Goal (2018 film)

Goal (Sinhala: ගෝල්) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's film directed by Rohan Perera and produced by Susara Dinal^[2] for Maharaja Entertainments as a Sirasa Movie.^[3] It stars Jayalath Manoratne and Chandani Seneviratne in lead roles along with Anula Bulathsinhala and Kaushalya Fernando. Music composed by Suresh Maliyadde.^[4][5] It is the 1309th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.^[6]

Goal
Sinhala	ගෝල්
Directed by	Rohan Perera
Written by	Rohan Perera
Produced by	Maharaja Entertainments
Starring	Jayalath Manoratne Chandani Seneviratne Kaushalya Fernando
Cinematography	Paalitha Perera
Edited by	Ajith Ramanayake
Music by	Suresh Maliyadde
Production company	M Entertainment[1]
Distributed by	CEL Theatres
Release date	26 July 2018 (2018-07-26)
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala

Plot

The film revolves around a bunch of talented boys in a very remote school Millawitiya Junior School in Kaluwara Eliya. The fate of the children changes when new coming teacher, Samarasekara Sir (played by Manoratne) introduces them to football, an alien game to the children until that point.^[7]

Reluctant at first, the kids slowly get into the game. The adults are unsure at first, saying it a waste of time, but as the kids begin to improve and their enthusiasm growing, they support them.

Facing schools outside Colombo, with kids who have almost lifetimes of practice, they move forward. They end up winning against a most renowned school in all of Sri Lanka, making a name for themselves.

Cast

• Jayalath Manoratne as Somaweera Samarasekara
• Chandani Seneviratne as Mrs. Samarasekara
• Anula Bulathsinhala as Grandmother
• Kaushalya Fernando as Village school principal
• Nayana Hettiarachchi as Kalpa's mother
• Lakshman Mendis as Principal
• Jayani Senanayake as Tharindu's mother

Child cast

The film consists of more than 70 new child actors.^[8]

• Mohomad Sham as Jabus
• Kavindu Kalhara as Kalpa
• Rizan Naizer as Sahan
• Theshan Thushmika as Rachira
• Dananjaya Naveen as Vihanga
• Devid Karunarathna as Sandun
• Pavan Bimsara as Pabalu
• Subhashini Jayarathna

Soundtrack

Released under M Entertainments label in 2018, all three songs in the soundtrack were penned by director Rohan Perera. Music directed by Suresh Maliyadde.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Athe Paye Hiriyanna"	Rohan Perera	Dinath De Silva	03.43
2.	"Diriyen"	Rohan Perera	Sanuka Wickramasinghe	04.18
3.	"Sansaraye Nawathenaka"	Rohan Perera	Kasun Kalhara	04.17

Accolades

Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards 2019	People's Choice Film Of The Year	Goal	Won
Presidential Film Awards 2019 for 2018	Best Direction	Rohan Perera	Nominated
	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Jayalath Manoratne	Nominated
	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Chandani Seneviratne	Nominated
		Kaushalya Fernando	Nominated
	Merit Award	Nayana Hettiarachchi	Won
	Special Jury Award	David Karunarathne	Won
	Best Editing	Ajith Ramanayake	Nominated
	Best Playback Singer (Male)	Kasun Kalhara - for 'Sansaraye Nawathanaka’	Nominated
	Best Music Direction	Suresh Maliyadde	Nominated
Derana Film Awards 2019	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Jayalath Manoratne	Nominated
	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Kaushalya Fernando	Nominated
	Best Sound Design	Aruna Priyantha Kaluarachchi	Nominated
SIGNIS Awards (Sri Lanka) 2019	Best Film of the Year	Goal	Nominated
	Best Direction	Rohan Perera	Nominated
	Best Screenplay		Nominated
	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Jayalath Manoratne	Nominated
	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Xavier Kanishka	Nominated
	Best Editing	Ajith Ramanayake	Nominated