Loading AI tools
2016 Sri Lankan film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sakkarang is a 2016 Sri Lankan historical film drama directed by Daramasena Pathiraja and produced by H. D. Premasiri for Cine Sarasavi. It stars Bimal Jayakody and Prasidini Athapaththu in lead roles, accompanied by Pubudu Chathuranga and Nita Fernando. Music composed of Nadeeka Guruge.[2][3][4][5]
Sakkarang | |
---|---|
Directed by | Dharmasena Pathiraja |
Screenplay by | Chamminda Welagedara |
Story by | Chamminda Welagedera |
Based on | Novel of Chamminda Welagedara by same name[1] |
Produced by | Cine Sarasavi |
Starring | Bimal Jayakody Prasidini Athapaththu Pubudu Chathuranga |
Cinematography | Donald Karunarathne |
Edited by | Elmo Haliday |
Music by | Nadeeka Guruge |
Release date |
|
Running time | 117 min |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Language | Sinhala |
The film follows the story of a community of traditional dancers who lived in the hinterland of colonial Ceylon. Their duty is to perform in the annual festival of the Temple of the Tooth Relic. The narrative, which has a romantic and lyrical style, is set between two rebellions against colonial rule. It concerns the story of Sube, the chief dancer (Bimal) and Rathi, his enterprising wife (Prasidini). Their story charts the struggle of this marginal and oppressed caste community for its roots, rights, heritage and place in the world, while the country is going through a tortuous transformation from feudalism to modernity.[6]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.