Rodney’s newest film ‘Ira Sevaya’ back in cinema
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Veteran journalist, lyricist and teledrama director Rodney Widanapathirana’s newest film ‘Ira Sevaya’ (Sun Rise), which was halted due to Covid-19 pandemic is back at Ananda cinema in Gampola.
The film depicting a social reality how the elite class tries to maintain its social status by joining the political bandwagon, was shot in Sri Lankan and the United Kingdom.
Nalaka Sapumal Bandara, (Wimal Alahakone) hailing from an aristocratic backdrop is having a complicated marriage life. The reason for this is due to a permanent ailment suffered by his wife Yvonne (Maureen Charuni). At times she gets mentally imbalanced and behaves strangely. The biggest obstacle for Nalaka’s dream is to enter politics is his wife who strongly opposes it. However Yvonne commits suicide.
Following the death of his wife Nalaka decides to enter politics and he also falls in love with Lorain (Rebecca Nirmalee) who lives as a mistress of one of his own subordinates. In the meantime Nalaka suffers with a kidney failure and he needs to undergo a kidney transplant. A young novice monk who enters Sasana agrees to donate his kidney to Nalaka. After the transplant Nalaka goes to London with Lorain and there they decide to go back to Sri Lanka and make considerable financial donation to the monk who now lives in a forest. But Nalaka has an ulterior motive behind his donation which he plans to give with much fanfare. But Lorain has separate plans. Unfortunately the monk who is determined to achieve greater spiritual heights in his life gets entangled in the wicked plans of Nalaka and Lorain.
Others in the cast are Wimal Alahakone, Rebecca Nirmalee, Maureen Charuni, Ishara Amerasinghe, Stanley Krisharathna, Gamini Samarakone, Tissa Bandaranayake, Wilman Sirimanna, Malani Kathirasinghe and Ranjith Ranasinghe.
Edited by Viranga Katapearachchi and Madura Prasad, musical score for “Ira Sevaya by Manoj Peiris and art direction and make up by Ranjith Ranasinghe and Narada Thotagamuwa respectively. Kithsiri Jayasekara and Chandraratne Ileperuma sing the playback for the movie. Produced by Kanthi Alahakone, story, screenplay and direction is by Rodney Widanapathirana.
