‘Ice Cream’ a movie on lives that melts soon
View(s):By Susitha Fernando
Award winning tele and cinema actor, television producer and teledrama director, Pradeep Dharmadasa’s debut film ‘Ice Cream’ is now being screened at MPI Circuit Cinemas including Lite cinemas around the country.
Set in an urban lower class shanty dwelling backdrop, the film revolves around one character ‘Dudu’, a young man caught up between a world of reality and fantasy. The film showcases a society of people who are less bothered about life’s responsibilities and worries yet live to survive the day. They are also the victims of society’s vices and nefarious activities.
But there is one thing that they are dreaming of- the world of celluloid and stardom. They love to live in the ‘fantasy world’ of South Indian super star Rajini Kanth, Martial art star Bruce Lee or any other star in the world of cinema including ‘Captain Jack Sparrow’ or ‘Johnny Depp’. And their only dream is to get closer to the shining stars.
Dharmadasa who entered television as a presenter and producer, later started acting. He acted in Dr. Lester James Peiris’ ‘Ammawarune’ and other films like ‘Rosamal Sayanaya’, ‘Sinasuna Adaren’ and a number of teledramas. Entering tele direction, he made a number of award winning teledramada like ‘Samanalunta Wedi Thiyanna’, ‘Ahipillamak Yata’, ‘Hiru Thaniwela’, ‘Sikka Team’, ‘Deiyange Rate’, ‘Kiruli’ and many more. He won the Best actor award at the State teledrama award 2014 for his role in ‘Ayal’ and won the Best Director for his teledrama ‘Sikka Team’.
‘Ice Cream’ features a talented cast including Hemal Ranasinghe, Sarath Kothalawela, Aishara Athukorala, Rukmal Nirosh, Bimal Jayakody, Daya Tennakone, Jayalath Manoratne, Veena Jayakody, Damitha Abeyratne, Chamila Peiris, D. B. Gangodatenna, Roshan Ranawan, Madhushan Nanayakkaram and Chinthaka Vas.
Produced by Kokila Vithanage and Duminda Piyaratne, screenplay is writen by Kalan Gunasekara while cinematographer is Chinthaka Somakeerthi. Edited by Rukmal Nirosh and assistant director of the movie is Chamara Selara. The music direction is by Kasun Kalhara and the art director is Ruwan Malith Peiris, and colour grading is done by Dinidu Jagoda.
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