Sakkarang

Sakkarang

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Directed by Dharmasena Pathiraja
Produced by H.D.Premasiri
Screenplay by E.Welagedara
Story by Chaminda Welagedera
Based on novel
Starring Bimal Jayakodi
Prasidini Athapaththu
Pubudu Chathuranga
Music by Ajanth Alahakoon
Cinematography Donald Karunarathne
Edited by Elmo Haliday
Release dates
22 April 2016
Running time
117 min
Country Sri Lanka
Language Sinhala

Sakkarang is a 2016 Sri Lankan historical film drama directed by Daramasena Pathiraja. It stars Bimal Jayakodi and Prasidini Athapaththu in lead roles, accompanied by Pubudu Chathuranga and Nita Fernando.[1][2][3]

Cast

Synopsis

The film follows the story of a community of traditional dancers who lived in the hinterland of colonial Ceylon. Their duty is to perform in the annual festival of the Temple of the Tooth Relic. The narrative, which has a romantic and lyrical style, is set between two rebellions against colonial rule. It concerns the story of Sube, the chief dancer (Bimal) and Rathi, his enterprising wife (Prasidini). Their story charts the struggle of this marginal and oppressed caste community for its roots, rights, heritage and place in the world, while the country is going through a tortuous transformation from feudalism to modernity. [4]

References

  1. "'Sakkarang' Film about transformation from feudalism to modernity". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. "Another master stroke by Pathiraja". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. "2016: An Year for cinema". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. "Sakkarang (2015)". IMDB. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

Sakkarang at the Internet Movie Database

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