Aswesuma
Encyclopedia
Aswesuma is a 2001
Sri Lankan crime drama film starring Joe Abeywickrama
, Sangeetha Weeraratne
, and Jackson Anthony
. The film was directed by Bennett Rathnayake and won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Bombay International Film Festival.
2001 in film
The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
Sri Lankan crime drama film starring Joe Abeywickrama
Joe Abeywickrama
Gammana Patabendige Don John Abeywickrama was a Sri Lankan actor. He began acting in 1957 and achieved fame as a comedic actor...
, Sangeetha Weeraratne
Sangeetha Weeraratne
Sangeetha Weeraratne is an award-winning actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She made her debut as a sixteen-year-old with Roy De Silva 's It's a Matter of Time opposite Kamal Addararachchi in 1990. However, she earned immense popularity only after performing in H.D. Premaratne's Saptha Kanya, also...
, and Jackson Anthony
Jackson Anthony
Konganige Joseph Malsi Jackson Anthony is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema . Though he has become popular from his career as an actor...
. The film was directed by Bennett Rathnayake and won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Bombay International Film Festival.
Cast
- Joe AbeywickramaJoe AbeywickramaGammana Patabendige Don John Abeywickrama was a Sri Lankan actor. He began acting in 1957 and achieved fame as a comedic actor...
as Guneris - Old age - Jackson AnthonyJackson AnthonyKonganige Joseph Malsi Jackson Anthony is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema . Though he has become popular from his career as an actor...
as Guneris - Young - Giriraj Kaushalya as Thug 3
- Saumya Liyanage as Thug 2
- Mahendra Perera as Thug 1
- Douglas Ranasinghe as Police O.I.C.
- Ravindra RandeniyaRavindra RandeniyaRavindra Randeniya is a Sri Lankan actor and politician. He rose to fame in Lester James Peries's film Desa Nisa in 1972, and was a popular actor during the 1970s and 1980s; He won the Sarasaviya Best Actor Award in 1984 , 1985 , 1989 , and 1990 .-Early life:Randeniya was born in Dalugama, Kelaniya...
as Doctor - Sangeetha WeeraratneSangeetha WeeraratneSangeetha Weeraratne is an award-winning actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She made her debut as a sixteen-year-old with Roy De Silva 's It's a Matter of Time opposite Kamal Addararachchi in 1990. However, she earned immense popularity only after performing in H.D. Premaratne's Saptha Kanya, also...
as Menika