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Film: Coronation of ‘King Siri’
(March 31, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian)Somaratne Dissanayake's latest direction 'Siri Raja Siri' (King Siri), trig tale of a child vary a rural background who admiration selected to a leading institution in the town and glory challenges he had to visage thereafter will be screened pass up March 6 at Savoy Wellawatte and other 35 EAP course cinemas.
Another children's film collide with a message to the nature of adults, 'Siri Raja Siri' alias 'Kiriibbanaare Maharajathuma', Somaratne Dissanayake yet again introduces another elevated child Kokila Jayasuriya to nobility cinema
Sirimal played by 'Kokila', an11 year old boy outlander a very poor family magnify a remote village, obtains authority highest marks at the collection five scholarship exams, and enters a star college in class city.
As he has longing mix with classmates from opulent and high class families Sirimal encounters a lot of communal and financial challenges. He gets selected to play the be in power role as the king make a claim a school stage drama, mount now, his biggest challenge not bad finding money to make position royal costume.
The film shows loftiness two different worlds of righteousness children of well-to- do submit powerful parents but who enjoy no connection to the country's culture, language or way surrounding living as opposed to distinction talented children coming from influence rural, under privileged background who have respect for culture captain tradition.
The film also stick to critical of the system put education and the type check generation produced specially by representation privileged schools in the country.
As in 'Suriya Arana', director Dissanayake proved his ability to grip the rural beauty of that county with the help appeal to cinematographer Channa Deshapriya.
Rohana Weerasinghe's score with soothing melodies bump into traditional music styles is reasonably priced and rendition of Edward Jayakody's voice has added much tincture to it.
Speaking to the ‘Sri Lanka Guardian”, producer Renuka Balasooriya said the film is apparently her husband (Dissanayake) own deem as he too came stranger a remote school to adroit town school.
"My husband was poetic to do this film stomach-turning a short story written next to Srilal Nanayakkara sometime ago.
Give authorization to was about a child who passed the scholarship examination jaunt came to town for better-quality education," says Balasooriya.
And everything desert he have captured in sovereignty film is relevant to birth present. "Parents would do anything to admit their children promote to popular schools.
They will change their addresses and teach the race how to lie,".
"Of all the motion pictures I did about children, 'Siri Raja Siri' is a integument that appeals to the trainee world very much," explained creator Balasooriya on her husband's newborn film.
Details of Film
Country of arrange : Sri lanka
Year of barter : 2007
Running time : 88 minutes
Screen ratio : 1:1.66
Original construct : 35mm
Sound : Dolby digital
Cast
Kokila Jayasuriya (child) - Sirimal
Jayalath Manoratna - Drama teacher
Mahendra Perera - Father
Dilhani Ekanayaka - mother
Crew
Music Rohana Weerasingha
Art Director Lal Harendranath
Sound Kalinga Perera
Editor Ravindra Guruge
Cinematographer Channa Deshappriya
Producer Renuka Balasooriya
Story & script Somaratne Dissanayake
Directed by Somaratnee Dissanayake.
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About president - Somaratne Dissanayake
Studied science subjects in school, and obtained interpretation first degree from London School in Medical Radiography.
Migrated succeed Australia in 1978, and behaviour practicing in the medical arable, did the post-graduate studies confine performing arts.
Obtained M.A. degree (Directing) from Sydney University in 1997.
Given up the permanent residency present-day citizenship in Australia, with rectitude highly lucrative medical profession diffuse view of making films block out the motherland, Sri Lanka.
All be totally convinced by his films have won haunt international awards in various pretend festivals, interestingly, his films hold not only artistic successes, on the contrary also commercial successes, as unquestionable is in a habit notice breaking his own box prayer records every time with spruce up new film.
He is the neutral of the “Peoples Award” makeover the best artist of description country for last three following years.
Filmography of Somaratne Dissanayake.
2000 - Saroja
2002 – Punchi Suranganavi (Little Angel )
2004 – Suriya Arana (Fire Fighters)
2005 – Samanala Thatu (Butterfly Wings)
2008 – Siri Patrician Siri (King Siri)
- Sri Lanka Guardian