Dheewari

Dheewari ධීවරී
Directed by	Salinda Perera
Written by	Salinda Perera and Darrell Costa
Based on	Novel by Raja Procter
Produced by	Chandran Rutnam
Starring	Sangeetha Weeraratne Joe Abeywickrama Jackson Anthony
Cinematography	Lal Wickramarachchi
Edited by	Harris Nandasiri
Music by	Pradeep Ratnayake
Distributed by	Ridma Circuit
Release date	30 September 2011 (2011-09-30)
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala

Dheewari (Fisherman's Daughter) (Sinhala: ධීවරී) is a 2011 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Salinda Perera and produced by Chandran Rutnam.^[1] It stars Sangeetha Weeraratne, Joe Abeywickrama in lead roles along with Cyril Wickramage and Jackson Anthony. Music composed by Pradeep Ratnayake.^[2] The film was based on the novel Dheewari of Raja Procter. It was adapted for the screen by Salinda Perera and Darrell Costa. Singhalese translations were made during filming.^[3] It is the 1163rd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.^[4] The film has achieved mostly positive reviews from both local and international festivals.^[5]

Plot

Cast

• Sangeetha Weeraratne as Valli
• Joe Abeywickrama as Mudalali
• Cyril Wickramage as Peduru
• Jackson Anthony as Manuel
• Trilicia Gunawardena as Josie
• Veena Jayakody as Mudalali's wife
• Roger Seneviratne
• Grace Ariyawimal
• Ramani Siriwardena
• Premilla Kuruppu
• Gnananga Gunawardena

References

1. "Dheewari depicts harsh realities of fishing life". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
2. "'Dheewari' ready to sail". Sunday times. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
3. "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
4. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
5. "A 21st century film-maker". The Nation. Retrieved 5 March 2017.