Bora Diya Pokuna Explained
Bora Diya Pokuna |
Native Name: | බොරදිය පොකුණ |
Director: | Sathyajith Maitipe[1] |
Producer: | Sunil Dharmasiri |
Starring: | Kaushalya Fernando Dilani Abeywardana Priyanka Samaraweera |
Music: | Pradeep Ratnayaka |
Cinematography: | Paalitha Perera |
Editing: | Ravindra Guruge |
Runtime: | 141 minutes |
Country: | Sri Lanka |
Language: | Sinhala |
Bora Diya Pokuna (Sinhala; Sinhalese: බොරදිය පොකුණ) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala adult drama film directed by Sathyajith Maitipe and produced by Sunil Dharmasiri.[2] [3] It stars Kaushalya Fernando and Dilani Abeywardana in lead roles along with Priyanka Samaraweera and Duminda de Silva.[4] Music composed by Pradeep Ratnayaka.[5] [6] [7] It is the 1222nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[8]
The film was screened at Smithsonian Institution in Washington on 5 December 2004.[9] The film production was completed in 2003,[10] but banned by the Public Performance Board of Sri Lanka, until it was granted in 2010 for showing in 2015.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] The film won a special prize for the Best Fiction Film at Honolulu International Film festival, 2005 in Hawaii.[16]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Talk with Maitipe . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150303010432/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/02/26/?fn=sa15022625 . 3 March 2015 . dead .
- Web site: Sathyajith taps new talent . Sunday Times . 27 November 2019.
- Web site: 'Bora Diya Pokuna' to stir Lankan cinema . Sunday Times . 29 December 2019.
- Web site: 'Boradiya Pokuna' still in deep water . Sunday Times . 12 December 2019.
- Web site: Bora Diya Pokuna (2004) . IMDB . 25 February 2017.
- Web site: Sri Lankan Screened Films . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160929062111/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/09/22/?fn=sa16092222 . 29 September 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Bora Diya Pokuna . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 25 February 2017.
- Web site: Sri Lanka Cinema History . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 3 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160823000528/http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php . 23 August 2016 . dead .
- Web site: 'Bora Diya Pokuna' reels disappear in Washington . Sunday Times . 27 November 2019.
- Web site: Sathyajith overcomes many hurdles . Sunday Times . 29 November 2019.
- Web site: Bora Diya Pokuna Creates Ripples . Colombo Telegraph . 25 February 2017.
- Web site: Refreshing dip into Bora Diya Pokuna . The Sunday Times . 25 February 2017.
- Web site: Bora Diya Pokuna screened at Sarasaviya Film Festival . Daily News . 25 February 2017.
- Web site: Comment: Bora Diya Pokuna: Scent of the Lotus Pond . The Island . 25 February 2017.
- Web site: Plot of Bora Diya Pokuna . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180915172207/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/01/29/?fn=sa1501299 . 15 September 2018 . dead .
- Web site: Honolulu honours 'Bora Diya Pokuna' . Sunday Times . 4 December 2019.
- Web site: It was heart touching moment . Sarsaviya . 21 November 2019.
- Web site: Sri Lanka's tallest actor . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150310015627/http://sarasaviya.lk/2015/03/05/?fn=sa1503052 . 10 March 2015 . dead .