Rodney’s ‘Sudu Appachchi’ now in cinema
View(s):By Susitha Fernando
Former editor, writer, teledrama and film director Rodney Widanapathirana’s directorial venture ‘Sudu Appachchi’ (Dear Granddad) is now being screened in theatres around the country.
Director Rodney Widanapathirana
Produced by RW Productions, the film is now being shown at PVR (One Galle Face Mall), Gold Cinema (Majestic City), Regal – Gampaha, Regal-Bandarawela, Regal -Katubedda, Moratuwa, Regal-Dematagoda and Regal-Gampaha.
Based on a mysterious and mythical story in a remote village in Sri Lanka ‘Dear Grandad’, represented Sri Lanka at the Vidarbha International Film Festival in Nagpur-India.
The film’s stellar cast includes Gamini Samarakoon, Ishara Wickramasinghe, Rupa Pathirana, Stanley Krishnarathna, Ranjith Ranasinghe, Kelum Dharmadasa and Child artistes Avishka Wijerathna, Arosha Wijerathna and Nishedha Jayasinghe.
Rodney’s third cinema direction revolves around a 70-year-old elderly man who lives in a rural village. Since he is fair in complexion everyone in the village calls him ‘Sudu Appachchi’. He has a small farm that he runs with the help of his wife and the couple looks after their grandson Avish. His father lives in Italy, the family wants to send Avish to Italy once he finishes his education.
The peaceful and harmonious life in the village is shattered with the entrance of a drama teacher to the village school from the city. At the same time villagers come across a mysterious man who they think is a ghost. Since the arrival of the graduate drama teacher and the mysterious man, the villagers think that the teacher has a connection with ‘ghost’ who wandered around the city. Because of this the teacher faces many problems and he is even being beaten
Produced by RW Productions, cinematographed by Mahendra Senaratne, dialogue and assistant direction is by Marlon Widanapathirana and the film is edited by Pasath Samaraweera. To the music direction of Visharadha Manoj Peiris, voice renditions for the playback songs are done by Sadew Santhula, Tharudini Methsaura, Thenuka Alagiyawanna and Kithmini Kulathunga.
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- Director Rodney Widanapathirana
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