| Sankara සංඛාරා | |
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| Directed by | Prasanna Jayakody |
| Written by | Prasanna Jayakody |
| Produced by | Cine Films |
| Starring | Thumindu Dodantenne Sachini Ayendra |
| Cinematography | Palitha Perera |
| Edited by | Ravindra Guruge |
| Music by | Nadeeka Guruge |
Production company | Cine Films |
| Distributed by | EAP Theaters [1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhalese |
Sankara (English: Introspection) (Sinhala: සංඛාරා) is a 2007 Sinhalese language drama film directed by Prasanna Jayakody and co-produced by Renuka Balasooriya and Somaratne Dissanayake for Cine Films.[2] It stars Thumindu Dodantenna and Sachini Ayendra in lead roles along with Nilupa Heenkendaarachchi and K.A Milton Perera. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge.[3][4]
The film screened in many international festivals such as Asia Pacific Screen Awards,[5] London Film Festival[6] and won many awards.[7] The film received mostly positive reviews.[8] It is the 1082nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[9] The film was selected for the final round at Cairo International Film Festival and received rave reviews selecting it for the final round of the festival in 2006.[10]
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- ^ "'Sankara' for London Film Festival". BBC Sinhala. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "SIGNIS salutes 'Sankara', 'Aganthukaya' and 'Uduganyamaya'". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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- ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "'Sankara' competes in Cairo". Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 December 2019.