Gharasarapa (The Lurking Serpent) (Sinhala: ඝරසරප ) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala supernatural romantic horror film directed by Jayantha Chandrasiri and produced by Arjuna Kamalanath for Isuru Films.[2] It stars Jackson Anthony, Kamal Addararachchi and Sangeetha Weeraratne in lead roles along with Sriyantha Mendis, Devnaka Porage and Kavindya Adikari. Music composed by Chintaka Jayakody.[3][4] Kavindya Adikari, who is the daughter of popular singers Samitha Mudunkotuwa and Athula Adhikari make her debut cinema acting with the film.
| Gharasarapa ඝරසරප | |
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| Directed by | Jayantha Chandrasiri |
| Written by | Jayantha Chandrasiri |
| Produced by | Isuru Films |
| Starring | Jackson Anthony Kamal Addararachchi Sangeetha Weeraratne Devnaka Porage Kavindya Adhikari Shriyantha Mendis |
| Cinematography | Prabath Roshan |
| Edited by | Dilan Gunawardhana |
| Music by | Chintaka Jayakody |
Production company | Kulneth Media |
Release date |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
The film was screened at the Tharangani Theatre at the National Film Corporation on 29 June 2018.[3] The film was officially released on 10 August 2018.[5] It is the 1310th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[6]
Plot
editIn the 1980, A Sinhala boy, Sandares Edirisinghe (Devnaka Porage), and a Tamil girl, Vidya (Kavindya Adhikari), fall in love (It's love at first sight) on their way to the church at Gadagama. The girl, possessed by the Kalu Kumaraya (Jackson Anthony) (Sri Lankan folklore version of Incubus), can only be healed by Rev. Camilus Dabare (Shriyantha Mendis). Gharasarpa finds it hard to possess the girl because she has already fallen for Sandaras, proven true love can defeat the Gharasarpa (demonic possession). As Vidya has fully recovered, they leave the church after sharing postal addresses, hinting they will meet here after. In such a date in a cinema hall, Vidya informed because of the upcoming events of Sri Lankan Civil War in 80s, her family is forced to leave the country to settle in Canada. Because she is unable to leave Sandares, Vidya asked Sandaras to marry her. As he is just a 19-year-old school boy (Vidya was 18 years old by then) Sandares shows hesitation towards the marriage. Somehow Vidya left the country and settled in Canada, and few years later become a psychiatrist and married a Tamil doctor.
Kalu Kumaraya reaches Sandaras in an unexpected moment and convey the news that Vidya now is in Canada but promise Sandares, if she ever returns to the motherland he will definitely make them meet.
37 years later
editDr. Vidya Doraiappa returned Sri Lanka. As per the promise given by Kalu Kumaraya, he is in a mission to make former lovers meet. In that mission Ghrasarpa may turn Sandares's usual routine happy marriage life up side down.
Cast
edit- Jackson Anthony as Gharasarapa aka Kalu Kumara
- Kamal Addararachchi as Sandares Edirisinghe
- Devnaka Porage[7] as Teenage Sandares Edirisinghe
- Sangeetha Weeraratne as Dr. Vidya Doraiappa
- Kavindya Adhikari as Teeange Vidya [8]
- Sriyantha Mendis as Rev.Fr. Camilus Dabare (in 1980)
- Kusum Renu as Vidya's mother (in 1980)
- Ameesha Kavindi as Frankie Edirisinghe, Sandares's wife (in 2017)
- Yashoda Wimaladharma (guest appearance)
- Wasantha Vittachchi as Vishwanadan, Vidya's father (in 1980)
- Jayanath Bodahandi
- Aishara Athukorale as Shalika
- Rajitha Hiran
- Anura Dharmasiriwardena as Jehan
- Senaka Titus
Soundtrack
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gharasarapa release tomorrow". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Sinhala screened films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ a b "JAYANTHA CHANDRASIRI'S NEWEST FILM GHARASARAPA". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Director Jayantha Chandrasiri's demonic cinema jamboree - Gharasarapa review". Sunday Observer. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Jayantha Chandrasiri's Gharasarapa coming on 10th of August". Cinema.lk. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "" අපි පාසැලෙන් අස් වෙනවත් එක්ක අපිට මුණගැහෙන්න ලැබුණේ නැහැ. ඒ නිසා අපි දෙන්න ටිකෙන් ටික ඈත්වුණා..." දෙව්නක පෝරගේ - Photos - Devnaka Porage - Hiru Gossip, Lanka Gossip News | Hirugossip | Hiru Gossip | Hiru Fm Gossip | Hiru Gossip Official Web Site | Lanka Gossip - A Rayynor Silva Holdings Company".
- ^ "Background singing by mother for her daughter's acting". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Hama Deyak Pene, Samitha Mudunkotuwa & Bachi Susan, Gharasarapa Movie Song". YouTube. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Kalu Kumara, Dumal Warnakulasuriya - Gharasarapa Movie Song". YouTube. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
External links
edit- Official facebook page
- “ඝරසරප” පුර්වප්රචාරක පටය අන්තර්ජාලයට
- Gharasarapa(2018)/ඝරසරප - Official Trailer
- ජයන්ත චන්ද්රසිරි ඝරසරප ගෙන එයි
- Gharasarapa coming on August 10
- Psychology or demonology: Where 'Garasarapa' lies
- ඝරසර්ප මාධ්ය දැක්ම
- කළු කුමාරයා උද්දච්ඡ පුරුෂ රත්නයක්
- ඝරසරප මංගල දර්ශනය දා
- කවියි මායි අදටත් හොඳ යාළුවෝ
- සරඝරප හින්දා සැබෑව එළිවුණා