''Vaishnavee'' () is a 2018

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 drama thriller film directed by veteran director Sumitra Peries and produced by Mano Nanayakkara. The film stars Yashoda Wimaladharma, Thumindu Dodantenna and

Jayalath Manoratne Keselgaspe Manatunga Jayalath Manoratne (; 12 June 1948 – 12 January 2020) was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He was a lecturer by profession as well as a director and producer. A highly versatile actor from drama ...

in lead roles along with Vasanthi Chathurani and

Cletus Mendis Gammada Liyanage Cletus Paulinus Mendis, popularly as Cletus Mendis (born as :si:ක්ලීටස් මෙන්ඩිස්, ක්ලීටස් මෙන්ඩිස් Sinhala language, Sinhala) is a Sri Lankan actor, mainly works in cine ...

. Popular teledrama actress Samadhi Arunachaya made her cinema debut with the film. The music is composed by Nimal Mendis, and is his last music direction before his death. The film was shot in 2012, and Sumitra Peries was the first director to shoot with the latest Red Epic camera in Sri Lanka. The film had the last script written by Tony Ranasinghe before his death. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. The film was released in 30 theaters throughout the country.

Plot

The story was influenced by veteran director

Lester James Peries Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries (Sinhala language, Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාභිමාන්‍ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්; 5 April 1919 – 29 April 2018) was a Sri Lankan film director, ...

. A puppeteer proposes to a girl but she runs away with another boy before their engagement. The sad puppeteer then carves a puppet in the shape of the girl of his dreams out of a tree where a goddess secretly lives. The puppet then turns alive with the soul of that goddess and falls in love with the puppeteer, but the fact that they are from two different worlds becomes a barrier to their relationship.

Cast

* Yashoda Wimaladharma as Vaishnavee, the Tree Goddess * Samadhi Arunachaya as Ruchira * Rohana Beddage as Gurunnanse * Vasanthi Chathurani as Laxmi's mother * Thumindu Dodantenna as Osanda * Shehara Hewadewa as Laxmi *

as Ruchira's Father * Mahendra Perera as Simon * Roshan Pilapitiya as Laxmi's Lover * Iranganie Serasinghe as Osanda's grandmother *

as Boatman * Thesara Jayawardane as Laxmi's friend * Veena Jayakody as Guru Maniyo

Songs

The film contains two songs. Melodies are by Nimal Mendis and music coordination by Suresh Maliyadde.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 6974202
‘වෛෂ්ණාවී’ සිනමා විමසුම

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2018 films 2010s Sinhala-language films 2018 thriller films Sri Lankan drama films