Siribo Aiya
{{Film}
| Siribo Aiya සිරිබෝ අයියා | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sunil Ariyaratne |
| Produced by | Ranjith Palansuriya Jinadasa Palansuriya Darmapriya Palansuriya |
| Written by | Piyadasa Palansuriya |
| Screenplay by | Chandrasena Kiriwaththuduwa |
| Story by | Piyadasa Palansuriya |
| Based on | Siribo Aiya Short Story | සිරිබෝ අයියා කෙටි කතාව |
| Starring | Joe Abeywickrama Vasanthi Chathurani Geetha Kumarasinghe |
| Music by | Victor Ratnayake |
| Cinematography | Chandralal Manamendra |
Release date | 16 May 1980 |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
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Siribo Aiya (Sinhala: සිරිබෝ අයියා) is a 1980 Sri Lankan Sinhala film directed by Sunil Ariyaratne and produced by Ranjith Palansuriya, Jinadasa Palansuriya and Dharmapriya Palansuriya. It stars Joe Abeywickrama, Vasanthi Chathurani and Geetha Kumarasinghe in lead roles along with D.R. Nanayakkara, Somasiri Dehipitiya, Daya Alwis and Jayalath Manorathne. Music composed by Victor Ratnayake. It is the 437th Sri Lankan film in Sinhala cinema history.[1]
Background Story for the Film
Background Information Regarding the Making of the Movie is very interesting. The concept of this film is based on Piyadasa Palansuriya's short story "Siribo Aiya." After his death, as a tribute to him, his three sons (Darmapriya, Ranjith and Jinadasa) made "Siribo Aiya" into a movie.
Siribo Ayya - Kavi
" වැල්ලේ පිපෙන බිම් මල වාසනාවන්
ගොල්ලේ පිපෙන පන් මල වාසනාවන්
දෙපෝදාට පුන් සඳ වාසනාවන්
මතු ජාතියෙත් ඔබ මට වාසනාවන්......."
සිරිබෝ අයියා කවි
-පියදාස පලන්සූරිය-
Awards
The film won several awards at Presidential Film Awards 1981 along with Best Film, Best Direction (Sunil Ariyaratne), Best Actor (Joe Abeywickrama), Best Music Director (Victor Ratnayake), Best Playback Singer Male (Siribo Aiya - "Kavi" W. D. Amaradeva), Best Playback Singer Female (Siribo Aiya - "Kavi" - Nanda Malini) and Merit Award (Somasiri Dehipitiya).[2]
| Year | Award | Category | Award Winner | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3rd Presidential Film Awards | Best Film | Siribo Aiya
Ranjith Palansuriya Jinadasa Palansuriya Darmapriya Palansuriya |
Won | BMICH - Colombo
1981-10-02 [3][2] President awarding J. R. Jayewardene |
| Best Direction | Sunil Ariyaratne | ||||
| Best Actor | Joe Abeywickrama | ||||
| Best Music Director | Victor Ratnayake | ||||
| Best Playback Singer Male | W. D. Amaradeva | Siribo Aiya - "Kavi" | |||
| Best Playback Singer Female | Nanda Malini | Siribo Aiya - "Kavi" | |||
| Merit Award | Somasiri Dehipitiya | ||||
| 9th Sarasaviya Awards - 1981 | Famous Film | 5th
Votes : 16,744 |
BMICH
1981-04-04 | ||
| Best Singer - Male | W. D. Amaradeva | Won | |||
| Best Singer - Female | W. D. Amaradeva | ||||
| 8th OCIC Award Ceremony 1981 | Best Cinematographer | Chandralal Manamendra | Won | Ladies College auditorium - Colombo
1981-03-14[4] |
Cast
- Joe Abeywickrama
- Vasanthi Chathurani
- Geetha Kumarasinghe
- D.R. Nanayakkara
- Somasiri Dehipitiya
- Daya Alwis
- Jayalath Manorathne
- Ebert Wijesinghe
- Harry Wimalasena
- Somalatha Subasinghe
- S.A.James
- Gamini Wijesuriya
- Palitha Samarasinghe
Crew
Director - Sunil Ariyaratne
Producer - Ranjith Palansuriya, Jinadasa Palansuriya, Dharmapriya Palansuriya, D.A.N.Yasarathna and R.Lional De Silva
Cinematographer - Chandralal Manamendra
Music Director - Victor Ratnayake
References
- ↑ "Siribo Ayya - සිරිබෝ අයියා - Sinhala Cinema Database". www.films.lk. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Presidential Film Awards", Wikipedia, 2022-09-29, retrieved 2022-10-23
- ↑ "Sinhala Cinema Database". www.films.lk. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ↑ "Sinhala Cinema Database". www.films.lk. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
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