Vaishnavee

Vaishnavee
Film poster
Sinhalaවෛෂ්ණාවී
Directed bySumitra Peries[1]
Written byTony Ranasinghe
Produced byMano Nanayakkara
StarringSamadhi Arunachaya
Thumindu Dodantenna
Jayalath Manoratne
CinematographyDonald Karunaratne
Edited byChamath Paranawidana
Music byNimal Mendis
Release date
  • 5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)
Running time
115 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Vaishnavee (Sinhala: වෛෂ්ණාවී, lit.'The Goddess') is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by veteran director Sumitra Peries and produced by Mano Nanayakkara.[2] The film stars Yashoda Wimaladharma, Thumindu Dodantenna and Jayalath Manoratne in lead roles along with Vasanthi Chathurani and Cletus Mendis. Popular teledrama actress Samadhi Arunachaya made her cinema debut with the film. The music is composed by Nimal Mendis, and is his last music direction before his death.[3] The film was shot in 2012, and Sumitra Peries was the first director to shoot with the latest Red Epic camera in Sri Lanka.[4] The film had the last script written by Tony Ranasinghe before his death.[5]

The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.[6] The film was released in 30 theaters throughout the country.[7]

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  2. ^ "'Vaishnaavi' By Sumithra Peiris To Be Released". Front Page. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Vaishnavi comes soon". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  4. ^ "'Vaishnaavi' By Sumithra Peiris To Be Released". Asian Mirror. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  5. ^ "New way of romance - Vaishnavi". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  6. ^ "'Vaishnavee': The return of Sumitra Peries". Fragment Eyes. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Dr. Lester, Sumithra joined to create a film fantasy". Sunday Times. Retrieved 6 September 2018.