Peeter One Explained

Peeter One
Native Name:
Director:Bandu Samarasinghe
Producer:Sisira Senaratne
Starring:Bandu Samarasinghe
Nilanthi Dias
Veena Jayakody
Rodney Warnakula
Music:Jayantha Ratnayake
Cinematography:Ruwan Costa
Editing:Sampath Wickramasinghe
Studio:Films Lab Studio
Sarasavi Studio
Magic Lantern Studio
Distributor:E.A.P Films
Runtime:100 minutes
Country:Sri Lanka
Language:Sinhala

Peeter One (Sinhala; Sinhalese: පීටර් වන්|italic=yes) is a 2013 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy, family film directed by Bandu Samarasinghe and produced by Sisira Senaratne for Swarna Films.[1] It stars Bandu Samarasinghe in lead role along with Veena Jayakody, Rodney Warnakula and Nilanthi Dias. Music for the film is done by Jayantha Rathnayake. The film became one of Sri Lanka's blockbuster movies with reaching more than 150 days in cinema theatres.[2] It is the 1188th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[3] This is the fourth film direction by Bandu Samarasinghe. His son Kanchana Samarasinghe and second daughter Rasoga Samarasinghe also introduced to the first time in cinema.

Cast

Production

The shooting work began on August 5, 2012 and the shooting was completed on November 1, 2012. Permission for the film was obtained from the Board of Directors on December 18. The media briefing was held on December 20, 2012. The film was screened on May 10, 2013. The film successfully screened in E.A.P circuit cinemas from its distribution date in Colombo.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bandu is back with Peter ONE . Daily News . 23 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Sri Lankan Screened Films . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160808162817/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/07/28/?fn=sa16072822 . 8 August 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Sri Lanka Cinema History . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 3 October 2016 . 23 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160823000528/http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php . dead .
  4. Web site: Quick conversation with Bandu Samarasinghe. Sarasaviya . 3 October 2019.