‘Yahaluwo’ in December

Veteran filmmaker Sumithra Peries' will be off to India to make the final copies of her latest direction 'Yahaluwo' (Friends) which is scheduled to be screened from December 20 on CEL circuit cinemas. Based on a story written by Sri Lankan writer Fahima Sahabdeen, veteran actor Tony Ranasinghe created the dialogues for the film. The film completed its meticulous editing by award winning Ravindra Guruge and musical score of talented Navaratne Gamage.

The film brings a story of different ethnic groups with representation by characters of the Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim and Burgher communities. The film has key roles of Sinhala driver, Tamil gardener, Muslim maid and Burgher music teacher characterized by Asoka de Zoysa, Raja Ganeshan, Gangu Roshana and Vasanthi Chaturani.

The main story revolves around Rajiv, a typical upper middle-class boy from Colombo of mixed parentage. His mother Manorani, a doctor is Tamil and his father Asoka, a very successful Sinhalese businessman . He is lonely because his younger brother Gamini died recently. As both his parents go to work each day, Rajiv relies on his many servants of various ethnic origins, for company.

In his curiosity and zest for life, Rajiv becomes involved in the love and hatred, the entanglements and ethnic problems his servants. The others in the leading cast are Sujeewa Senasinghe, Pooja Uma Shankar, Himasal Thathsara Liyanage, Iranganie Serasinghe, Tony Ranasinghe, Kamal Addararachchi, Anarkali Jayatilleke, Swetha Hansa, Rathna Sumanapala and Thesara Jayawardena. The film introduces new producer Dr. Namal Senasinghe and his brother Sujeewa Senasinghe as an actor to the cinema.