Kolompoor (Sinhala: කොළොම්පූර්) is a 1999 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy, family film directed by Dinesh Priyasad and produced by Lalindra Wijewickrama for Lalindra Films. It stars comic duo Bandu Samarasinghe, and Tennyson Cooray in lead roles along with Dilhani Ekanayake, Freddie Silva and Tony Ranasinghe.[1] Music for the film is done by Somapala Rathnayake. The film became one of Sri Lanka's blockbuster movies with reaching more than 150 days in cinema theatres.[2] It is the 919th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[3]

Kolompoor
කොළොම්පූර්
Directed byDinesh Priyasad
Written byTennyson Cooray
Produced byLalindra Films
StarringBandu Samarasinghe
Tennyson Cooray
Freddie Silva
Dilhani Ekanayake
CinematographyNimalasiri Rosa
Dinesh Priyasad
Edited byDinesh Priyasad
Music bySomapala Rathnayake
Production
companies
Dil Forces International
Sarasavi Studio
Release date
  • 20 August 1999 (1999-08-20)
Running time
143 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Plot

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Cast

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Soundtrack

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No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kohen Kohoma Hari"Walter Fernando, Freddie Silva 
2."Nelum Manel Made Pipila"Latha Walpola 
3."tipi Tipi Tinti Tipin"Derick de Silva 
4."Mama Wettukaraya"Walter Fernando 
5."Ambanaka Guti Kala"Walter Fernando, Maurice Dahanayake, Ananda Perera, Freddie Silva, Sunil Hettiarachchi, Latha Walpola 

Distribution

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The film successfully screened in 15 cinemas from its distribution date in Colombo.[citation needed] It was screened more than 150 days in three cinemas.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "'Colompoorr' keeps you intrigued". Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Kolompoor (1999)". IMDB. Retrieved 22 February 2017.[unreliable source?]
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ "කොලොම්පූර් Kolompoor". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 22 February 2017.[unreliable source?]