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It stars

Sheshadri Priyasad Baminnahennadige Sheshadrie Priyasad (Sinhala language, Sinhalese: ශේෂාද්‍රි ප්‍රියසාද්; born 2 December 1991), is an actress in Sri Lankan Cinema of Sri Lanka, cinema and a television presenter. Personal li ...

Pubudu Chathuranga Eththiligoda Vidana Gamage Pubudu Chathuranga, (born 12 November 1982: ), popularly as Pubudu Chathuranga, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is also worked as a model, TV presenter and a screenplay writer. Personal l ...

and

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 ...

in lead roles along with

Lucky Dias Palandha Pathirage Lakshman Calistus Dias, popularly as Lucky Dias (ලකී ඩයස් born 5 February 1951), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and teledrama as well as a producer and director. He entered films in 1986 guided by his mentor, a ...

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Vasanthi Chathurani Vasantha Doreen Peterson (born 18 October 1959: ), popularly as Vasanthi Chathurani, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. An extremely natural actress, Vasanthi Chathurani is one of the most successful personalities on Sri Lanka's s ...

. Music composed by Sai Gurunath. It is the 1154th Sri Lankan film in the

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. It became the first Sri Lankan box office hit of 2011. Challenges was released on 11 March 2011 nationally and premiered at the Savoy Theatre,

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on 10 March in a celebrity premiere screening. The film has been shot in Colombo, Nuwara Eliya, Colombo and Nilaveli areas. A website ''www.challengesmovie.com'' was launched in October 2010.

Plot

The story of revolves around Ranuk Randunu whose father is Professor Esala Randunu. In childhood itself Ranuk is taught to take responsibilities and to be a disciplined citizen. Grooming to be a handsome youth, Ranuk falls in love with Sharanya who is a beautiful girl. Yet there is a challenge for Ranuk in the way of her own cousin Kishan. A love triangle forms and Ranuk realises that life's challenges are much harder than just winning the heart of his love.

Cast

as Sharanya *

as Ranuk Randunu *

as Kishan *

as Esala Randunu, Ranuk's father *

as Ranuk's mother *

Sangeetha Weeraratne Dian Hemamali Sangeetha Weeraratne (born December 13, 1973, as ( Sinhala:සංගීතා වීරරත්න) is a Sri Lankan film actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She made her debut as a sixteen-year-old with Roy de Silva's ''It's a Matt ...

as Gayesha, competition organizer * Janaki Wijerathna as Judge * Oshini Liyanage as Sharanya's friend * Dilshani Perera as Senuli *

Sarath Chandrasiri Sarath Chandrasiri (13 June 1964 – 4 December 2021: as සරත් චන්ද්‍රසිරි) inhala was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is best known for the role "Samagipura Wasantha" in popular televisio ...

as Bag thief

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Sai Gurunath. The song "Eka Fantasy Heeneka" is based on "Appudo Ippudo" from ''

'' (2006).

References

2010s Sinhala-language films 2011 films 2011 romantic comedy films Sri Lankan romantic comedy films Films directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya {{2010s-SriLanka-film-stub