The Singing Pond (2015)
2h
Running Time
December 11, 2015Release Date

Plot.
A new teacher, Uma (Anasuya Subasinghe), arrives at a school with her first appointment in a remote village near Dambulla in Sri Lanka. The school has few students, with only the principal (Lucian Bulathsinghala) and Uma as the teacher. With the help of Uma the pupils gradually start to dream of bigger things than they ever imagined. One day Upuli, a blind girl, shares her unseen dream with school friends Sukiri and Ukkun. It gradually becomes the dream throughout the village. The children and Uma encounter perils in their venture to realise this dream. The children of the school start to focus on something they have never seen before. This target gives rise to a small revolution.
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Cast & Crew.

Anasuya Subasinghe
Uma the School Teacher

Lucien Bulathsinhala
School Principal

Hyacinth Wijeratne
School Principal's Wife

Jayalath Manoratne
Justin the Bus Driver

Dayadewa Edirisinghe
Gramasewaka

Jayani Senanayake
Chithra (Gramasewaka's Wife)

Senat Dikkumbura
Mudalali (Shop Owner)

Geetha Kanthi Jayakody
Justin's Wife

Ama Wijesekera
Tailor Woman

Jagath Chamila
Madhuwantha (Uma's Boyfriend)

Ama Wijesekara
Actress

D.B. Gangodathenna
Kiri Aththa

Anjali Methsara
Blind Girl

Sathsara Jayasuriya
Gramasewaka's Son

Thishakya Kumaratunga
Ukkuwa

Indika Ferdinando
Director / Story

Bimal Fernando
Producer

Nirosha Fernando
Producer

Sunil T. Fernando
Co-Producer

Dinesh Subasinghe
Music

Channa Deshapriya
Cinematography

Tissa Surendra
Editor

Palitha Thennakoon
Production Manager

Daminda D. Madawala
Assistant Director

Sasika Ruwan Marasinghe
Sound Mixer

Vaibhav Vaidya
Visual Effects
Media.

Details.
Release DateDecember 11, 2015
Original NameHo Gaana Pokuna
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
sri lanka
teacher
school
lighthearted
joyous
hilarious
cheerful
Wiki.
Ho Gana Pokuna (The Singing Pond) (Sinhala: හෝ ගානා පොකුණ) is a 2015 Sri Lankan children's musical drama film written and directed by Indika Ferdinando. It depicts a teacher in a remote village, Uma (Anasuya Subasinghe), teaching her students to focus on something they have never seen before.
The film was awarded the Teacher's Choice Prize at the 31st Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Best Feature Film at the 38th Lucas International Children's Festival, and the City of Zlin Award at the 55th Zlín Film Festival. It had its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival and was designated as the official selection at the Hanoi International Film Festival.
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