Bora Diya Pokuna

2015 Sri Lankan film
  • 14 February 2015 (2015-02-14)
Running time
141 minutesCountrySri LankaLanguageSinhalaBudgetරු.8,500,000

Bora Diya Pokuna (Sinhala: බොරදිය පොකුණ) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala adult drama film directed by Sathyajith Maitipe and produced by Sunil Dharmasiri.[2][3] It stars Kaushalya Fernando and Dilani Abeywardana in lead roles along with Priyanka Samaraweera and Duminda de Silva.[4] Music composed by Pradeep Ratnayaka.[5][6][7] It is the 1222nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[8]

The film was screened at Smithsonian Institution in Washington on 5 December 2004.[9] The film production was completed in 2003,[10] but banned by the Public Performance Board of Sri Lanka, until it was granted in 2010 for showing in 2015.[11][12][13][14][15] The film won a special prize for the Best Fiction Film at Honolulu International Film festival, 2005 in Hawaii.[16]

Cast

  • Kaushalya Fernando as Ariyalatha / Gothami
  • Dilani Abeywardana as Mangala[17]
  • Duminda de Silva as Vipula[18]
  • Priyanka Samaraweera as Suwineetha
  • Dharmasiri Bandaranayake as Desmond
  • Veena Jayakody as Doreen
  • Rathnawali Kekunawela as Bording mistress
  • Rohitha Karunarathna as Sanjeewa
  • Chandani Seneviratne as Piyasili
  • Leonie Kotelawala as Gothami' mother
  • Chandra Kaluarachchi as Desmond's mother
  • Gayan Lakruwan as Suranjith
  • Pramudi Karunaratne as Taniya
  • Sarath Kothalawala
  • Nilmini Buwaneka
  • Asela Jayakody
  • Giriraj Kaushalya
  • Jayani Senanayake

References

  1. ^ "Talk with Maitipe". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Sathyajith taps new talent". Sunday Times. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  3. ^ "'Bora Diya Pokuna' to stir Lankan cinema". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. ^ "'Boradiya Pokuna' still in deep water". Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Bora Diya Pokuna (2004)". IMDB. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Bora Diya Pokuna". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  9. ^ "'Bora Diya Pokuna' reels disappear in Washington". Sunday Times. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Sathyajith overcomes many hurdles". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Bora Diya Pokuna Creates Ripples". Colombo Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Refreshing dip into Bora Diya Pokuna". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Bora Diya Pokuna screened at Sarasaviya Film Festival". Daily News. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Comment: Bora Diya Pokuna: Scent of the Lotus Pond". The Island. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Plot of Bora Diya Pokuna". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Honolulu honours 'Bora Diya Pokuna'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  17. ^ "It was heart touching moment". Sarsaviya. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Sri Lanka's tallest actor". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2017.


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