''Sandesaya'' (
Sinhalese
Sinhala may refer to:
* Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka
* Sinhalese people
* Sinhala language
Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language prima ...
language word meaning ''The Message'') is a 1960 film. The film based on the war between the Sinhalese people and the
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
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invaders in Sri Lanka. It was directed by
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 film director
Lester James Peries
Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාභිමාන්ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්; 5 April 1919 – 29 April 2018) was a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, a ...
. It was produced by
K. Gunaratnam on behalf of the Cinemas Company on the request of
Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor (pronunciation: �aːd͡ʒ kəpuːɾ born Shrishti Nath Kapoor; also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988) was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of ...
.
Plot
A band of guerrillas led by Bandara (Ananda Jayaratne) lead a resistance against Portuguese invaders. Bandara is in love with Sumana (Kanthi Gunatunga).
Cast
*
Ananda Jayaratne
''Sandesaya'' ( Sinhalese language word meaning ''The Message'') is a 1960 film. The film based on the war between the Sinhalese people and the Portuguese invaders in Sri Lanka. It was directed by Sri Lankan film director Lester James Peries. I ...
as Bandara
* Kanthi Gunatunga as Sumana
*
Gamini Fonseka
Kala Keerthi Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka () (21 March 1936 - 30 September 2004 as ගාමිණී ෆොන්සේකා), was a Sri Lankan film actor, film director and politician. Often considered as the Greatest Actor in the Sinha ...
as Dhamitha
*
David Dharmakeerthi as Disapathi Ekanayake 'Disawa'
* Arthur Van Langenberg as Captain Antony Rodrigo
*
Vincent Vaas as Sandeshaya Carrier
*
Hugo Fernando
Kanupulage Ugo Singho (July 14, 1912 – April 12, 1999), popularly known as Hugo Master or Hugo Fernando, was an actor and composer of Sri Lankan cinema. Debuting in the first Sinhalese film ''Kadawunu Poronduwa'', Fernando had an over 50 year ...
as Vithana Rala
*
Eddie Jayamanne as Mamma
* Shane Gunaratne as Sira
*
Iranganie Serasinghe
Kala Keerthi Iranganie Roxanna Meedeniya, (born 9 June 1927"Irangani As Told to Kumar de Silva", Kumar de Silva, Samaranayake Publishers, 2013), popularly as Iranganie Serasinghe, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Since h ...
as Yaso Hami
* Bandu Gunasekara as Punchappu
* Douglas Wickremasinghe as Mudaliwuna Malwana
* Thilakasiri Fernando as Cart driver
*
Shanthi Lekha
Rita Irene Koys (July 1, 1929 – May 11, 2009), better known as Shanthi Lekha, was a Sri Lankan Film actress. She played the role of mother in more films than any other actress in Sinhala cinema.
Personal life
Lekha was born in Kalutara
K ...
as Executed man's wife
* N. R. Dias as Torturer
* Chris Greet as Portuguese soldier
*
Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya as Executed man's daughter
* Reg Van Culenberg as Portuguese soldier
* Tissa Udangamuwa as Portuguese soldier
*
Anthony C. Perera as Town crier
Music
The music in the film was composed by
R. Muttusamy, a pioneer in Sinhala music.
Jothipala's ''Puruthugeesikaraya'' was a hit. The lyrics were composed by Arisen Ahubudu.
References
External links
Silumina.lkSri Lanka Cinema Database
*
National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka - Official Website
1960 films
1960 war films
Sinhala-language films
Films directed by Lester James Peries
Films set in the Crisis of the Sixteenth Century
Sinhalese–Portuguese War in film
1960s historical films
category:Sri Lankan historical films
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