Appata Siri Explained

Appata Siri අප්පට සිරි
Director:	Lal Priyadeva
Producer:	N. Udaya Kumar P. Arooran
Starring:	Mahendra Perera Prashani Perera Chalaka Chamupathi
Music:	Edward Jayakody
Cinematography:	Janith Gunasekara Indika Aththanayake
Editing:	Prabath Perera
Studio:	Balaji Cine Films Manon Cine Combines
Distributor:	Movie Producers & Importers Co (Pvt) Ltd
Runtime:	2h 20mins
Country:	Sri Lanka
Language:	Sinhala
Gross:	10 Million
Budget:	12 Million

Appata Siri (si|අප්පට සිරි) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film directed by Lal Priyadeva and co-produced by N. Udaya Kumara and P. Arooran for Balaji Cine Films and Manon Cine Combines.^[1] It stars Mahendra Perera in a dual role with Prashani Perera in lead roles along with Rajiv Nanayakkara and Chalaka Chamupathi.^[2] The music was composed by Edward Jayakody. This is the first cinematic appearance by singer Chalaka Chamupathi.^[3] It is the 1287th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.^[4]

Plot

Ranaweera is an ordinary man without a job. Suraweera is a wealthy businessman. They both share the same identical looks in this comedy although they have never met. Ranaweera discovers Suraweera and tries to deceive everyone and take on the wealthy lifestyle of Suraweera.

Cast

• Mahendra Perera as Mahamudalige Ranaweera / Suraweera Mayadunne
• Prashani Perera as Nadeera Mayadunne
• Chalaka Chamupathi as Pushpadantha Boralugoda
• Hyacinth Wijeratne as Rathnawathi Alapatha Kumarihami
• Rajiv Nanayakkara as Lawyer Debokkawala Chinthaka Kavinda^[5]
• Inoka Edirisinghe as Thilini, Lawyer's wife
• Teddy Vidyalankara as Walankade Newton
• Bandula Wijeweera as Chandrapala
• Don Guy
• Sanet Dikkumbura as Amaradasa kapuwa
• Sunil Premakumara as Upali

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sri Lankan Latest Films - Appata Siri . Sarasaviya . 5 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171006013009/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2017/10/05/?fn=sa17100521 . 6 October 2017 . dead .
2. Web site: රණවීර හා සුරවීරගේ පටලැවිල්ල අප්පට සිරි . Sarasaviya . 23 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170924001803/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2017/09/21/?fn=sa17092115 . 24 September 2017 . dead .
3. Web site: Good Job in the Film . Sarasaviya . 5 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171006212603/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2017/10/05/?fn=sa17100524 . 6 October 2017 . dead .
4. Web site: Sri Lanka Cinema History . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 3 October 2016.
5. Web site: Rajiv on screen after many years . Sarasaviya . 20 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171021220733/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2017/10/19/?fn=sa17101921 . 21 October 2017 . dead .