''Sarigama'' () is a 2016
Sinhala musical film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serv ...
written and directed by
Somaratne Dissanayake and produced by his wife Renuka Balasooriya for Cine Films Lanka. The film stars
Pooja Umashankar and
Ashan Dias as leading roles while
Malini Fonseka and Gayani Gisantika also play key supporting roles. It was released on 2 December 2016 only on EAP 3D cinemas.
The film is an adaptation of the 1965
Oscar
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award-winning musical ''
Sound of Music'', which was based on the autobiography of
Maria Von Trapp
Maria Augusta von Trapp Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Catholic), DHS (; 26 January 1905 – 28 March 1987), often styled as "Baroness", was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family, Trapp Family Singers. She wrote ''The Story of the ...
in 1949. Changes were made to suit the local setting, and the film avoids politics altogether; the film ends with the marriage of Maria and the Captain. The film was shot in picturesque hill country areas capturing the natural attractions of the island.
Plot
Maria (
Pooja Umashankar), a young and beautiful music-loving girl enters a convent with the intention of becoming a Catholic nun. Her playful behavior and strong desire to make music create difficulties with the convent's administration. She is sent away to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed ex-navy captain (
Ashan Dias). Maria's playful friendliness towards the children and the very strict captain attracts the love of both the children and the captain, changing all of their lives.
Cast
Children
Music
The film had music scored by
Rohana Weerasinghe and director
Somaratne Dissanayake wrote the songs. Thirteen songs were released onto CD and sold at cinemas where the film was playing. Singers included
Nanda Malini
Mirihana Arachchige Nanda Malini Perera ( Sinhala:නන්දා මාලනී: born 23 August 1943), popularly as Nanda Malini, is a Sri Lankan musician. One of the best known and most honoured singers of Sri Lanka, Malini's choice of singing ...
,
Edward Jayakody
Jayakody Arachchige Don Edward Timothy Jayakody (; born 6 April 1952), popularly known as Edward Jayakody, is a Sri Lankan musician, singer, composer, and occasional actor. He has directed the music for hundreds of Sinhala films and television ser ...
, Uresha Ravihari,
Sashika Nisansala and Harshana Dissanayake.
References
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සම්මානයක් ලැබුණාම ඔළුවට තව බරක් - Gayani Gisanthika
2016 films
2010s Sinhala-language films
Remakes of American films