Saroja (2000 film)

Saroja
සරෝජා
Directed bySomaratne Dissanayake
Written bySomaratne Dissanayake
Screenplay bySomaratne Dissanayake
Produced byRenuka Balasuriya
StarringNithyavani Kandasami
Joe Abeywickrama
Susantha Chandramali
Nita Fernando
CinematographySuminda Weerasinghe
Edited byStanley de Alwis
Music byRohana Weerasinghe
Release date
  • 10 March 2000 (2000-03-10)[1]
Running time
103 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhalese & Tamil

Saroja (Sinhala: සරෝජා), is a 2000 Sri Lankan Sinhalese children's drama film directed by Somaratne Dissanayake as maiden feature film and produced by his wife Renuka Balasuriya. It stars two child artists Pramudi Karunarathne and Nithyavani Kandasami in lead roles along with Janaka Kumbukage and Joe Abeywickrama. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.[2] It is the 931st film in Sri Lankan cinema.[3] The film is a hugely successful film that has won awards and critical acclaim worldwide.[4]

  1. ^ "Saroja stresses ethnic unity". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "'Saroja': tale of two small girls". Sunday Times. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ^ යුද ගිනි මැද ගෙදරට ආ අමුත්තිය