Irasma Explained

Irasma
ඉරැස්මා
Director:Ariyaratne Vithana
Producer:NFC Films
Based On:Anoma Ratnayake's Novel Irasma
Starring:Ama Wijesekara
Douglas Ranasinghe
Iranganie Serasinghe
Music:Victor Ratnayake
Cinematography:Suminda Weerasinghe
Editing:Denzil Jayaweera
Distributor:Film Corporation circuit[1]
Country:Sri Lanka
Language:Sinhala

Irasma (Sinhala; Sinhalese: ඉරැස්මා) is a 2003 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's film directed by Ariyaratne Vithana. It stars Ama Wijesekera in lead role along with Douglas Ranasinghe and Iranganie Serasinghe.[2] Music composed by Victor Ratnayake. This is the first children's film funded by Film Development Fund of the National Film Corporation as well.[3] [4] The film also screened at many film festivals.[5]

The film has received mainly positive reviews by critics.[6] It is the 1012nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[7]

Cast

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Irasma' after school vacation. Sunday Times . 29 November 2019.
  2. Web site: 'Irasma' seeks parental love . Sunday Times . 18 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Children's film on parental love . Daily News . 11 March 2017.
  4. Web site: එදා මෙදා තිරගත වූ සිංහල චිත්‍රපට. Sarasaviya. 3 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012024839/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/10/29/?fn=sa15102916. 12 October 2016. dead.
  5. Web site: 'Irasma' portrays value of parental love . The Sunday Times . 11 March 2017.
  6. Web site: Irasma - Call of the child . Daily News . 3 October 2016.
  7. Web site: Sri Lanka Cinema History . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 3 October 2016.