''Thushara'' () is a 2009
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 romantic film directed and produced by Sahan Wijesinghe for Saga Films. The film is a remake of Yasapalitha Nanayakkara's yesteryear movie ''
Thushara Thushara or Thusara (Sinhala: තුෂාරා) is a Sinhalese name that may refer to the following notable people:
;Given name
* Thushara Fernando (born 1982), Sri Lankan cricketer
* Thushara Indunil, Sri Lankan politician
* Thusara Kodikara (bo ...
'' in 1973. It stars Saliya Sathyajith and Shalika Edirisinghe in lead roles along with Buddhika Rambukwella and Piumi Purasinghe. Music composed by Sarath de Alwis. It is the 1130th 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 ...
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Plot
Sampath, Thushara and Keerthi are batchmates. Sonia is a relation of Sampath. Thushara is Sampath's girl friend at campus. Sonia and Thushara are friends. Sonia's father and Sampath's mother tries to make them marry but Sampath doesn't have any romantic feelings for Sonia. So Sonia and specially her father does things to put apart Thushara and Sampath. One is to tell fake things to Thushara's father about Sampath and make him disappointed. Another one is attacking Sampath at a club. The story goes on as Sampath persists those challenges and finally marries Thushara and at the end of the film we get the feeling that Sonia and Keerthi find love between them too.
Cast
* Saliya Sathyajith as Sampath
* Shalika Edirisinghe as Thushara
* Buddhika Rambukwella as Keerthi
* Piumi Purasinghe as Soniya
* Sahan Wijesinghe as Vijay
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Robin Fernando as Thushara's father
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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 ...
as Sonia's father
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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 Sampath's mother
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Chitra Wakishta as Wilson's fiancée's mother
* Anju Bandara Rajaguru
* Chathura Perera as Wilson
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Chitra Wakishta
Soundtrack
References
2009 films
2000s Sinhala-language films
Remakes of Sri Lankan films
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