Hora Uncle Explained

Hora Uncle
Director:Harshana Wickramasinghe
Producer:Saman Dharmawansha
Suminda Lowe
Starring:Mahendra Perera
Dulani Anuradha
Janaka Kumbukage
Music:Nawarathna Gamage
Cinematography:Suresh Dammika
Editing:Dilan Gunawardana
Studio:Alankara Films
Distributor:EAP Theatres
Runtime:108 minutes
Country:Sri Lanka
Language:Sinhala

Hora Uncle (Sinhala; Sinhalese: හොරා අන්කල්) is an 2024 Sri Lankan Sinhalese children's film by Harshana Wickramasinghe in his directorial film debut and produced by Suminda Lowe and Saman Dharmawansha.[1] [2] It stars Mahendra Perera and Dulani Anuradha in lead roles along with Janaka Kumbukage and Kumara Thirimadura.[3] [4] Music composed by Nawarathna Gamage.[5] [6]

Cast

child cast

Production

The film marked the maiden cinema direction by Harshana Wickramasinghe. It was co-produced by Saman Dharmawansha and Suminda Lowe. Suresh Dhammika made cinematography, Mananuwan Rupasinghe is the makeup artist and Dhammika Hewaduwatte made art direction. Nihal Pieris is the script writer and choreography is handled by Nilan Maligaspe.[7] Dilan Gunawardena is the sound editor, Nishan Senarathne is the linear producer and Nawarathna Gamage is the music director. Bandula Nanayakkarawasam and director himself are the lyricists. Late singer Lakshman Wijesekara and Parami Aloka made background vocals.[8] The film was shot in an around Colombo and Lankagama.[9]

Release

The film was screened on 25 June 2022 in Milan, Italy at Centro Sportivo Culturale Asteria and later in Rome and Padua.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hora Uncle soon on the wide screen . Daily News . 3 April 2018.
  2. Web site: සැලීගේ ජීවිතය රැක ගන්න මානුෂික මෙහෙයුමක් ‘හොරා අන්කල්’: හොරෙක් වුණත් හිතක් තිබේ . sarasaviya.lk . 3 April 2018.
  3. Web site: කේරළය ආදරේ ඇති නළුවාගේ 'හොරා අංකල්' අනිද්දා . mirrorarts.lk . 3 April 2018.
  4. Web site: “හොරා අන්කල්” ළඟදීම එළියට . mirrorarts.lk . 3 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Hora Uncle - හොරා අංකල් . Sinhala Cinema Database . 3 April 2018.
  6. Web site: ළමා සිතට ආ අමුත්තා……..! හොරා අංකල් . sarasaviya.lk . 3 April 2018.
  7. Web site: Hora Uncle soon on the wide screen . dailynews.lk . 3 April 2018.
  8. Web site: Hora Uncle in Italy . ceylontoday.lk . 3 April 2018.
  9. Web site: අභියෝග ගැන කතාකරන්න කැමති නැහැ – සමන් අලංකාර . divaina.lk . 3 April 2018.
  10. Web site: ‘Hora Uncle’ premieres in Milano . sundaytimes.lk . 3 April 2018.
  11. Web site: “හොරා අංකල්” මංගල දැක්ම ඉතාලියේදී… . divaina.lk . 3 April 2018.