| Joyful Journeys | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Udayakantha Warnasuriya[1] |
| Producer: | Udayakantha Warnasuriya |
| Starring: | Hemasiri Liyanage Nalin Pradeep Udawela Madani Malwattege |
| Music: | Navaratne Gamage |
| Cinematography: | Ayeshmantha Hettiarachchi |
| Editing: | Pravin Jayaratne |
| Runtime: | 85 minutes |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Language: | Sinhala |
Joyful Journeys (Sinhala; Sinhalese: මධුර චාරිකා|Madhura Charika) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed and produced by Udayakantha Warnasuriya.[2] It stars Hemasiri Liyanage in lead role along with Nalin Pradeep Udawela, Madani Malwattage and Kumara Thirimadura. Music composed by Navaratne Gamage.[3] [4]
The film has been shot around Nuwara Eliya, Colombo and Tharangani Cinema Hall. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.[5]
The film about Wilson Godamanne, an 85-year old former film actor, who lives with his son, daughter in law and two grandchildren in the picturesque hill country of Sri Lanka.
The film captures the lives of ordinary folk. Nostalgically reaching out for his former glory, Wilson decides to attend a film festival showing one of his films. Accompanied by his 8-year-old grandson, Wilson arrives in time to see himself. On his way to catch his bus, he is stricken fatally by a heart attack. With only a helpless child at hand,Wilson experiences the compassion of strangers and friends. The film leaves behind a lasting impression of the need of humans to find value in themselves especially as the light of life begins to fade.[6]