Sinhala: අලි කතාව) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's film directed by Sunil Ariyaratne and produced by Gunapala Rathnasekara for Sipvin Films. It stars a child artist Kaushalya Nirmana in lead role along with Ravindra Randeniya, Tharuka Wanniarachchi, Dhananjaya Siriwardena and Yohani Hansika. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe. It is the 1276th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film is based on the novel Anusha Saha Raja Kumaru written by Leticia Boteju.
Cast
- Kaushalya Nirmana as Bhanu ( Main Actor )
- Yohani Hansika as Sumangali
- Dhananjaya Siriwardena as King
- Tharuka Wanniarachchi as Queen
- Ravindra Randeniya as Hermit
- Duleeka Marapana as Veddah Gomari
- Rodney Warnakula as Kinnara leader
- Sarath Kothalawala as Handuna veddah
- Kumara Thirimadura as Gobila veddha
- Wilson Gunaratne as Maha Amathi
- Deepani Silva as God beseecher
- Giriraj Kaushalya as King's physician
- Jayantha Muthuthanthri as Kinnara leader's servant
Production
The script based on a story by Leticia Botheju, Anusha and Raja Kumaru. All scenes of baby elephants were filmed in Chiang Mai - Thailand. Other scenes were shot in Sri Lanka.
Soundtrack
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Magul Magul Eheth Magul" | Sunil Ariyaratne | Rodney Warnakula | |
| 2. | "Punchi Hora Mage" | Sunil Ariyaratne | Nanda Malini | |
| 3. | "Nil Thanakola Budintai" | Sunil Ariyaratne | Iroshan Madushanka | |
| 4. | "Seetha Gagul Ada Hale" | Sunil Ariyaratne | Vidusha Nethranjali |
References
- "Ali Kathawa child actors". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- "This is Going Back to My Childhood - මහාචාර්ය සුනිල් ආරියරත්න අලි කතාව ගැන හෙළි කරයි". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- Ali Kathawa (2017), retrieved 2017-05-07
- ^ "Two hours of childish happiness". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- "Ali Kathawa plot - මිනිස් දරුවකු හා අලි පැටවකුගේ මිතුදම ගැන කියන 'අලි කතාව'". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- "අලි කතාව හදද්දී අලි ඇබැද්දි රැසක්". www.sarasaviya.lk. Archived from the original on 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- "Sri Lanka film history". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
External links
- Ali Kathawa at IMDb
- අලිකතාවෙන් සම්මාන දිනූ ඉරෝෂන් මධුෂංක
- සරසවිය සම්මාන පොතට වාර්තාවක් ගෙනා විදූශා නේත්රාංජලී