Ali Kathawa
| Ali Kathawa අලි කතාව | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster of Ali Kathawa | |
| Directed by | Sunil Ariyaratne |
| Written by | Sunil Ariyaratne |
| Produced by | Sipvin Films |
| Starring | Kaushalya Nirmana Yehani Hansika Dhananjaya Siriwardena[1] |
| Cinematography | Channa Deshapriya |
| Edited by | Thissa Surendra |
| Music by | Rohana Weerasinghe |
| Distributed by | EAP Theatres |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Ali Kathawa (An Elephant's Tale) (Sinhala: අලි කතාව) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's film directed by Sunil Ariyaratne[2] and produced by Gunapala Rathnasekara for Sipvin Films. It stars a child artist Kaushalya Nirmana in lead role along with Ravindra Randeniya, Tharuka Wanniarachchi, Dhananjaya Siriwardena and Yohani Hansika. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.[3][4][5] It is the 1276th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[6] The film is based on the novel Anusha Saha Raja Kumaru written by Leticia Boteju.
Cast[edit]
- Kaushalya Nirmana as Bhanu ( Main Actor )
- Yohani Hansika as Sumangali
- Dhananjaya Siriwardena as King
- Tharuka Wanniarachchi as Queen
- Ravindra Randeniya as Hermit
- Duleeka Marapana as Veddah Gomari
- Rodney Warnakula as Kinnara leader
- Sarath Kothalawala as Handuna veddah
- Kumara Thirimadura as Gobila veddha
- Wilson Gunaratne as Maha Amathi
- Deepani Silva as God beseecher
- Giriraj Kaushalya as King's physician [4]
- Jayantha Muthuthanthri as Kinnara leader's servant
Production[edit]
The script based on a story by Leticia Botheju, Anusha and Raja Kumaru. All scenes of baby elephants were filmed in Chiang Mai - Thailand. Other scenes were shot in Sri Lanka.[7]
Soundtrack[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Magul Magul Eheth Magul[8]" | Sunil Ariyaratne | Rodney Warnakula | |
| 2. | "Punchi Hora Mage" | Sunil Ariyaratne | Nanda Malini | |
| 3. | "Nil Thanakola Budintai" | Sunil Ariyaratne | Iroshan Madushanka | |
| 4. | "Seetha Gagul Ada Hale" | Sunil Ariyaratne | Vidusha Nethranjali |
References[edit]
- ^ "Ali Kathawa child actors". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "This is Going Back to My Childhood - මහාචාර්ය සුනිල් ආරියරත්න අලි කතාව ගැන හෙළි කරයි". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ Ali Kathawa (2017), retrieved 2017-05-07
- ^ a b "Two hours of childish happiness". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Ali Kathawa plot - මිනිස් දරුවකු හා අලි පැටවකුගේ මිතුදම ගැන කියන 'අලි කතාව'". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "අලි කතාව හදද්දී අලි ඇබැද්දි රැසක්". www.sarasaviya.lk. Archived from the original on 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ^ "Sri Lanka film history". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
