''Irasma'' ( si, ඉරැස්මා) is a 2003
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
n Sinhala children's film directed by Ariyaratne Vithana. It stars Ama Wijesekera in lead role along with
Douglas Ranasinghe
Morathennage Douglas Ranasinghe (born May 27, 1945, si, ඩග්ලස් රණසිංහ), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater, and television. He acted in many supportive roles in movies including ''Akkara Paha'', ''Yuganthaya'', '' ...
and
Iranganie Serasinghe. Music composed by
Victor Ratnayake
Rathnayake Arachchilage Victor ( Sinhala: වික්ටර් රත්නායක; born 18 February 1942), popularly known as Victor Rathnayake, is a Sri Lankan singer, composer, lyricist and a renowned musician. He was the first Sri Lankan a ...
. This is the first children's film funded by Film Development Fund of the National Film Corporation as well. The film also screened at many film festivals.
The film has received mainly positive reviews by critics. It is the 1012nd Sri Lankan film in the
Sinhala cinema.
Plot
Cast
* Ama Wijesekera as Irasma Wijesundera aka Ima
** Hirushini Abeygunawardana as little Ima
*
Douglas Ranasinghe
Morathennage Douglas Ranasinghe (born May 27, 1945, si, ඩග්ලස් රණසිංහ), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater, and television. He acted in many supportive roles in movies including ''Akkara Paha'', ''Yuganthaya'', '' ...
as Sonali's husband
*
Iranganie Serasinghe as Ima's granny
*
Maureen Charuni as Sonali, Ima's aunty
*
Duleeka Marapana as Paali, Ima's mother
*
Priyankara Rathnayake
Priyankara Rathnayake (born June 3, 1964 as si, ප්රියංකර රත්නායක) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Highly versatile actor mostly engaged in theater and cinema, Rathnayake is a lectur ...
as Tharintha Wijesundera, Ima's father
* Romesh Sugathapala as Mahil
*
Saranga Disasekara as Ima's eldest cousin
Award
* Merit Award at Prix Leonardo Film Festival, Italy
References
2003 films
2000s Sinhala-language films
Films set in Sri Lanka (1948–present)
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