Kabaddi (2021 film)

Kabaddi is a 2021 Sri Lankan sports action film directed by Harsha Udakanda and produced by Nishantha Jayawardena for HU Films and Hiruna Creations.^[2][3] It stars Amila Karunanayake and Senali Fonseka in lead roles along with Sriyantha Mendis, Darshan Dharmaraj, and Nilmini Kottegoda in supporting roles.^[4][5]

Kabaddi
Directed by	Harsha Udakanda ^[1]
Written by	Harsha Udakanda
Produced by	HU Films
Starring	Amila Karunanayake Senali Fonseka Sriyantha Mendis Darshan Dharmaraj
Cinematography	Janith Gunasekara
Edited by	Thivanka Amarasiri
Music by	Udara Samarawickrama
Distributed by	Rithma Theaters
Release date	16 April 2021 (2021-04-16)
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala

The film had its premiere on 16 April 2021.^[6] The film is a remake of 2003 Indian Telugu language film Okkadu (2003).^[7]

Cast

• Amila Karunanayake as Manuranga
• Senali Fonseka as Malithi ^[8]
• Sriyantha Mendis as Manuranga's father Inspector Nagahawaththa
• Darshan Dharmaraj as Dharmaraj
• Damitha Abeyratne as Minister Chandra Nilaweera
• Anuj Ranasinghe as Malithi's brother
• Piumi Boteju as Manuranga's sister
• Nilmini Kottegoda as Mrs. Nagahawaththa
• Rajitha Hiran
• Gayan Mapalagama
• Mahinda Ihalagama
• Ananda Wickramage as Malithi's father
• Kumari Munasinghe as Malithi's mother
• Chathura Perera
• Sugath Janaka
• Menaka Arumapura
• Gayan Kanchana
• Manjula Senanayake

Soundtrack

The film consists of three songs. The song "Yamu Piyamba" is based on "Sha La La" from Ghilli (2004).

No	Song	Composer(s)	Writer(s)	Co-singer(s)	Ref
01	Heeneka Paya	Hashan Chandima Ilangakoon	Gihan Anushka Ilangakoon	Nuwandhika Senarathne, Amal Perera	^[9]
02	Maruthaye	Udara Samaraweera	Harsha Udakanda	Ayomi Perera, Vinod Alwis
03	Yamu Piyamba	Udara Samaraweera	Harsha Udakanda	Uresha Ravihari

References

1. "I am a problem-free director -Kabaddi Director Harsha Udakanda-". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
2. "'Kabaddi' on the silver screen on the 16th ... Winning an award is a cruelty- Film Director Harsha Udakanda". Divaina. from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
3. "A film made for Amila – Kabaddi Producer Nishantha Jayawardena". Sarasaviya. from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
4. "'Kabaddi' to be screened from today". Divaina. from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
5. "A love that transcends sports: To the screen from tomorrow". Sarasaviya. from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
6. "Kabaddi from tomorrow". Sarasaviya. from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
7. "Kabaddi with Senali, Darshan and Amila coming soon". cinema.lk. from the original on 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
8. "2021 will be my best year -Senali Fonseka-". Sarasaviya. from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
9. "ක්‍රීඩාව ඉක්මවා ගිය ආදරයක්". සරසවිය-ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ජාතික කලා පුවත් පත. Retrieved 2021-10-08.

External links

• Kabaddi on Sinhala Cinema Database
• Kabaddi on Facebook
• Kabaddi on YouTube