Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi

Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi (Sinhala: සුළඟ අප රැගෙන යාවි) is a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Nuwan Jayathilake and co-produced by director himself with Maya Nawagaththegama for Nawagaththegama Films.^[2] It stars Priyankara Rathnayake and Suranga Ranawaka in lead roles along with Sujeewa Priyalal and Iranganie Serasinghe.^[3] Music composed by Chitral Somapala.^[4][5] It is the 1326th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.^[6]

Sulanga Apa Ragena Yavi
Sinhala	සුළඟ අප රැගෙන යාවි
Directed by	Nuwan Jayathilake[1]
Written by	Nuwan Jayathilake
Produced by	Nawagaththegama Films
Starring	Priyankara Rathnayake Suranga Ranawaka Sujeewa Priyalal
Cinematography	Striner Macklain Adams
Edited by	Saman Alvitigala
Music by	Chitral Somapala
Distributed by	CEL Theatres
Release date	2016 (2016)
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala

The film successfully passed 100 theatrical days.^[7]

Plot

Cast

• Priyankara Rathnayake as Edward
• Suranga Ranawaka as Kumari
• Sujeewa Priyalal as Rasika
• Anjana Premarathna as Duminda
• Sampath Jayaweera as Ranji
• Iranganie Serasinghe as Granny
• Sanath Hennayaka as Nandapala
• Sisira Thadikara as Farmer
• Lanka Bandaranayake as Farmer's wife
• Wasantha Muhandiram as Podi Vijay
• Denushka Weerapperuma as Aunt
• Chamal Ranasinghe as Apple salesman
• Dinal Asanka as Kapuwa
• Wimal Kumara de Costa as Elder father
• Bandula Vithanage as Monk
• Semini Hennayaka as Nihansa
• Praween Katukithula as Vihanga
• Sudam Katukithula as Kasun
• Dayadeva Edirisinghe as Policeman

Songs

The film has only one song sung by Himasha Manupriya.^[3]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Dura Ahasa Mawana Roo Rata"	Nuwan Jayathilaka	Himasha Manupriya

Production

The film has been done on a tight budget. It was shot in around 15 days.^[8]

Awards and Screening

The film had a special autumn screening with director Q&A session on October 16 at Munich in Germany. The film has won several awards at international film festivals.^[8]

• 49th WorldFest Houston International Film Festival 2016 - Remi Award
• 18th London Asian Film Festival 2016 - Screened
• Cinekid screening club in Netherlands - Competitive section
• Cinema Di Ringhiera in Italy - Screened
• Cinema De Mando in Rome - Screened
• Indian Film Festival in Melbourne - Screened
• European Children's Film Association - Sold in European film market^[9]
• Toronto World International Film Festival - Screened
• Held special shows in Munich in Germany, Verona, Brescia and Milano Italy, Sidney, Perth and Melbourne in Australia