Handaya

Handaya
හඳයා
Directed byTitus Thotawatte
Written byTitus Thotawatte
Based onStory by Damith Totawatte
Produced byTotawatte Salaroo
StarringHenry Jayasena
J.H. Jayawardena
U. Ariyavimal
CinematographyAndrew Jayamanne
Edited byTitus Thotawatte
Sujatha Thotawatte
Music bySomapala Rathnayake
Release date
  • 16 November 1979 (1979-11-16)
Running time
135 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Handaya (Sinhala: හඳයා) is a 1979 Sri Lankan Sinhala black-n-white children's film directed and produced by Titus Thotawatte for Thotawatte Salaroo.[1] The film is cited as a legend in Sinhala cinema history.[2] It stars many child actors along with Henry Jayasena, J.H.Jayawardana and Pearl Wasudevi in lead roles along with U. Ariyavimal and Gemunu Wijesuriya.[3] Music composed by Somapala Rathnayake. It is the 434th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[4]

The film received mainly positive reviews from critics and awarded in many local and international film festivals.[5][6] Handaya received 8.8 of ratings from IMDb database.[7]

  1. ^ "All about Handaya". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Innovative creations of Titus". Daily News. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Handaya - හඳයා". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Sinhala screened films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Handaya A Film By Titus Thotawatte". Torana Video. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Handaya (1979)". IMDb. Retrieved 17 November 2017.