Hiripoda Wassa is a 2005 Sinhalese romantic movie directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya and produced by Soma Edirisinghe for EAP Films.[1] It stars Roshan Ranawana and Pubudu Chathuranga in lead roles along with Chathurika Peiris and Jayalath Manoratne. Music composed by Bathiya and Santhush.[2] They story revolves around young lives engulfed in the challenges in the present-day society, in Sri Lanka. It is the 1063rd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhalese cinema.[3] The film brought Harshini Perera, Jayantha Atapattu and Akila Sandakelum to cinema for the first time.

Hiripoda Wassa
හිරිපොද වැස්ස
Directed byUdayakantha Warnasuriya
Written byUdayakantha Warnasuriya
Screenplay byUdayakantha Warnasuriya
Story byUdayakantha Warnasuriya
Produced byEAP Films
StarringRoshan Ranawana
Pubudu Chathuranga
Harshani Perera
Chathurika Peiris
Jayalath Manoratne
CinematographyJayanath Gunawardena
Edited byRavindra Guruge
Music byBathiya and Santhush
Production
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Prasad Color Lab
Distributed byEAP Films
Release date
  • January 12, 2006 (2006-01-12) (Sri Lanka)
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Plot

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The story revolves round three teenagers - Prageeth (Roshan), a younger, darker version of Hugh Grant, the son of a business tycoon (Corea), whose fiancé is Veena (Anarkali); Sithum (Pubudu), the son of a Postman (Jayalath) is in love with Pooja, (Chathurika) while Ramith who says he comes from the middle class, and is seduced by his biology teacher who as luck would have it lives in an apartment directly opposite his block of flats, nevertheless, voices every teenagers views of life when he says all he wants to do is to take things easy." (Shape eke jeevath venava).

Cast

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Reviews

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Hiripoda Wassa however, is not a movie that would make you think or cry, and no one would dream of using the highest compliment on the tongues of the teenage characters in the movie to describe it."[5]

Soundtrack

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No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Neela Nimnaye"Nilar N. KasimNirosha Virajini, Santhush Weeraman 
2."Hiripoda Wassa Wageya"Sunil WimalaweeraBathiya and Santhush, Ashanthi De Alwis, Jananath Warakagoda, Niwanthi Gunasekara 
3."Seema Mayim Na"Nilar N. KasimBathiya and Santhush 
4."Anande Wahi Walawa"Nilar N. KasimBathiya and Santhush, Ashanthi De Alwis, Niwanthi Gunasekara 

References

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  1. ^ "'Hiripoda Wessa' ready to pour". Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Vijaya: Back to silver screen". Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. ^ Sunday Observer - 2006/02/19
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