''Somy Boys'' () is a 2002

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 family film directed by A. A. Junaideen and co-produced by N. Udaya Kumar, V. Anthony Raja, P. Arooran and J. S. Ravi Fernando for Super Hits Films Private Limited. It stars comic duo

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

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 ...

in lead roles along with

Sanath Gunathilake Somsiri Sanath Julien Gunatilake (born 27 October 1955: Sinhala:සනත් ගුණතිලක), popularly as Sanath Gunatilake, is a Sri Lankan actor, director, screenwriter and former politician.Sanath Gunatilake is a Sri Lankan actor, ...

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 ...

and

Rajitha Hiran Muthuthanthrige Rajitha Hiran Chamikara Fernando (), popularly known as Rajitha Hiran is an actor in Sri Lankan Cinema, stage drama and television. Particularly acting in comedy roles, Hiran is best known for the role of Ping Pong in the telev ...

. Music for the film was 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, ...

. The film became one of Sri Lanka's blockbuster movies with reaching more than 150 days in cinema theaters. It is the 995th 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 ...

Plot

Rex, Bandusena and Sanath are businessmen living in hill country of Sri Lanka. Quarreling over money Rex accidentally kills Bandusena and he pretends Sanath did the murder. But Sanath's servant, Dadin Bidin sees the actual scene. Rex keeps asking for ransom from Bandusena telling he will reveal the murder. Meanwhile, Bin (Tennison Kooray) and Bush (Bandu Samarasinghe) are youngsters who have left their homes to find jobs. They become friends with Sanath's servant (Rajitha Hiran) on their way and they run into many hilarious incidents. Later truth about the murder is revealed and Sanath marries Bin's sister. Bush reveals that he is the son of the Bandusena. As Dadin Bidin complains the police about the actual murder, Police takes Rex. Finally Bin and Bush marry alongside Sanath at his wedding.

Cast

as Bush / Bandusena Mudalali *

as Bean *

as Sanath *

as Rex *

as Dadin Bidin *

Sunil Hettiarachchi Sunil Edmund Hettiarachchi (8 April 1937 – 3 December 2015) was a well-known Sri Lankan comedian and character actor known for his bald appearance with a full beard and skinny frame. Career Hettiarachchi began his film career in 1982 playing ...

as WWW Sugathapala, Bean's father *

Berty Gunathilake Mesthiyage Don Bertie Sangathissa Gunathilake (; 2 August 1924 – 6 March 2022), popularly known as Berty Gunathilake, was an actor and comedian in Sri Lankan cinema and television. He was most notable for the role "Baba" in television comedy ...

as Punyadasa * Janesh Silva as Banda *

Sando Harris Sando Harris (18 May 1963 – 11 June 2021; ), popularly known by his stage names Sando Harris and Sergeant Nallathambi, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater, and television. With a career spanned more than three decades, Sando was a po ...

as Doctor Chicago *

Damitha Saluwadana Damitha Turlin Fernando (born 18 September 1948 – died 27 November 2015 as දමිතා සළුවඩන) inhala, popularly as Damitha Saluwadana, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. She played "Asilin" in t ...

as Bean's mother * M. V. Balan as Factory manager * Chathura Perera as Pinto * Premadasa Vithanage as 100 year seeker *

Teddy Vidyalankara Ganwari Teddy Vidyalankara (born December 16, 1955, as :si:ටෙඩී විද්‍යාලංකාර, ටෙඩී විද්‍යාලංකාර inhala is a Sri Lankan actor, and stunt director. Vidyalankara contributed more t ...

as Teddy * Tyrone Michael as Michael * Sunil Bamunuarachchi as Wedding fighter * Raju Gamage as Wedding fighter

Songs

References

2002 films 2000s Sinhala-language films {{2000s-SriLanka-film-stub