| Sooriya Arana සූරිය අරණ | |
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 part of the film | |
| Directed by | Somaratne Dissanayake |
| Written by | Somaratne Dissanayake |
| Produced by | Renuka Balasooriya |
| Starring | Jackson Anthony Jayalath Manoratne Sajitha Anthony Dasun Madusanka |
| Cinematography | Channa Deshapriya |
| Edited by | Shyaman Premasundara |
| Music by | Rohana Weerasinghe |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
| Box office | 12 SL Crores |
Sooriya Arana (Sinhala: සූරිය අරණ) is a 2004 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's thriller film directed by Somaratne Dissanayake and produced by Renuka Balasooriya. It stars Jackson Anthony and Jayalath Manoratne in lead roles along with Sajitha Anthony and Dasun Madusanka.[1] Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.[2] It is the highest grossing film in Sri Lankan cinema history.[3] It is the 1025th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[4]
Before the screening of the film, it created a controversy stating that film shows disrespect on the Buddhist monks and being labelled of insulting the Sinhala race.[5] On 5 April 2004, a symposium with a theme "Buddhist symbol in Cinema" was held at the Centre For Society and Religion (CSR) on Deans Road in Maradana.[6]
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