Dadayama Explained

Dadayama දඩයම
Director:	Vasantha Obeysekera
Producer:	Canfo Films
Music:	Premasiri Khemadasa
Cinematography:	Donald Karunaratne
Editing:	Stanley de Alwis
Runtime:	105 minutes
Country:	Sri Lanka
Language:	Sinhala

Dadayama (The Hunt) (Sinhala; Sinhalese: දඩයම) is a 1983 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by Vasantha Obeysekera and co-produced by Rabbin Chandrasiri, Sunil Jayasiri and P.A Somadasa for Canfo Films.^[1] It stars Ravindra Randeniya and Swarna Mallawarachchi in lead roles along with Somy Rathnayake and Iranganie Serasinghe. Music composed by Premasiri Khemadasa.^[2] It is the 558th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.^[3]

Cast

• Ravindra Randeniya as Jayanath
• Swarna Mallawarachchi as Rathmali
• Somy Rathnayake as Jacolis
• Iranganie Serasinghe as Brothel owner
• Rathnawali Kekunawela as Rathmali's mother
• Shirani Kaushalya as Renuka
• Nanda Withana as Duplicate registrar
• Malaka Chathurath as Rathmali's son
• Daya Alwis as Minister
• Granville Rodrigo as Peter's companion
• J.H. Jayawardana as Peter
• Avanthi Aponso as Rathmali's friend
• Rathmali Gunasekara as Rathmali's elder sister
• Anushi Wijegunawardena as Prostitute

External links

• Sri Lanka Cinema Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dadayama: The hunt that was a hunt . 2021-01-12 . Sarasaviya.
2. Web site: Sinhala screened films . Sarasaviya . 1 November 2017.
3. 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 .