''Goal'' () is a 2018
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 children's film directed by Rohan Perera and produced by Susara Dinal for Maharaja Entertainments as a Sirasa Movie. It stars
Jayalath Manoratne
Keselgaspe Manatunga Jayalath Manoratne (; 12 June 1948 – 12 January 2020) was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He was a lecturer by profession as well as a director and producer. A highly versatile actor from drama ...
and
Chandani Seneviratne
Chandani Seneviratne, (born 28 December 1962: ), is an actress in Sri Lankan Cinema of Sri Lanka, cinema, theatre and television.
Early days
Seneviratne studied at Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya till grade 5 and St. Paul's Girls School, Mil ...
in lead roles along with
Anula Bulathsinhala and
Kaushalya Fernando. Music composed by Suresh Maliyadde. It is the 1309th 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 ...
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Plot
The film revolves around a bunch of talented boys in a very remote school Millawitiya Junior School in Kaluwara Eliya. The fate of the children changes when new coming teacher, Samarasekara Sir (played by Manoratne) introduces them to football, an alien game to the children until that point.
Reluctant at first, the kids slowly get into the game. The adults are unsure at first, saying it a waste of time, but as the kids begin to improve and their enthusiasm growing, they support them.
Facing schools outside Colombo, with kids who have almost lifetimes of practice, they move forward. They end up winning against a most renowned school in all of Sri Lanka, making a name for themselves.
Cast
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Jayalath Manoratne
Keselgaspe Manatunga Jayalath Manoratne (; 12 June 1948 – 12 January 2020) was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He was a lecturer by profession as well as a director and producer. A highly versatile actor from drama ...
as Somaweera Samarasekara
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Chandani Seneviratne
Chandani Seneviratne, (born 28 December 1962: ), is an actress in Sri Lankan Cinema of Sri Lanka, cinema, theatre and television.
Early days
Seneviratne studied at Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya till grade 5 and St. Paul's Girls School, Mil ...
as Mrs. Samarasekara
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Anula Bulathsinhala as Grandmother
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Kaushalya Fernando as Village school principal
* Nayana Hettiarachchi as Kalpa's mother
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Lakshman Mendis as Principal
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Jayani Senanayake
Kapuwela Vidanage Senanayake Mudiyanselage Jayani Chamathka Dharmadasa Senanayake (born as ජයනි සේනානායක; February 1, 1974), popularly as Jayani Senanayake, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Hig ...
as Tharindu's mother
Child cast
The film consists of more than 70 new child actors.
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Mohomad Sham as Jabus
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Kavindu Kalhara as Kalpa
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Rizan Naizer as Sahan
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Theshan Thushmika as Rachira
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Dananjaya Naveen as Vihanga
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Devid Karunarathna as Sandun
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Pavan Bimsara as Pabalu
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Subhashini Jayarathna
Soundtrack
Released under M Entertainments label in 2018, all three songs in the soundtrack were penned by director Rohan Perera.
Music directed by Suresh Maliyadde.
Accolades
References
External links (trailers and info)
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''Goal''on
YouTube
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2018 films
2010s Sinhala-language films
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