''Asai Man Piyabanna'' (; ) is a 2007

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 musical romantic film directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya and produced by Dhammika Siriwardana for Alankulama Films. It stars

Roshan Ranawana Roshan Ranawana () (born 23 March 1981) is a Sri Lankan film actor and a model. Ranawana was awarded the most popular actors award at the Derana film awards in 2013. Ranawana made his acting debut with ''Hiripoda Wessa'' (2006) and won a Presid ...

and

Pooja Umashankar Pooja Gauthami Umashankar is an Indian-Sri Lankan actress who has primarily appeared in Indian Tamil and Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema. Early and personal life Pooja was born on June 25, 1981, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pooja's father, H. R. Umashan ...

in lead roles along with

Sanath Gunathilake Somsiri Sanath Julien Gunatilake (born 27 October 1955: Sinhala:සනත් ගුණතිලක), popularly as Sanath Gunatilake, is a Sri Lankan actor, director, screenwriter and former politician.Sanath Gunatilake is a Sri Lankan actor, ...

and

Upeksha Swarnamali Upeksha Swarnamali (), popularly known as "Paba", is an actress in Sri Lankan Cinema of Sri Lanka, cinema and television and a former member of the Sri Lanka Parliament. She gained popularity for her role on the television series "Paba" broadcast ...

. The music is composed by

Rohana Weerasinghe Dr. Rohana Weerasinghe (born 18 February 1949) is a Sri Lankan musician, composer and singer. Early life Weerasinghe was born on 18 February 1949 in Algiriya, Matara in southern Sri Lanka. He was the youngest child to his parents Henry Weeras ...

. The film was released in November 2007 and was a major commercial success in Sri Lanka in that year, as well as receiving positive reviews. It is a remake of the 1999 Bollywood film '' Taal'' starring

Aishwarya Rai Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (; Rai; born 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress who is primarily known for her work in Hindi and Tamil language, Tamil films. Rai won the Miss World 1994 pageant and later established herself as one of the most-popu ...

Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films, in addition to Indian television and international films. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a ...

and

Akshay Khanna Akshaye Khanna (born 28 March 1975) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. Khanna is known for his versatility, which has secured him numerous accolades including two Filmfare Awards. Born to actor Vinod Khanna, he made his acting debu ...

Plot

The film is about a Sinhalese man who falls in love with a Tamil woman. Ranmalee(

, a girl from the country side meets a boy named Praveen (

), who is a son of a rich businessman from the capital whose family visited this village to find a site to build a new hotel. Praveen began to develop interest on Ranmalee since the interaction. Despite the growing interest between themselves, Praveen’s family are very reluctant with the affair due to the differences of wealth background, class and race.

Cast

as Praveen *

as Ranmalee / Maleesha *

Gayathri Dias Wakunugoda Gayathri Irosha Dias ( ගයාත‍්‍රි ඩයස් inhala, popularly as Gayathri Dias, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Apart from acting, she is also a beauty queen, a presenter, a beautician and an en ...

as Praveen's sister *Shiran Silva as Praveen's brother *

Nalin Pradeep Udawela Udawela Lekumlage Nalin Pradeep Udawela (born March 20, 1969 ), popularly as Nalin Pradeep Udawela, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as a politician by profession. Mostly engaged in theater and television, Uda ...

as Sarath *

as Sapumal Senadheera *

Umali Thilakarathne Irudini Umali Thilakarathna () is a Sri Lankan cinema, teledrama and stage actress. She was awarded the best actress in 2017 for her role in "Bohimiyanuwa" in both Sumathi Tele Awards and Raigam Tele Awards. In addition to working in Sri Lanka, ...

as Pabalu

Production

The film was initially directed by

Sumitra Peries Sumitra Peries (March 24, 1935–January 19, 2023) was a Sri Lankan filmmaker. She was the first female film director from Sri Lanka. and was known as the "Poetess of Sinhala Cinema". She also held the post of Sri Lanka's ambassador to France, ...

. The music video for ''Piyabanna Asai'' was filmed in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Release

The film earned positive reviews and went on to become a major commercial success, further establishing

as a leading Sri Lankan actress.

Soundtrack

* Walakul Wiyan Thanala - Performed by

Bathiya and Santhush Bathiya & Santhush (), also known as BnS, are a Sri Lankan pop duo consisting of Bathiya Jayakody (born on December 22, 1976) and Santhush Weeraman (born on September 5, 1977), who met while at the "Mary Anne David School of Vocal Music and" i ...

with Umaria Sinhawansa * Samanal Hanguman Athare - Performed by

Uresha Ravihari Uresha Ravihari Wickremasinghe, (born 26 June 1982; as උරේෂා රවිහාරී inhala, is a Sri Lankan singer. Considered one of the leading female playback singers in Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema, Ravihari has won numerous awards at ...

* Pehasara Obe Adare - Performed By Centigradz * Kasthuru Suwanda - Performed by

with Sachith Peiris * Hiru Meki Yai Neela Ahase - Performed By Amila Perera * Pana Supem Sinawe/Vaarayo vennilave (remix) - Performed by Killer B and Yauwanan featuring

Iraj Iraj (; Pahlavi: ērič; from Avestan: , literally "Aryan") is the seventh Shah of the Pishdadian dynasty, depicted in the ''Shahnameh''. Based on Iranian mythology, he is the youngest son of Fereydun. He was killed by his brothers Salm and ...

Accolades

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References

{{Reflist 2007 films 2000s Sinhala-language films Sri Lankan remakes of Indian films Films directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya