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Uppalawanna
උප්පලවන්ණා
Directed bydirector
Written bywriter
Produced byproducer
StarringSangeetha Weeraratne
Malini Fonseka
Roshan Ravindra
Narrated bynarrator
CinematographySuminda Weerasinghe
Edited byRangana Sinharage
Music byNavaratne Gamage
Production
companies
Prasad Color Lab, Chennai
Distributed bydistributor
Release date
27 July 2007
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Uppalawanna (Sinhala: උප්පලවන්ණා) is a 2007 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama philosophical film directed by Sunil Ariyaratne and produced by Milinia Sumathipala for Sumathi Films.[2] It stars Sangeetha Weeraratne and Malini Fonseka in lead roles along with Roshan Ravindra and Chandani Seneviratne. Music composed by Navaratne Gamage.[3] It is the 1165th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[4] The film has been shot in and around Thanthirimale.[5]

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Plot

Set during the 1987–89 JVP insurrection, Ratnapala (Jagath), a student at the University of Colombo and former member of the JVP, comes to visit his mother in Anuradhapura. He is killed by a former comrade (Roshan) on the basis of leaking JVP secrets to the Sri Lankan government. The comrade sustains serious injuries from this encounter.

The comrade runs from the scene, attempting to make his way back to his base camp. Instead, he ends up near the Anuradhapura nunnery. Uppalavanna (Sangeetha) comes across him and after much deliberation, decides to heal him. Throughout the days she spends helping him, she reflects back on her time as Upuli, a laywoman.

Upuli, the daughter of an Ayurvedic doctor (Suminda), fell in love with her dance teacher's son. They eloped, which caused her mother much pain and eventually, a premature death. Upuli and her husband go to the funeral, and there, her father shoots him dead. Her father goes to jail, and Upali explains to him that she wants to repent for all of their sins by joining the nunnery.

This reflection coupled with her secret assistance changes how Uppalavanna acts. The chief nun (Malini) senses this, warning Upallavanna with her namesake's story.

Eventually, the villagers find the assassin and take him away to kill him. Learning that he received medication from the nunnery, the villagers refuse to offer alms to the nunnery. Accepting the guilt unto herself and establishing the innocence of the other nuns, the film ends with Uppalavanna leaving the nunnery carrying only her alms-bowl.

Cast and characters

Reception

Critics

The movie was met with primarily negative reviews.[6][7] Many criticized the various unnecessary characters in the movie which do not have any role in the plot, the editing, and the acting. Sangeetha's performance was panned by some critics. The website Sri Lankan Film Critics,[8] gave her extremely negative reviews. Indeewara Thilakarathne and Ranga Chandrarathne commented on Malini Fonseka's inauthentic portrayal of the chief nun.

Indeewara Thilakarathne and Ranga Chandrarathne criticized the similarities of the movie with other movies which shared a similar theme like Water and Sankaran. They said -"Although one may not be able to pinpoint that the film has copied or rather adapted some scenes from Water or Sankara, it is doubtful whether the film maker had attempted to adapt some elements of Water in a Buddhist milieu. Especially the character of Podi Atthi remind the viewers of Chuiya in Water though it is not as lively as Chuiya.

The script and cinematography were highly praised by the critics. They said that these factors shed light to the film. Navaratne Gamage's music, Suminda Weerasinghe's cinematography and Nanda Malini's singing made a meaningful contribution to the film. Dr. Praneeth Abeyasundera with his melodious wording has attempted to capture the spirit of the tone of Buddhist chanting.

Commercial

Uppalavanna did fairly at the box office. Uppalavanna recorded the best returns in three years, during the first two weeks.[9] The film reached a record run with 175,000 patrons with over Rs. 12.6 million collection island wide within first 27 days of screening.[10] From 83 days of successful screening, the film earned Rs. 31.5 million island wide.[11]

Awards

Sarasaviya Awards 2007

References

  1. ^ "Uppalawanna; a novel theme for Sri Lankan cinema". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Sunil Ariyaratne returns with rare theme". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ "'Uthpalawanna': Captures Thanthirimale's beauty". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  6. ^ Wiruma. "Uppalavanna: A portray of real human values". The Daily News. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  7. ^ Silva, Chandana. "Uppalavanna depicts need for universal love". The Daily News. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Uppalavanna". Sri Lanka Film Critics, Blogger. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  9. ^ Ranat. "'Uppalavanna' - a human interest story well related". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  10. ^ "'Uppalawanna' in a record run". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  11. ^ "'Uppalawanna' completes 75th day landmark". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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