Kandak_Sema_(film)

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Kandak Sema

2023 Sri Lankan film

Kandak Sema (Like a Mountain) (Sinhala: කන්දක් සේමා) is a 2023 Sri Lankan Sinhalese language romantic drama film directed by Asoka Athaudahetti and co-directed by Tao Nashimotho. The film is co-produced by Sumithra Rahubaddhe, Jayantha Hettiarachchi, Ashu Marasinghe and Samanmalee Padmakumara. It stars Nirosha Perera and Japanese actor Jun Etoh in lead roles along with Japanese actress Ayako Kobayashi[1] with Bimal Jayakody in supportive roles. Music composed by Suresh Maliyadde.[2][3] The film is based on the novel written by Sumithra Rahubaddhe and her script.[4]

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The film received mixed reviews from critics.[5]

Plot

Cast

Production

Kandak Sema is a 2009 novel by Sri Lankan author Sumithra Rahubaddhe. The book won all five awards in 2010 from five literary festivals in Sri Lanka.[6] It is about a young Sri Lankan woman from an impoverished family who marries a Japanese farmer to escape poverty.[7] The book was adapted into the film where popular Oshin actress, Ayako Kobayashi made her acting debut in Sri Lankan Sinhala language cinema in a supporting role.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Small Oshin for 'Kandak Sema' film". gossiplankanews. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Nirosha going Japan after the wedding". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Sumithra Rahubadda's 'Kandak Sema' Movie To Be Screened Soon". Asian Mirror. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. [4]
    "තිරරචකයාගේ ඔළුවේ තමයි මුලින්ම රූප මැවෙන්නේ: ප්‍රවීණ ලේඛිකා සුමිත්‍රා රාහුබද්ධ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  5. [5]
    "කන්දක් සේ මා නවකතාවම සිනමාගත කිරීමක්". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  6. [6]
    "A Tale Of Love By Sumithra Rahubadda". The Sunday Leader. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Roaming for deprived youth". The Sunday Observer. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Still the 'little Oshin'". Daily News. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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