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Directed by | Sunil Ariyarathna |
Written by | Sunil Ariyarathna |
Starring |
Pooja Umashankar Uddika Premarathna Ravindra Randeniya Lucky Dias , Aruni Rajapaksha |
Music by | Rohana Weerasinghe |
Cinematography | Channa Deshapriya |
Edited by | Thissa Surendra |
Production
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Sumathi Films
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Running time
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120 minutes |
Language | Sinhala |
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Film score by Rohana Weerasinghe | |
Released | String Module Error: Match not found |
Length | 23:16 |
Language | Sinhala |
Paththini (පත්තිනි) is a 2016 Sinhala epic, drama, mystery film written and directed by Sunil Ariyarathna and produced by Dr. Milina Sumathipala, co-produced by Jagath Sumathipala and Thilanga Sumathipala on behalf of Sumathi Films. The film features Pooja Umashankar, and Uddika Premarathna in the leading roles while Ravindra Randeniya, Lucky Dias, Veena Jayakodi, and Aruni Rajapaksha in supporting roles. The film starts its premier on 5 May 2016 in EAP Circuit film halls.
The film is based on a love affair between Kannagi (by Pooja Umashankar), and Kovalan (by Uddika Premarathna) in the Tamil epic Silappatikaram.
More than 2000 years ago, South India was divided into three Tamil kingdoms named as Chola, Pandya and Chera. Heroine of the story is Kannagi (Pooja Umashankar) who born in the city of Kaveri Patuna in Chola Kingdom. She was married to a rich baron named Kovalan (Uddika Premarathna). They lived a beautiful long married life.
Meanwhile, the ceremony of appointing Madhawi (Aruni Rajapaksha) as the princess of the actresses in Chola kingdom was held on this duration. Kovalan was also attended to the ceremony among the VIPs. After the appointment of Madhavi as the princess of the actresses by the king, he gave an authority to her which was she can choose anyone as her husband among the VIPs. Impressing of all the participants, Madhavi chose Kovalan as her husband. Kovalan also began to like on Madhavi because of her beautiful appearance and the dance. Due to this incident, the beautiful married life between Kannagi and Kovalan had been broken.