Rookada Panchi
| Rookada Panchi | |
|---|---|
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| Sinhala | රූකඩ පැංචි |
| Directed by | Kalpana Ariyawansa Vindana Ariyawansa [1] |
| Written by | Kalpana Ariyawansa Vindana Ariyawansa |
| Produced by | East West Entertainment |
| Starring | Kushenya Fonseka Jackson Anthony Dilhani Ekanayake Dhananjaya Siriwardena |
| Cinematography | Jaan Shenberger |
| Edited by | Kalpana Ariyawansa |
| Music by | Rohana Weerasinghe[2] |
| Distributed by | EAP Theaters [3] |
Release date |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Rookada Panchi (Sinhala: රූකඩ පැංචි: Little Miss Puppet) is a 2020 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's musical drama film co–directed and co-produced by two brothers Kalpana Ariyawansa and Vindana Ariyawansa[5] with their father Kularatne Ariyawansa as executive producer for East West Entertainment.[6] It stars child artist Kushenya Fonseka in lead role with Jackson Anthony, Dilhani Ekanayake and Dhananjaya Siriwardena in supportive roles.[7] Music composed by Dr. Rohana Weerasinghe.[8] Kushenya is the daughter of Asanga Fonseka, the son of Malini Fonseka's younger brother Ananda Fonseka.[9][10]
The official trailer was released on 20 February 2020.[11] The premiere was held on the 23 September 2020 at the Savoy Primiere Cinema.[12] Initially planned to be released on 17 September,[13] it was delayed and was officially released on 24 September 2020.[14][15] On 8 September 2020, the songs of the film composed by Rohana Weerasinghe was released at 4 pm at the Savoy Premier Hall, Wellawatte.[16]
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.[17][18]
Plot[edit]
Cast[edit]
- Kushenya Fonseka as Rangi [19]
- Lakshika Deshan as Sasa
- Jackson Anthony as Uncle Louis
- Dilhani Ekanayake as Rangi's mother
- Dhananjaya Siriwardena as Uncle
- Umali Thilakarathne as Punchi
- Dayadeva Edirisinghe as Walter
- Bandula Wijeweera
- Niroshan Wijesinghe as Rangi's father
- Malani Fonseka as School principal
- Ravindra Randeniya in cameo appearance
- Bandula Nanayakkarawasam in cameo appearance
References[edit]
- ^ "'Rukada Panchi' of the two brothers". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "'Rukada Panchi' is over 'Banda Nanayakkarawasam' plays Rohana Weerasinghe in 'Gee Pada'". Divaina. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "ප්රේමය නම් සැදූ වින්දන හා කල්පනගේ රූකඩ පැංචි 24". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Rukada Panchi from the 24th". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Rookada Penchi in theatres now". sundaytimes. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Come on! Listen to the story and Thoughts about puppetry and entertainment". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Magician's marvel". Daily News. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Await a little Miss Puppet". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Someone who is used to being seen with puppets". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "We went to Bentota in search of puppets of the Vindana-Kalpana brothers". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "The official pre-trailer for 'Rukada Panchi' has been released". Mirror Arts. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ ""Puppet Show" premiere". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Rukada Panchi on 17th". Saaravita. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "'Rookada Panchi' coming on Thursday". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Two new movies today and tomorrow". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Vindana - Kalpana's puppet Panchi Gee will be released on the 8th". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "'Rookada Panchi' made up of exciting events in a fantasy world". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Rookada Panchi: A New Ideal for Kids". Silumina. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ "I'm not afraid of the camera – The third generation of Malini Fonseka lineage is Kushenya Fonseka". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
