Sath Samudura
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Sath Samudura is a landmark Sri Lankan film
directed by professor Siri Gunasinghe
and released in 1967
. This film was critically acclaimed and is considered a major work in Sri Lankan cinema.
It depicts the plight of fishermen living in the Southern Province
of Sri Lanka.
Swarna Mallawarachchi
as Soma
Denawaka Hamine
as Karolina
Edmund Wijesinghe as Sediris
Somasiri Dehipitiya
as
Ratnawalie Kakunawela as
Leena Fernando as
Hemamali Gunasinghe as
Bertie Kirthisena as
Sumitra Rajasinghe as
Srimathi Rasadari as
At the 1968 Sarasaviya Film Awards, the film took home Best Film, Best Director, Best Male Film Role (Edmund Wijesinghe), Best Female Film Role (Denawaka Hamine), Best Film Editing, Best Music Direction, Best Lyricist (Mahagama Sekera - "Sinidu Sudu Mudu Thalawe") and Best Male Singer (W. D. Amaradeva - "Sinidu Sudu Mudu Thalawe").
In 1997, it was named one of the Top Ten films of the first 50 years of Sri Lankan cinema.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
directed by professor Siri Gunasinghe
Siri Gunasinghe
Siri Gunasinghe is a sanskritist, art historian, premier Sinhalese poet, novelist, literary critic and film maker.-Early life & Career:Siri Gunasinghe was born in Kegalle District of Sri Lanka...
and released in 1967
1967 in film
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. This film was critically acclaimed and is considered a major work in Sri Lankan cinema.
It depicts the plight of fishermen living in the Southern Province
Southern Province, Sri Lanka
The Southern Province of Sri Lanka is a small geographic area consisting of the districts of Galle, Matara and Hambantota. The region is economically backward compared to the Western province, where the capital Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte is situated...
of Sri Lanka.
Cast
Cyril Wickremage as GunadasaSwarna Mallawarachchi
Swarna Mallawarachchi
Swarna Mallawarachchi the award-winning Sri Lankan film actress, also known as the "Golden star of Sinhalese cinema". She began her acting career whilst still a schoolgirl - starring in the 1966 released Sinhalese film Sath Samudura directed by Dr.Siri Gunasinghe...
as Soma
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...
as Karolina
Edmund Wijesinghe as Sediris
Somasiri Dehipitiya
Somasiri Dehipitiya
Dehipitiyage Don Somasiri was a popular Sri Lankan character actor. He won a Presidential Award for his role in Siribo Aiyya but is perhaps best known for performances in Dharmasena Pathiraja and Vasantha Obeysekera films....
as
Ratnawalie Kakunawela as
Leena Fernando as
Hemamali Gunasinghe as
Bertie Kirthisena as
Sumitra Rajasinghe as
Srimathi Rasadari as
Music
The score for the movie was composed and directed by Somadasa Elvitigala. Unlike popular films of the time, only a few songs were included and these were of sombre and austere quality. W. D. Amaradeva served as the vocalist.Reception
The film was a huge critical success within Sri Lanka.At the 1968 Sarasaviya Film Awards, the film took home Best Film, Best Director, Best Male Film Role (Edmund Wijesinghe), Best Female Film Role (Denawaka Hamine), Best Film Editing, Best Music Direction, Best Lyricist (Mahagama Sekera - "Sinidu Sudu Mudu Thalawe") and Best Male Singer (W. D. Amaradeva - "Sinidu Sudu Mudu Thalawe").
In 1997, it was named one of the Top Ten films of the first 50 years of Sri Lankan cinema.