Chandiya (film)
Chandiya is a 1965 Sri Lankan action movie directed by Titus Thotawatte.[1] In the country, it was the first of its genre to not borrow from Indian cinema.[2]
| Chandiya | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Titus Thotawatte |
| Screenplay by | Titus Thotawatte (story) Karunaratne Abeysekera (screenplay) |
| Produced by | K. Gunaratnam |
| Starring | Gamini Fonseka, H. D. Kulatunga, Anula Karunatillake |
| Music by | Karunaratne Abeysekera (lyrics) R. Muttusamy (music) |
Release date |  March 18, 1965 |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Plot
Troubled youth encounters the pressures of city life and villainous characters.
Cast
- Gamini Fonseka as Chuttey
- Anula Karunathilaka as Sumana
- H. D. Kulatunga as Kalu Mahathaya
- Christy Leonard Perera as Kavi Kola Karaya
- Karl Gunasena as Karl Vyman
- D. R. Nanayakkara as Piloris
- Robin Fernando
- Sonia Disa
- B. S. Perera
- Anthony C. Perera as Andaya
- Joe Abeywickrama as Peda
- Hugo Fernando as Appuhamy
- Dommie Jayawardena
- Thilakasiri Fernando as Seeya
- Mohideen Baig
- N. R. Dias
- Douglas Wickremasinghe
- Dharmadasa Kuruppu
Songs
- "Manga Hingana Kotath" – Mohideen Baig, Christy Leonard Perera, J. A. Milton Perera and C. T. Fernando
- "Sakala Sirin Piri" – Christy Leonard Perera
- "Mangalam Jaya Mangalam" – Mohideen Baig
- "Unath Dahi Marunath Dahi" – Mohideen Baig, J. A. Milton Perera, Wellu and chorus
- "Atha Gamak" – Latha Walpola
References
- "A bad joke from Gamini". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- "Gamini was stabbed on the day Chandiya was screened". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
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