Underplayed Gems

Sooriya Arana (2004)

Sooriya Arana poster
Original title
සූරිය අරණ
Directed by
Somaratne Dissanayake
Genre
family film
Country
Sri Lanka
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of children and adults in a rural Sri Lankan village work together to protect a valuable forest from being taken over by development. The story follows their efforts to save their home and their community.

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What happens

Sooriya Arana (Sinhala: සූරිය අරණ) is a 2004 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's thriller film directed by Somaratne Dissanayake and produced by Renuka Balasooriya. It stars Jackson Anthony and Jayalath Manoratne in lead roles along with Sajitha Anthony and Dasun Madusanka. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe. It is the highest-grossing film in Sri Lankan cinema history. It is the 1025th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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