Ira Handa Yata

Ira Handa Yata (Under the Sun and Moon) (Sinhala: ඉර හඳ යට) is a 2010 Sri Lankan Sinhala war drama film directed by Bennett Rathnayake and co-produced by Samanmalee Hewamanna and Bennett Rathnayake for Ben Films.^[3] It stars two debutantes Dharshani Tasha, and Udara Rathnayake in lead roles along with Saumya Liyanage, Jagath Benaragama and Damitha Abeyratne in supportive roles.^[4] Music co-composed by Rohana Weerasinghe and Nadeeka Guruge.^[5][6] It is the 1144th film in the Sri Lankan cinema.^[7]

Ira Handa Yata
Sinhala	ඉර හඳ යට
Directed by	Bennett Rathnayake
Written by	Bennett Rathnayake Sarath Gamlath
Produced by	Ben Films
Starring	Dharshani Tasha Udara Rathnayake Jagath Benaragama
Cinematography	Kalinga Deshapriya Vithanage
Music by	Rohana Weerasinghe Nadeeka Guruge
Distributed by	EAP Theaters [1]
Release dates	April 2010 (2010-04) (Singapore International Film Festival) 2 September 2010 (2010-09-02)[2]
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala

The premiere screening of the film was held at 23rd Singapore International Film Festival.^[8] The film received positive reviews from critics.^{[9][10][11][12]} The screenplay and some critics reviews were released at 3 November 2010 at Mahaweli Centre, Colombo 7 at 3 pm.^[13]

Cast

• Dharshani Tasha as Kiruba Devi
• Udara Rathnayake as Corporal Rakhitha
• Saumya Liyanage as Officer Mahasen
• Damitha Abeyratne as LTTE female cadre
• Jagath Benaragama as LTTE Soldier
• Sheryl Decker as Rekha, Rakhitha's fiancée
• Darshan Dharmaraj as LTTE soldier
• Sathischandra Edirisinghe as Monk
• Kaushalya Fernando as Bhanu
• Kriz Chris Henri Harriz as James Billworth NGO Worker
• Bimal Jayakody as LTTE area leader
• Mahendra Perera as Nimal
• Rangana Premaratne as Major
• Chandani Seneviratne as Sachitra
• Veena Jayakody
• Roger Seneviratne
• Palitha Silva as Lieutenant Silva
• Suminda Sirisena as Trader
• Kumara Thirimadura as Captain
• Suvineetha Weerasinghe as Herath Manike

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Thuthi Geethikawaka[14]"	Nadeeka Guruge

Awards

• 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival Special Jury Honorary Award^[15][16]

References

1. "'Ira Handa Yata' now on". Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "'Ira Handa Yata' in line". Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
3. "Benette tells the truth behind the war". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
4. "'Ira Handa Yata' on the web". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
5. "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
6. "Ira Handa Yata Brings A Message To Every Sri Lankan". The Sunday Leader. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
7. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
8. "'Ira Handa Yata' premieres at Singapore". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
9. "Ira Handa Yata: A flawed jewel". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
10. "Ira Handa Yata review". The Island. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
11. "Gift from Bennett Rathnayake to the world of Cinema - Ira Handa Yata". The Nation. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
12. "Victorious Soldier Portrayal of Militarized Masculinities in Sri Lankan Sinhala Pro-war Films" (PDF). WERC. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
13. "'Ira Handa Yata' screenplay out". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
14. "Thuthi Geethikawaka - Ira Handa Yata Film Song". Vishwa Ranga Wickrama Surendra for YouTube. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
15. "Jury Award for 'Ira Handa Yata' at Los Angeles Festival". Ada Derana. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
16. "'Ira Handa Yata' honourably mentioned". Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 December 2017.