Sakkarang

2016 Sri Lankan film

22 April 2016 (2016-04-22)

Running time

117 minCountrySri LankaLanguageSinhala

Sakkarang is a 2016 Sri Lankan historical film drama directed by Daramasena Pathiraja and produced by H. D. Premasiri for Cine Sarasavi. It stars Bimal Jayakody and Prasidini Athapaththu in lead roles, accompanied by Pubudu Chathuranga and Nita Fernando. Music composed of Nadeeka Guruge.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Cast

Bimal Jayakody as Sube
Prasidini Athapaththu as Rathi
Pubudu Chathuranga as Milton
Nita Fernando
Darshani Athapaththu
Cyril Wickramage as Pitawela Gurun
Chamila Peiris
Gayan Wickramathilake as Basnayake Nilame
Sarath Kothalawala as Dingiri Banda
Shyam Fernando as Monk Rathnapala
Thusitha Laknath as Rana
W. Jayasiri as Jeramias
Lakshman Mendis as Arachchila
Shamila Nimanthi Fernando as Jayani
Anura Bandara Rajaguru as Weda rala
D.B. Gangodathenna

Synopsis

The film follows the story of a community of traditional dancers who lived in the hinterland of colonial Ceylon. Their duty is to perform in the annual festival of the Temple of the Tooth Relic. The narrative, which has a romantic and lyrical style, is set between two rebellions against colonial rule. It concerns the story of Sube, the chief dancer (Bimal) and Rathi, his enterprising wife (Prasidini). Their story charts the struggle of this marginal and oppressed caste community for its roots, rights, heritage and place in the world, while the country is going through a tortuous transformation from feudalism to modernity.^[6]

References

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