''Ranja'' () is a 2014

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 action thriller film directed by Sudesh Wasantha Peiris and produced by Sunil T. Fernando for Sunil T. Films. It was distributed as the sequel of

Ranjan Ramanayake Sadda Vidda Rajapakse Palanga Pathira Ambakumarage Ranjan Leo Sylvester Alfonso (born 11 March 1963) (රන්ජන් රාමනායක), popularly known as Ranjan Ramanayake, is a Sri Lankan actor, film director, singer, script writer ...

's film '' One Shot One'' in 2005. It stars Ramanayake,

Tennyson Cooray Merengnnage Edward Tennyson Cooray (සිංහල: මෙරෙඤඤගේ එඩ්වඩ් ටෙනිසන් කුරේ) (30 April 1952 – 28 September 2020) was an actor and comedian in Sri Lankan cinema and theater. One of the most ...

, and

Himali Siriwardena Himali Siriwardena is a Sri Lankan film and teledrama actress and a dancer by profession. Career Siriwardena is a popular dancer in Sri Lanka, before she appeared in cinema and television acting. She has acted in several movies including '' ...

in lead roles along with

Roger Seneviratne Joseph Roger Seneviratne (born 5 May 1962 as රොජර් සෙනෙවිරත්න) inhala, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama, and television as well as a singer and politician. He is best known for his roles in the teledra ...

, Srimal Wedisinghe 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 ...

. It is the 1207th 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 ...

. The movie is a remake of the 2003

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-language movie ''

Dhool ''Dhool'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Dharani. The film stars Vikram and Jyothika in lead roles while Reema Sen, Vivek, Sayaji Shinde, Telangana Shakuntala and Pasupathy play other supporting ...

''.

Plot

Ranja (Ramanayake) along with Vihangi (

) and her mother (Nilmini Kottegoda) come to the

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city to meet the minister (Srimal Wedisinghe) they've elected to the parliament to hand over a petition about a factory in their village which poisons village river. All three of them stay at Ranja's childhood friend Jonny's (

Tennison Cooray Merengnnage Edward Tennyson Cooray (සිංහල: මෙරෙඤඤගේ එඩ්වඩ් ටෙනිසන් කුරේ) (30 April 1952 – 28 September 2020) was an actor and comedian in Sri Lankan cinema and theater. One of the most ...

) house at Colombo. Meanwhile, a local goon named Swarna (Piumi Boteju) and her brother Kalu Vijay (Wasantha Kumaravila) involved in many illegal activities in the area with the backing of the minister. One day, Vihangi accidentally collides with Kalu Vijay following which he tries to beat her but is saved by Ranja. Ranja and Kalu Vijay get involves in a heated argument which makes Kalu Vijay angry towards Ranja.

Cast

as Ranja / Ranjan *

as Jonny *

as Vihangi * Srimal Wedisinghe as Minister *

as Sub Inspector *

Wasantha Kumaravila Wasantha Kumaravila (born December 31, 1955, as :si:වසන්ත කුමාරවිල, වසන්ත කුමාරවිල inhala is a Sri Lankan actor, film producer, stunt performer, and stunt director. He is most notable for hi ...

as Kalu Vijay * Piumi Boteju as Swarna * Nipuni Wilson as Taniya *

as OIC * Denuwan Senadhi as Tommy * Nilmini Kottegoda as Aunty * Sandun Wijesiri as Grama Sevaka *

Sumana Gomes Sumana Gomes (born 23 May 1962: ), is a Sri Lankan cinema actress. Often regarded as the ''"sexiest actress in Sri Lankan film history"'', Gomes is credited as the premiere sex symbol and pioneer of blue film subculture in Sri Lankan cinema. Sh ...

as Shakila * Premadasa Vithanage as Minister secretary

Soundtrack

Awards

* Award for the Best Visual Effects - 2014

Derana Film Awards ''Derana Film Awards'' (Sinhala:දෙරණ සිනමා සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the Sri Lanka's silver screen, each year by the TV Derana, Sri Lanka in recognition of the contribut ...

* Award for the Best Stunt Coordinator - 2014 Derana Film Awards

References

External links

* 2014 films 2010s Sinhala-language films Sri Lankan remakes of Indian films {{2010s-SriLanka-film-stub