Rookada Panchi (2020)

Original title

රූකඩ පැංචි

Directed by

Kalpana Ariyawansa, Vindana Ariyawansa

Genre

drama, family

Country

Sri Lanka

Runtime

2h 39m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl navigates childhood challenges with the help of music and imagination. The story follows her relationships with family and friends in a Sri Lankan setting.

whimsicalgentlemusicalfamily-friendlybittersweethopefulplayfultender

What happens

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 with their father Kularatne Ariyawansa as executive producer for East West Entertainment. It stars child artist Kushenya Fonseka in lead role with Jackson Anthony, Dilhani Ekanayake and Dhananjaya Siriwardena in supportive roles. Music composed by Dr. Rohana Weerasinghe. Kushenya is the daughter of Asanga Fonseka, the son of Malini Fonseka's younger brother Ananda Fonseka. The official trailer was released on 20 February 2020. The premiere was held on the 23 September 2020 at the Savoy Primiere Cinema. Initially planned to be released on 17 September, it was delayed and was officially released on 24 September 2020. On 8 September 2020, the songs of the film composed by Rohana Weerasinghe was released at 4 pm at the Savoy Premier Hall, Wellawatte. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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