| Sarungale සරුංගලේ | |
| Director: | Sunil Ariyaratne |
| Producer: | Y.M. Karunathilake Ranjith Palansuriya |
| Based On: | Dharmasiri Gamage |
| Starring: | Gamini Fonseka Farina Lai M. Abbas Wimal Kumara de Costa |
| Music: | Victor Ratnayake |
| Cinematography: | W. A. B. de Silva |
| Editing: | Gladwin Fernando |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Language: | Sinhala Tamil |
Sarungale (The Kite) (Sinhala; Sinhalese: සරුංගලේ|italic=yes) is a 1979 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by Sunil Ariyaratne and produced by Y.M. Karunathilake.[1] It stars Gamini Fonseka and Farina Lai in lead roles along with M. Abbas] and Wimal Kumara de Costa.[2] Music composed by Victor Ratnayake. It is the 413th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[3]
The film deals with the inter-ethnic, communal violence between Sinhalese and Tamils. It demonstrate the ambivalence of the Sinhala socio-political establishment towards the Tamil people.[4] [5] [6]
The film won several awards at OCIC film awards ceremony including Best Script.[7] Farina Lai won the Live Talent Award, while Wimal Kumara de Costa and Gamini Fonseka won Special Jury Award at the ceremony. The film also won the Best Actor award and Best Supporting Actress award at 10th Sarasaviya Film Awards held on March 29, 1980, finished fifth with 27978 votes.[8]
The film consists with four songs.