Ahelepola Kumarihami

Ahelepola Kumarihami (Sinhala: ඇහැළේපොළ කුමාරිහාමි) colloquially as Ehelepola Kumarihami is a 2014 Sri Lankan Sinhala epic historical film directed by Sugath Samarakoon and produced by Gayan Ranadheera for Rupun Films. It stars Dulani Anuradha and Jackson Anthony in lead roles along with Sriyantha Mendis and Nadeeka Gunasekara. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.^[1][2] It is the 1208th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.^[3] The film is about the tragic historic incidence, where the last king of Sri Lanka, King Sri Vickrama Rajasinha slaughtered the entire family of Ehelepola Nilame due to mistaken as a betrayer to the Kandyan Kingdom.

Ahelepola Kumarihami ඇහැළේපොළ කුමාරිහාමි
Directed by	Sugath Samarakoon
Written by	Sugath Samarakoon
Produced by	Rupun Films
Starring	Dulani Anuradha Jackson Anthony Sriyantha Mendis
Cinematography	Lalith M. Thomas
Edited by	Ajith Ramanayake
Music by	Rohana Weerasinghe
Production company	Rupun Films
Distributed by	EAP Theatres
Release date	1 August 2014 (2014-08-01)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala

The film reached 50 days.^[4] The official website www.ahelepolakumarihami.com was launched in June 2014.^[5]

Cast

• Dulani Anuradha as Ehelepola Kumarihami
• Anura Dharmasiriwardena as Ehelepola Nilame
• Jackson Anthony as King Sri Vickrama Rajasinha
• Pramuditha Udaya Kumara as Madduma Bandara Ehelapola
• Chamindu Bawantha as Loku Bandara Ehelapola
• Sriyantha Mendis as Keppetipola Disawe
• Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi as Rev. Wariyapola Sri Sumangala Thero
• Cletus Mendis as Molligoda Adikaram
• Nadeeka Gunasekara as Pusselle Kumarihami
• Lucky Dias as Aritta Kee-Vendu
• Susil Perera as Kalawana^[6]
• Giriraj Kaushalya as Lokuru Naide
• Chanchala Warnasuriya as Venkata Rajamma^[7]
• Vishaka Siriwardana as Molligoda Kumarihami
• Sugath Wijesekara as Dingirala^[8]
• Sandun Wijesiri
• Wilson Karunaratne
• Vinu Siriwardena
• Aravinda Dombagahawaththa as Mampitiya
• Rinsley Weeraratne
• Anura Bandara Rajaguru

References

1. "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
2. "Controversial Ehelepola episode on the silver screen". The Sunday Observer. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
3. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
4. "50 days for Ahelepola Kumarihami". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
5. "Ahelepola Kumarihami website launches". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
6. "Life of Susil". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
7. "I am Venkata Rajamma". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
8. "Dingirala of Ahelepola Kumarihami". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

External links

• අනේ දෙවියනේ මට වුණු වියෝයා ලක්ෂ හයසිය අසූවක් වතුරේ ගියෝයා
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