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| Shades of Ash Sudu Kalu Saha Alu | |
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| Directed by | Sudath Mahaadivulwewa |
| Written by | Sudath Mahaadivulwewa, Sarathchandra Gamlath |
| Produced by | Cine Shilpa |
| Starring | Sriyantha Mendis Mahendra Perera Dilhani Ekanayake |
| Cinematography | Ruwan Costa |
| Edited by | Elmo Haliday |
| Music by | Premasiri Khemadasa |
| Distributed by | Asian Film Center, Sri Lanka |
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Running time | 105 min |
| Countries | Sri Lanka, Sweden |
| Language | Sinhala (English Subtitle) |
Sudu Kalu Saha Alu (Shades of Ash) (Sinhala: සුදු කළු සහ අළු) is a 2005 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by Sudath Mahaadivulwewa and produced by Krishan Deheragoda for Cine Shilpa.[2] It stars Dilhani Ekanayake, Sriyantha Mendis and Mahendra Perera in lead roles along with Jayalath Manoratne and Sanath Gunathilake.[3] Music composed by Premasiri Khemadasa.[4][5][6] It is the 1053rd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[7]
The film has been filmed at a specially built village in a location 'Kalu Visa Pokuna' in Anuradhapura.[8] It is the first Sri Lankan film made without a single main character in Sinhala cinema history.[9] The film screened at 27th Goteborg Film Festival in Sweden on 29 January 2004.[10]
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