: Composed by Ravihans Wetakepotha, with songs by Rookantha Goonathilake and Dilan Lamb. Language : Sinhala. Running Time : Approximately 2 hours and 25 minutes. Sinhawalokanaya (2011) - IMDb
: Features legendary Sri Lankan actors such as Kumara Thirimadura, Sarath Kothalawala, Mihira Sirithilaka, Pubudu Chathuranga, Jayalal Rohana, and Cletus Mendis. sinhawalokanaya full film
The film is notable for its star-studded cast and for introducing fresh talent to the silver screen: : Composed by Ravihans Wetakepotha, with songs by
Sanath Gunathilake, Kumara Thirimadura, Sarath Kothalawala, Pubudu Chathuranga, and Kanchana Mendis. Sinhawalokanaya (2011) - IMDb : Features legendary Sri
This final image encapsulates Vithanage’s thesis. The “lion’s gaze” need not be a predator’s stare. It can become, if turned inward, a gaze of accountability. The film asks of its audience—Sinhalese, Tamil, Muslim, Burgher—not to forget, nor to forgive easily, but to see. To see the disappeared, the torturer, the child soldier, the journalist, and oneself, all trapped in the same muddy field of history.
Saman (Krishantha Jayakody), a former child soldier of the LTTE, now works as a laborer in Colombo, passing as a Sinhalese. His sections are shot in muted grays and blues, with frequent close-ups of his hands—trembling, washing, hiding. A devastating flashback shows him as a twelve-year-old forced to execute a fellow child soldier. Saman’s gaze is downward, evasive; he cannot meet the lion’s eye. His character embodies the film’s central thesis: that war’s worst violence is the destruction of the capacity to see oneself as human.
Prior to its release, time-travel was a rarely explored genre in Sri Lanka. By blending a high-concept sci-fi element with a historical sports drama, the filmmakers successfully pushed the boundaries of commercial Sinhala filmmaking. Production and Music