| Kandak Sema කන්දක් සේමා | |
| Director: | Asoka Athaudahetti Tao Nashimoto |
| Producer: | Jayantha Hettiarachchi Ashu Marasinghe Samanmalee Padmakumara Sumithra Rahubaddhe |
| Based On: | Novel by Sumithra Rahubaddhe |
| Starring: | Nirosha Perera Jun Etoh Ayako Kobayashi |
| Music: | Suresh Maliyadde |
| Cinematography: | Ruwan Costa |
| Editing: | Ajith Ramanayake |
| Distributor: | EAP Theatres |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Language: | Sinhala |
| Budget: | LKR 80 Million |
Kandak Sema (Like a Mountain) (Sinhala; Sinhalese: කන්දක් සේමා) is a 2023 Sri Lankan Sinhalese language romantic drama film directed by Asoka Athaudahetti and co-directed by Tao Nashimotho. The film is co-produced by Sumithra Rahubaddhe, Jayantha Hettiarachchi, Ashu Marasinghe and Samanmalee Padmakumara. It stars Nirosha Perera and Japanese actor Jun Etoh in lead roles along with Japanese actress Ayako Kobayashi[1] with Bimal Jayakody in supportive roles. Music composed by Suresh Maliyadde.[2] [3] The film is based on the novel written by Sumithra Rahubaddhe and her script.[4]
The film received mixed reviews from critics.[5]
Kandak Sema is a 2009 novel by Sri Lankan author Sumithra Rahubaddhe. The book won all five awards in 2010 from five literary festivals in Sri Lanka.[6] It is about a young Sri Lankan woman from an impoverished family who marries a Japanese farmer to escape poverty.[7] The book was adapted into the film where popular Oshin actress, Ayako Kobayashi made her acting debut in Sri Lankan Sinhala language cinema in a supporting role.[8]