| Sudu Sewaneli | |
| Native Name: | සුදු සෙවණැලි |
| Director: | Sunil Ariyaratne |
| Producer: | Charudatta Films |
| Based On: | A novel by Piyadasa Welikannage |
| Starring: | Linton Semage Vasanthi Chathurani Roshan Pilapitiya |
| Music: | Rohana Weerasinghe |
| Cinematography: | Suminda Weerasinghe |
| Editing: | Elmo Halliday |
| Distributor: | EAP Theaters [1] |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Language: | Sinhala |
Sudu Sewaneli (Shadows of White) (Sinhala; Sinhalese: සුදු සෙවණැලි|italic=yes) is a 2002 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed and produced by Sunil Ariyaratne for Charudatta Films. It is based on a sinhala novel of the same name written by Piyadasa Welikannage. It stars Linton Semage and Vasanthi Chathurani in lead roles along with Roshan Pilapitiya and Kanchana Mendis. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.[2] [3] It is the 980th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[4] The film won eight awards including the Best Film and the Best Lyricist at Sarasaviya Festival 2003.[5]
The story revolves around a rural family of the year 1848, where many national heroes started their rebels against British rule including Veera Puran Appu.
The film has been shot around Matale, Melsiripura, Galle Fort, Wadduwa Church and some scenes of old Colombo.[6]