''Irasma'' () is a 2003

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 Ariyaratne Vithana. It stars Ama Wijesekera in lead role along with

Douglas Ranasinghe Morathennage Douglas Ranasinghe (born May 27, 1945, ), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater, and television. He acted in many supportive roles in movies including ''Akkara Paha'', ''Yuganthaya'', ''Viragaya'', ''Sri Siddhartha Gautama'' and ...

and

Iranganie Serasinghe Iranganie Roxanna Meedeniya (born 9 June 1927),"Irangani As Told to Kumar de Silva", Kumar de Silva, Samaranayake Publishers, 2013 best known as Iranganie Serasinghe, is a Sri Lankan actress of theater and television. Since her debut in ''Rekava' ...

. 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

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Plot

Cast

* Ama Wijesekera as Irasma Wijesundera aka Ima ** Hirushini Abeygunawardana as little Ima *

as Sonali's husband *

as Ima's granny *

Maureen Charuni Kurukulasuriya Maureen O'Hara Perera (born 19 September, 1963 as මොරින් චාරුනී) inhala, popularly known as Maureen Charuni, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema theater and television. Highly versatile actress who dominate ...

as Sonali, Ima's aunty *

Duleeka Marapana Wasala Kulathun Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Duleeka Kumari Wijekoon Marapana commonly as Duleeka Marapana (; born 15 November 1975), is an actress in Sri Lankan stage, television and cinema as well as a public speaker, director, producer and philanth ...

as Paali, Ima's mother *

Priyankara Rathnayake Priyankara Rathnayake (born June 3, 1964 as ) is an actor in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama, and television. He also works as a senior lecturer for the Department of Drama, Cinema, and Television at the University of Kelaniya ...

as Tharintha Wijesundera, Ima's father * Romesh Sugathapala as Mahil *

Saranga Disasekara Saranga Disasekara () (born 31 January 1983) is a Sri Lankan actor, singer, model and a host by profession. Saranga was awarded the most popular television actor in Sri Lanka award at Sumathi Awards, Raigam Tele'es and SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awar ...

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) {{2000s-SriLanka-film-stub