Kolomba Sanniya
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Kolomba Sanniya 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 comedy in a Sinhala film.
- Andares's daughter
Joe Abeywickrema - Andare
Denawaka Hamine
- Andare's elder sister
Freddie Silva
Eddie Jayamanne
Don Sirisena
and Clarence Wijewardena. The song Dum dama dama yana, Dum bara bage... was written by Father Marceline Jayakody and the music by maestro Sunil Santha.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
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
Geetha Kumarasinghe
Geetha Samanmali Kumarasinghe is an award winning Sri Lankan film actress. She made her debut with veteran director K.A.W. Perera's Wasana in 1975 but it was Neil Rupasinghe's Lassana Kella which was released first...
, Joe Abeywickrema and Denewake Hamine are notable for containing the first depiction of best comedy in a Sinhala film.
Synopsis
Andare, (Joe Abeywickrema) a rustic villager finds a valuable gem when he goes behind a 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 is not an easy task.Cast
Geetha KumarasingheGeetha Kumarasinghe
Geetha Samanmali Kumarasinghe is an award winning Sri Lankan film actress. She made her debut with veteran director K.A.W. Perera's Wasana in 1975 but it was Neil Rupasinghe's Lassana Kella which was released first...
- Andares's daughter
Joe Abeywickrema - Andare
Denawaka Hamine
Denawaka Hamine
Dona Meraya Denawaka was a Sri Lankan actress. "The grand old lady" was known for portraying elderly characters.Hamine was born February 20, 1906 in Imbulgoda, Gampaha. She was by profession a school teacher until a chance encounter with G. D. L...
- Andare's elder sister
Freddie Silva
Freddie Silva
Freddy Silva was the most popular Sri Lankan comedian of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He appeared in over 450 films .- Early life :...
Eddie Jayamanne
Eddie Jayamanne
Wanniaarachchige Don David Victor Jayamanne was a popular Sri Lankan comedian and actor of early Sri Lankan cinema....
Don Sirisena
Music
The music in the film was composed by Sunil SanthaSunil Santha
Sunil Santha was a renowned and influential Sri Lankan composer, singer and lyricist. He was pivotal in the development of Sinhala music and folk songs in the mid to late 1940s and early 1950s. He composed the beloved soundtracks to Lester James Peries' Rekava and Sandesaya in 1956 and 1960...
and Clarence Wijewardena. The song Dum dama dama yana, Dum bara bage... was written by Father Marceline Jayakody and the music by maestro Sunil Santha.