Thaththa
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| Thaththa තාත්තා | |
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| Directed by | Prasad Samarathunga |
| Written by | Lalith Warnapriya Prasad Samarathunga |
| Produced by | Rusha Creations |
| Starring | Kumara Thirimadura Nilmini Tennakoon Sinethi Akila |
| Cinematography | Sisikirana Paranavithana |
| Edited by | Shaan Alwis |
| Music by | Dinesh Subasinghe |
| Distributed by | EAP Theatres |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Thaththa (Father) (Sinhala: තාත්තා) is a 2023 Sri Lankan Sinhalese language drama film directed by Prasad Samarathunga and produced by Rushantha Wijenayake for Rusha Creations.[2] It stars Kumara Thirimadura and Nilmini Tennakoon in lead roles along with Sinethi Akila, Thisew Wijenayaka, Rushantha Wijenayaka and Kumara Wandurassa in supportive roles.[3]
Plot[edit]
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Cast[edit]
- Kumara Thirimadura as Rathnapala, Ruwan's father
- Nilmini Tennakoon as Ruwan's mother
- Sinethi Akila as Teacher
- Thisevi Satsilu as Ruwan
- Oneli Himahansi as Ruwan's younger sister
- Kumara Wadurassa as Kalu mudalali
- Upul Nishantha as School principal
- Sanet Dikkumbura
- Sanath Ratnayake
- Sadev Walimuni
- Rushantha Wijenayake
- Kusheya Anagi
- Upul Weerasinghe
- Laknima Upendri
Production[edit]
The film marks second film direction by Prasad Samarathunga, after his 2019 film Iskoleta Man Awa,[3] where it became the film that was aired on the highest number of television channels within a short period of time.[4] The film is produced by Rushantha Wijenayake, and screenplay done by director himself with Lalith Warnapriya. Cinematography by Sisikirana Paranavithana and assistant direction done by Tharindu Ilangakoon.[5] Art Direction by Githani Seneviratne and editing by Shaan Alwis.[6] Production management and media coordination handled by Upul Nishantha.[7] Chethiya Lahiru worked as the still photographer. Tharaka Adhikari is the makeup artist. Popular musician Dinesh Subasinghe is the music director and theme lyrics penned by Dr. Shani Anthony.[2] Nalin Perera and Upekha Nirmani made background vocals.[7]
The Muhurath festival as held at Bellanwila Rajamaha Vihara in February 2022.[3][8] The film was released on 17 December 2023 in EAP Theatres during the "Savoy Cinema Festival 2023".[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "උඳුවප් මහේ සිනමා වසන්තය…". Divaina. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b "ප්රසාද්ගේ 'තාත්තා' හැදුණු හැටි". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "නිල්මිණි-තිරිමාදුර එක්කොට "තාත්තා" ඇරඹෙයි". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "'තාත්තා' ළඟදීම". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "'Thaththa'- 'A Father: Film on father's love". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "මාධ්යවේදී ප්රසාද් සමරතුංගගේ 'තාත්තා' රිදී තිරයට! ප්රසාද්ගේ දෙවැනි සිනමා අධ්යක්ෂණය…!". mawratanews.lk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b "'තාත්තා' පසු නිෂ්පාදන අවසන්". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "තාත්තා". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
External links[edit]
- Thaththa on Sinhala Cinema Database
- Thaththa at IMDb
- පිය සෙනෙහස පුතුට නොදැනුණු මොහොතක on YouTube
- Thaththa film on YouTube
