Kandak Sema (Like a Mountain) (Sinhala: කන්දක් සේමා) is a 2023 Sri Lankan Sinhalese language romantic drama film directed by Asoka Athaudahetti and co-directed by Tao Nashimotho. The film is co-produced by Sumithra Rahubaddhe, Jayantha Hettiarachchi, Ashu Marasinghe and Samanmalee Padmakumara. It stars Nirosha Perera and Japanese actor Jun Etoh in lead roles along with Japanese actress Ayako Kobayashi[1] with Bimal Jayakody in supportive roles. Music composed by Suresh Maliyadde.[2][3] The film is based on the novel written by Sumithra Rahubaddhe and her script.[4]

Kandak Sema
කන්දක් සේමා
Directed byAsoka Athaudahetti
Tao Nashimoto
Written bySumithra Rahubaddhe
Based onNovel by Sumithra Rahubaddhe
Produced byJayantha Hettiarachchi
Ashu Marasinghe
Samanmalee Padmakumara
Sumithra Rahubaddhe
StarringNirosha Perera
Jun Etoh
Ayako Kobayashi
CinematographyRuwan Costa
Edited byAjith Ramanayake
Music bySuresh Maliyadde
Distributed byEAP Theatres
Release date
  • 2 November 2023 (2023-11-02)
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala
BudgetLKR 80 Million

The film received mixed reviews from critics.[5]

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Kandak Sema is a 2009 novel by Sri Lankan author Sumithra Rahubaddhe. The book won all five awards in 2010 from five literary festivals in Sri Lanka.[6] It is about a young Sri Lankan woman from an impoverished family who marries a Japanese farmer to escape poverty.[7] The book was adapted into the film where popular Oshin actress, Ayako Kobayashi made her acting debut in Sri Lankan Sinhala language cinema in a supporting role.[8]

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  1. ^ "Small Oshin for 'Kandak Sema' film". gossiplankanews. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Nirosha going Japan after the wedding". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Sumithra Rahubadda's 'Kandak Sema' Movie To Be Screened Soon". Asian Mirror. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. ^ "තිරරචකයාගේ ඔළුවේ තමයි මුලින්ම රූප මැවෙන්නේ: ප්‍රවීණ ලේඛිකා සුමිත්‍රා රාහුබද්ධ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  5. ^ "කන්දක් සේ මා නවකතාවම සිනමාගත කිරීමක්". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  6. ^ "A Tale Of Love By Sumithra Rahubadda". The Sunday Leader. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Roaming for deprived youth". The Sunday Observer. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Still the 'little Oshin'". Daily News. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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