Rajya Sevaya Pinisai (On State Service)[3] (Sinhala: රාජ්‍ය සේවය පිණිසයි) is a 2000 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya and produced by Ranjith Jayasuriya for Ureka Films.[4] It stars Sanath Gunathilake and Geetha Kumarasinghe in lead roles along with Joe Abeywickrama and Kanchana Mendis. Music composed by Dilup Gabadamudalige.[5]

Rajya Sevaya Pinisai
රාජ්‍ය සේවය පිණිසයි
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Directed byUdayakantha Warnasuriya[2]
Written byUdayakantha Warnasuriya
Based onTrue incidents
Produced byUreka Films
StarringSanath Gunathilake
Geetha Kumarasinghe
Joe Abeywickrama
Kanchana Mendis
CinematographyK. D. Dayananda
Edited byStanley de Alwis
Music byDilup Gabadamudalige
Production
company
Dil Films International
Distributed byEAP Theaters
Release date
  • 11 August 2000 (2000-08-11)[1]
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

The story is based on some true to life incidents that happened in Sri Lanka during 1987–1989 JVP insurrection.[6]

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Awards

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Award Festival Year Category Recipient(s) Result
Sarasaviya Awards 2001 Best Actress Geetha Kumarasinghe Won
National Film Festival 2001 Best Actress Geetha Kumarasinghe Won
Presidential Film Festival 2001 Best Supporting Actress Kanchana Mendis[7][8] Won
Best Female Vocalist Nirosha Virajini[9] Won

References

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  1. ^ "Udayakantha's new film". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Sanath,Geetha on same set again". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Udayakantha goes on state service". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  4. ^ "'Rajya Sevaya Pinisai' shows a political crisis". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Raajya Sewaya Pinisai - රාජ්‍ය සේවය පිණිසයි film crew". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  6. ^ "'Rajya Sevaya Pinisai' review". The Island. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Kanchana : A new star is born". Daily News. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Dancer turned actress". infolanka. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Nirosha Virajini stats". musicwave. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
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