Agnidahaya Explained

Agnidahaya අග්නිදාහය
Director:	Jayantha Chandrasiri
Producer:	Jayantha Chandrasiri
Starring:	Jackson Anthony Yashoda Wimaladharma Kamal Addararachchi
Music:	Premasiri Khemadasa
Cinematography:	Ruwan Costa
Editing:	Ravindra Guruge
Studio:	Prasad Color Lab, Madras
Distributor:	CEL Theatres
Country:	Sri Lanka
Language:	Sinhala

Agnidahaya (Fire and Water; Sinhala; Sinhalese: අග්නිදාහය) is a 2002 Sri Lankan Sinhala film directed and produced by Jayantha Chandrasiri for Soyanno Films. It stars Jackson Anthony and Yashoda Wimaladharma in lead roles along with Kamal Addararachchi and Sanath Gunathilake. Music composed by Premasiri Khemadasa.^{[1] [2]} It is the 996th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.^{[3] [4]}

The film won seven golden awards and four silver awards at the Signis International Film Festival 2003.^[5]

Cast

• Jackson Anthony as Punchi Rala
• Yashoda Wimaladharma as Kiri Menike
• Kamal Addararachchi as Sobana
• Sanath Gunathilake as Ambanwala Rala
• Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi as Herath
• Bandula Vithanage
• Raja Ganeshan
• Dayaratne Siriwardena
• Mali Jayaweerage
• Dimuthu Chinthaka
• Raja Ganeshan
• Jayani Senanayake
• Mike Fernando

Notes and References

1. Web site: සිංහල සිනමාවේ එදා මෙදා තිරගත වූ චිත්‍රපට . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170531130957/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/10/08/?fn=sa15100828 . 31 May 2017 . dead .
2. Web site: 'Agni Dahaya' another Chandrasiri contribution . The Sunday Times . 11 March 2017.
3. Web site: Sri Lanka Cinema History . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 3 October 2016 . 23 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160823000528/http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php . dead .
4. Web site: Agnidahaya - the unquenchable thirst for humanity . Sunday Observer . 8 October 2018.
5. Web site: Seven golds for 'Agnidahaya'. The Island . 8 October 2018.