The Kite (1979)
March 2, 1979Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Gamini Fonseka
Nadaraja
Farina Lai
Thangamani
M. Abbas
Razam
Wimal Kumara de Costa
Simon
Veena Jayakody
Sushila
Sriyani Amarasena
Soma
Somasiri Dehipitiya
Mr. Jayasekara
Shanthi Lekha
Sushila's Mother
Sunil Ariyarathna
Director
Gladwin Fernando
Editor
George Leslie Ranasinghe
Writer
W. A. B. de Silva
Cinematography
Y.M. Karunathilake
Producer
Ranjith Palansuriya
Producer
Victor Ratnayake
Music Director
Details.
Release DateMarch 2, 1979
Original NameSarungale - සරුංගලේ
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Genres
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Sarungale (The Kite) (Sinhala: සරුංගලේ) is a 1979 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by Sunil Ariyaratne and produced by Y.M. Karunathilake. It stars Gamini Fonseka and Veena Jayakody in lead roles along with M. Abbas] and Wimal Kumara de Costa. Music composed by Victor Ratnayake. It is the 413th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.
The film deals with the inter-ethnic, communal violence between Sinhalese and Tamils. It demonstrate the ambivalence of the Sinhala socio-political establishment towards the Tamil people.
The film won several awards at OCIC film awards ceremony including Best Script. Farina Lai won the Live Talent Award, while Wimal Kumara de Costa and Gamini Fonseka won Special Jury Award at the ceremony. The film also won the Best Actor award and Best Supporting Actress award at 10th Sarasaviya Film Awards held on March 29, 1980, finished fifth with 27978 votes.