''Appata Siri'' () is a 2017
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
n Sinhala comedy film directed by Lal Priyadeva and co-produced by N. Udaya Kumara and P. Arooran for Balaji Cine Films and Manon Cine Combines. It stars
Mahendra Perera in a dual role with Prashani Perera in lead roles along with Rajiv Nanayakkara and Chalaka Chamupathi. The music was composed by
Edward Jayakody
Jayakody Arachchige Don Edward Timothy Jayakody (; born 6 April 1952), popularly known as Edward Jayakody, is a Sri Lankan musician, singer, composer, and occasional actor. He has directed the music for hundreds of Sinhala films and television ser ...
. This is the first cinematic appearance by singer Chalaka Chamupathi. It is the 1287th Sri Lankan film in the
Sinhala cinema
Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the Sri Lankan film industry. It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947 with '' Kadawunu Poronduwa'' produced by S. M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone. Sri Lan ...
.
Plot
Ranaweera is an ordinary man without a job. Suraweera is a wealthy businessman. They both share the same identical looks in this comedy although they have never met. Ranaweera discovers Suraweera and tries to deceive everyone and take on the wealthy lifestyle of Suraweera.
Cast
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Mahendra Perera as Mahamudalige Ranaweera / Suraweera Mayadunne
* Prashani Perera as Nadeera Mayadunne
* Chalaka Chamupathi as Pushpadantha Boralugoda
*
Hyacinth Wijeratne
Threeris Hyacinth Wijeratne (; 3 October 194631 July 2021) was an actress in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. In a career spanned more than four decades, she was known for her breakthrough roles in ''Karumakkarayo ...
as Rathnawathi Alapatha Kumarihami
* Rajiv Nanayakkara as Lawyer Debokkawala Chinthaka Kavinda
* Inoka Edirisinghe as Thilini, Lawyer's wife
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Teddy Vidyalankara
Ganwari Teddy Vidyalankara (born December 16, 1955, as :si:ටෙඩී විද්යාලංකාර, ටෙඩී විද්යාලංකාර inhala is a Sri Lankan actor, and stunt director. Vidyalankara contributed more t ...
as Walankade Newton
* Bandula Wijeweera as Chandrapala
* Don Guy
* Sanet Dikkumbura as Amaradasa kapuwa
* Sunil Premakumara as Upali
Songs
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt7998196
2017 films
2010s Sinhala-language films
2017 comedy films
Sri Lankan comedy films