Sewwandi Explained

Sewwandi සෙව්වන්දි
Director:	Vasantha Obeysekera^[1]
Producer:	Sunil T. Films Sangeetha Weeraratne^[2]
Starring:	Sangeetha Weeraratne Kamal Addararachchi Ravindra Randeniya
Music:	Rohana Weerasinghe
Cinematography:	Jayanath Gunawardena
Editing:	Ravindra Guruge
Studio:	Prasad Color Lab, Chennai
Distributor:	EAP Theaters
Country:	Sri Lanka
Language:	Sinhala

Sewwandi (The Rose) (Sinhala; Sinhalese: සෙව්වන්දි|italic=yes) is a 2006 Sri Lankan Sinhala war drama film directed by Vasantha Obeysekera and co-produced by Sunil T. Fernando for Sunil T. Films with Sangeetha Weeraratne.^[3] It stars Sangeetha Weeraratne herself with Kamal Addararachchi in lead roles along with Ravindra Randeniya and Chandani Seneviratne. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.^{[4] [5]} Along with the Sinhala copy, two more Tamil copies were released in two theatres as well.^{[6] [7]} It is the 1080th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.^[8]

Cast

• Sangeetha Weeraratne as Kumari
• Kamal Addararachchi as Pradeep
• Ravindra Randeniya as Priyantha
• Chandani Seneviratne as Lalitha
• Dilhani Ekanayake as Shirani
• Dayan Witharana as Mahinda
• D.B. Gangodathenna
• Muthu Tharanga
• Kumara Thirimadura
• Dayadeva Edirisinghe

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Sewwandhi': Another dramatic twist by Obeysekere . Sarasaviya . 30 November 2019.
2. Web site: Sangeetha in producer's role . Sunday times . 7 December 2017.
3. Web site: Vasantha Obeysekere an unmatched film director . Sunday Times . 3 December 2019.
4. Web site: Sewwandi (Rose) - 2006 . Official Website of Vasantha Obeysekere . 25 March 2017.
5. Web site: Sri Lankan Screened Films . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.
6. Web site: 'Sewwandi': A rose that blossomed and withered . The Sunday Times . 25 March 2017.
7. Web site: Sewwandi - a story of passion and vengeance . The Sunday Observer . 25 March 2017.
8. Web site: Sri Lanka Cinema History . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 3 October 2016.