Paha Samath Explained

Paha Samath පහ සමත්
Director:	Jayaprakash Sivagurunadan^[1]
Producer:	New Imperial Talkies
Starring:	Amiru Koralage Dilhani Ekanayake Uddika Premarathna
Music:	Kapila Pugalaarchchi
Cinematography:	Thusitha Anuradha
Editing:	Ravindra Guruge
Studio:	Sarasavi studio
Distributor:	CEL Theatres^[2]
Country:	Sri Lanka
Language:	Sinhala

Paha Samath (Sinhala; Sinhalese: '''පහ සමත්'''), interchangeably use as 5 Samath, is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's film directed by Jayaprakash Sivagurunadan and produced by Hans Anton Vanstarex for New Imperial Talkies.^[3] It stars new coming child actors^[4] along with Dilhani Ekanayake and Uddika Premarathna. Music composed by Kapila Pugalaarchchi.^[5] The muhurath ceremony was held at the New Imperial Talkies^[6]

It is the 1291st Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.^[7] The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.^[8] Child artist Amiru Koralage won a merit award at the 2018 Sarasaviya Awards.^[9]

Plot

The film discuss about the modern life of children who struggle to pass grade 5 scholarship and the pressure exerted by parents on them. The film emphasize well to express what happened to the bond with nature and outdoor sports due to whole day studies and tuition classes.^[10]

Cast

• Uddika Premarathna as Samath's father^[11]
• Dilhani Ekanayake as Samath's mother
• Shyam Fernando as Doctor Meegaspe
• Semini Iddamalgoda as Mrs. Meegaspe
• Priyantha Seneviratne as Bus conductor
• Giriraj Kaushalya as Bus driver
• Dayadeva Edirisinghe as Village principal
• Saddha Mangala Suriyabandara as Town school's principal
• Wageesha Salgadu as Samath's sister
• Iranganie Serasinghe as Vinura's granny
• Malkanthi Jayasinghe as Village school class teacher
• Asha Edirisinghe as Town school's class teacher
• Ranjan Sooriyakumara as News reader
• Upatissa Balasuriya as Hostel warden
• Sarath Chandrasiri as Village farmer
• Rohan Wijethunga as Bus passenger
• Udari Warnakulasooriya in cameo role

Child cast

• Amiru Koralage as Samath Peragammana
• Sharad Chanduma as Vinura Meegaspe
• Sejan Hansana as Thusil
• Kivindi Kasundara as Sayani
• Yovindu Ethugala
• Obhashitha Kangarage

Songs

The film contains four songs.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paha Samath according to the director's way . Sarasaviya . 3 December 2017.
2. Web site: 'Paha Samath' coming soon . Daily News. 17 November 2017.
3. Web site: 'Paha Samath' coming soon . Daily News. 17 November 2017.
4. Web site: They passed grade 5 . Sarasaviya . 11 December 2017.
5. Web site: 5 Samath - 5 සමත් . Sinhala Cinema Database . 11 May 2017.
6. Web site: Paha Samath muhurath . Daily News . 11 May 2017.
7. Web site: Sri Lanka Cinema History . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 7 October 2018 . 23 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160823000528/http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php . dead .
8. Web site: Paha Samath but we failed - The review . Sarasaviya . 18 January 2018.
9. Web site: Samath won big at Sarasaviya . Sarasaviya . 31 August 2018.
10. Web site: 5 Samath soon to be in cinemas . The Sunday Times. 17 November 2017.
11. Web site: Lets talk about the film, not about me - Uddika . Sarasaviya . 29 December 2017.
12. Web site: Sinhala screened films . Sarasaviya . 2 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180203005916/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/02/01/?fn=sa18020127 . 3 February 2018 . dead .