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‘Randiya Dahara’ for New Year
Locally and internationally acclaimed film 'Randiya Dahara' directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya will be telecast for the New Year on Rupavahini channel.

The film, one of the recent releases will be telecast for the first time on the miniscreen on April 13 at 10 pm. Music for Randiya Dahara is directed by Premasiri Khemadasa and features a stellar cast comprising some of the veterans and young talented actors and actresses.

The cast includes Jackson Anthony, Geetha Kumarasinghe, Kamal Adararachchi, Sanath Gunathilake, Tony Ranasinghe, Jeewan Kumaratunge, Mahendra Perera, Henry Jayasena, Anula Karunathilake, Buddika Jayaratne, Udula Dabare, Milton Jayawardena, Sitha Kumari and child actor Asantha Peiris. Amalie, a young girl from the lower middle class of our society hopes to go abroad one day.

She needs money to pay for the agency and poses as the wife of a soldier killed in battle claiming compensation. She is successful and receives the compensation but faces a problem when the dead soldier comes back alive and well. The story revolves around the encounters that Amalie faces and how she responds to the clashes and opposition and controversy that follows.

Produced by Neil Ranjith Palliyaguruge the technical crew included Jayanath Gunawardena and K. D. Dayananda as cameraman, Stanley Alwis as editor, Sunil Wijeratne art director and Ebert Wijesinghe as make up artiste. Lyrics are written by Lucian Bulathsinghala while playback songs are done by Nelu Adikari
The film won a bronze award at the Houston International Film Festival in addition to a number local awards.

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