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Usaviya Nihandai
උසාවිය නිහඩයි
Directed byPrasanna Vithanage
Written byPrasanna Vithanage
Produced byH D Premasiri
StarringThilakshini Ratnayake
CinematographyM D Mahindapala
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad Offline Editor = Sithum Samarajeewa
Music byK
Distributed byEAP, CEL Theatres[1]
Release dates
  • 25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) (Sakhalin Film Festival)
  • 22 October 2016 (2016-10-22)
Running time
53 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Usaviya Nihandai (Sinhala: උසාවිය නිහඩයි) (Silence in the Courts) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala documentary dram directed by Prasanna Vithanage and produced by H D Premasiri.Specially this is not belongs to the film category.[2] The film runs through narration, where the role leads by Thilakshini Ratnayake. Music composed by K (Indian composer).[3][4][5][6] It is the 1261st Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[7]

Plot

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The film is about true incident of infamous judge Lenin Ratnayake’s alleged sexual abuse, where incorrect decision given to a raped woman, who was initially failed to provide his innocence at the court.[8][9][10] Film was screened at many international film festivals, prior to screen at Sri Lanka.[11]

Cast

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  • Thilakshini Ratnayake as K.M.B Kamalawathi[12]
  • Vibhishana Kurera as Chandana Pushparuwan
  • Chula Mendis as Lenin Rathnayake
  • Anton Kurera as Lawyer Tennakoon
  • Chinthaka Vas as Bulathsinhalage Abeysinghe

References

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  1. ^ "Usaviya Nihadai tomorrow". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Silence In The Courts". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Silence in the Courts (2015)". IMDB. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Prasanna Vithanage's 'Silence In The Courts' Free To Be Screened". Asian Mirror. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  6. ^ "World Premiere for "Silence in the Courts" in Russia | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  8. ^ "'Silence in the Court' A film on a controversial conduct of a judge". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  9. ^ "SILENCE IN THE COURTS". FESTIVAL OF SOUTHASIAN DOCUMENTARIES KATHMANDU, NEPAL. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Vithanage Qustions The Silence In The Court". Sunday Leader. Archived from the original on December 12, 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Courts silence 'Silence in the Courts'". Daily News. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  12. ^ "The girl behind Silence in the Courts". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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