''Kauda Bole Alice'' () is a 2000

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 comedy action film directed by

Sunil Soma Peiris Pattiyage Sunil Soma Peiris (Pattiyage Sunil Soma Peiris, 13 April 1948 – 10 December 2021) () was a Sri Lankan screenwriter, actor, editor and filmmaker in Sri Lankan cinema. He was a prolific director who directed the most films in Sri Lanka ...

and produced by SY Films and Sunil T. Fernando for Sunil T. Films. It stars

Bandu Samarasinghe Kala Bhushana Bandusena Samarasinghe, popularly known as Bandu (බන්දු සමරසිංහ, born 22 November 1952), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular comedians in Sinhala cinema, Bandu i ...

and

Dilhani Ekanayake Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake (; born 4 March 1970) is an actress in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular film actresses in Sinhala cinema, Ekanayake has won several awards as the most popular ...

in lead roles along with Ravindra Yasas, and

Rex Kodippili Rex Joseph Kodippili ( Sinhala:රෙක්ස් කොඩිප්පිලි; 6 October 1938 – 24 December 2023), was a Sri Lankan film actor and producer. Primarily acting as a villain for most of his career, Kodippili appeared in more t ...

. Music composed by

Somapala Rathnayake Rathnayake Arachchilage Somapala (Sinhala language, Sinhala::si:සෝමපාල රත්නායක, සෝමපාල රත්නායක; 7 November 1947 – 18 July 2017), popularly known as Somapala Rathnayake, was a Sri Lankan actor, ...

. It is the 933rd 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 ...

. It is a remake of Hollywood film

Mrs. Doubtfire ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Chris Columbus, written by Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon, based on the 1987 novel '' Madame Doubtfire'', by Anne Fine. The film was produced by Mark Radcliffe, Mars ...

Plot

Janaka and Nirmala are parents of three children. The couple gets a divorce due to differences between them specially because of Janaka's indifference towards his family. Although the couple is separated Janaka leaves home with regrets about his children. Meanwhile Nirmala finds employment and looks out for a servant to look after her children in her absence. On seeing an advertisement for a servant Janaka came to the house in the guise of a woman named Alice, who cannot cook. However she wins the hearts of the family members. One day the two elder children identify Alice as their father but keeps it as a secret. On an invitation from the head of Nirmala's work place the family members go for a dinner at a hotel. In the hotel Nirmala and others identify Janaka. Once again Janaka is forced to leave his children. But circumstances compel Janaka to return but not as Janaka but as Alice forever.

Cast

as Janaka/ Alice *

as Nirmala * Ravindra Yasas as Siri Ayya *

as Nelson Fernando * Suresh Gamage as Vickrama *

Sonia Disa Mary Felicia Perera (born June 7, 1944, සෝනියා දිසා) inhala, popularly as Sonia Dissanayake or known professionally as Sonia Disa, is a former actress in Sri Lankan cinema. Starting her career in 1962, Disa became one of th ...

as Hilda Nona * Saman Hemaratne as Siri's friend * Janesh Silva as Barber *

Arjuna Kamalanath Arjuna Kamalanath Karunaratne (born 10 September 1975 as අර්ජුන කමලනාත්) inhala is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema. Though he became popular as an actor in cinema, Kamalanath also performed as a director, producer and s ...

as Vickrama's friend, cameo appearance * Chathura Perera as Waiter, cameo appearance

Soundtrack

References

2000 films 2000s Sinhala-language films Films set in Sri Lanka (1948–present) Remakes of American films 2000 action comedy films Sri Lankan comedy films 2000 comedy films {{2000s-SriLanka-film-stub