''Visidela (The Fishing Net)'' () is a 1997

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 romance film directed by

H. D. Premaratne H.D. Premaratne (born 1944) was educated at Gurukula Vidyalaya in Kelaniya. He started his film career as a clapper boy in ''Daru Duka'' in 1967. While working at the old Times of Ceylon group, he was an Assistant Director for ''Pujithayo'' befo ...

and produced by

Soma Edirisinghe Soma Edirisinghe (; 5 July 1939 – 5 November 2015) was a Sri Lankan corporate executive, film producer, philanthropist and social worker. She was born in Meegoda, Sri Lanka on 5 July 1939 to a family of nine daughters, and died on 5 Nove ...

for EAP Films. It stars W. Jayasiri and Anusha Sonali in lead roles along with

Jackson Anthony Conganige Joseph Malsi Jackson Anthony (as ජැක්සන් ඇන්තනී; 8 July 1958 – 9 October 2023), commonly known as Jackson Anthony, was a Sri Lankan actor in film, theatre and television. One of the most popular artists in ...

and

Daya Thennakoon Daya Bandara Tennakoon (born 29 November 1941 – died 17 April 2020 as දයා තෙන්නකෝන්) inhala, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Personal life He was born on 29 November 1941 in the small ...

. Music composed by

Rohana Weerasinghe Dr. Rohana Weerasinghe (born 18 February 1949) is a Sri Lankan musician, composer and singer. Early life Weerasinghe was born on 18 February 1949 in Algiriya, Matara in southern Sri Lanka. He was the youngest child to his parents Henry Weeras ...

. It is the 887th 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

Cast

* W. Jayasiri as Gunapala * Anusha Sonali as Sirima *

as Nimal *

as Piyadasa, Nimal's father *

Daya Alwis Thuiappuarachchi Don Daya de Alwis (born 7 November 1942 – died 27 April 2015 as දයා අල්විස්) inhala, popularly known as Daya Alwis, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He was also a screenwrite ...

as Keerala * Grace Ariyawimal as Emilyn, Gunapala's wife *

Robin Fernando Pattiyage Robin Steven Fernando (born 15 June 1937 – died 8 January 2022 as රොබින් ප්‍රනාන්දු in inhala, popularly as Robin Fernando, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television as well as a stunt coord ...

as Loku IC Mahathaya * Razi Anwar as Gamini *

Mahendra Perera Mahendra Shrikantha Perera (born 17 August 1956: ), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. One of the most influential actors in Sinhala cinema, Mahendra performed from drama to comedy in many blockbuster films. Persona ...

as Conductor Sumith * Ramani Siriwardena as Achala, Inspector's daughter *

Vasanthi Chathurani Vasantha Doreen Peterson (born 18 October 1959: ), popularly as Vasanthi Chathurani, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. An extremely natural actress, Vasanthi Chathurani is one of the most successful personalities on Sri Lanka's s ...

as Saroja, Inspector's daughter * Anjela Seneviratne as Inspector's wife * Pradeep Senanayake as Saroja's friend * Gnananga Gunawardena as Seargent Somapala

Soundtrack

References

1997 films 1990s Sinhala-language films 1997 romantic drama films Sri Lankan romantic drama films {{SriLanka-film-stub