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Sanjaya enters cinema with ‘Samara’
By Susitha R. Fernando
The young director Sanjaya Nirmal is busy with the pre-production of his debut film ‘Samara’- A Modern Fairy Tale produced by the EAP Films. Having recognised the talents of this young director following his first directorial attempt ‘Nonimi Yathra,’ a series of ten half-hour teledramas which were telecast on the Rupavahini earlier, EAP films was ready to sponsor him to make their latest film.

The cast with some experienced actors included Kamal Addararachchi, Kanchana Mendis, Semini Iddamalgoda, Irangani Serasinghe, Milton Jayawardena, Nilanthi Wijesinghe, Hyacinth Wijeratne, Ruwan Wickremasinghe and child actress Sandali Welikanna.

Speaking on the film, Sanjaya said that the story is about love and its different angles. It is a theme very close to every human being, which portrays the beauty of love.

The film brings out its realistic face, the sad moments, heartaches that arise, when two hearts cross. The central character in Samara is a child and it is an emotional story. The film carries certain features of popular cinema and ‘Samara’ has five songs.

“All five meaningful songs are written by versatile lyricists like Sunil Ariyaratne, Bandara Ehaliyagoda and Somapala Leelananda. Their music direction is by Rohana Weerasinghe. The songs are sung by Uresha Ravihari, Rukantha Gunathilake, Nelu Adikari and Morris Wijesinghe.

The filming is scheduled to start on February 17 at locations in Nuwara Eliya and Kalutara. Sanjaya will join with a young technical crew to make Samara. The camera will be handled by Pradeep Bulathsinghala and the by Asanaka Godamune.The editor Rukmal Nirosh and art director is Prageeth Wimalaratne.

Asked about the young technical crew, Sanjaya said the main purpose of this selection was to bring some fresh ideas and experiments to the Sri Lankan filmmaking.“Though they are young they are really talented and clever in their way of thinking”, Sanjaya said confidently.

“There will be the glamour and qualities of some popular films but it will not lose sight of the reality and this film is only about exaggerated reality”, Sanjaya said with much anticipation about his maiden direction.

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