Yahaluvo (Friends) (යහළුවෝ), also known as Yahaluwo, is a 2007 Sinhala romantic drama film. It was directed by Sumitra Peries,[2] produced by Namal Senasinghe, the brother of Sujeewa Senasinghe, and scored by Navaratne Gamage.[3] The film stars Sujeewa Senasinghe and Pooja Umashankar in lead roles along with Iranganie Serasinghe, Tony Ranasinghe, Kamal Addararachchi, and Anarkali Akarsha in supportive roles.[4] It is the 1097th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[5]

Yahaluvo
Directed bySumitra Peries
Written byFahima Sahabdeen [1]
Produced byDr. Namal Senasinghe
StarringPooja Umashankar
Sujeewa Senasinghe
Iranganie Serasinghe
Tony Ranasinghe
Edited byRavindra Guruge
Production
company
CEL circuit cinemas
Release date
  • 11 June 2007 (2007-06-11)
Running time
98 min
LanguageSinhala

It was released in December 2007,[6][7] and was a commercial failure despite positive reviews.[8] The film represented Sri Lanka at the 39th International Film Festival of India in Goa in 2008.[9]

Cast edit

Soundtrack edit

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ranwan Muwek Eda"Nilar N. KazimVasanthi Chathurani 
2."Pulun Wala Rodak"Wasantha Kumara KobawakaKasun Kalhara, Indika Upamali 
3."Ira Handa Pamula Ganga"Rathna Sri WijesingheW.D. Amaradeva 
4."Ane Anichchan"Nilar N. KazimHemantha Ranasinghe, Navaratne Gamage, Lakmini Udawatte, Kalawathi, Suriya Kumar Muttalage 

References edit

  1. ^ "'Yahaluwo' in December". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ "'Yahaluwo' now at Regal". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Muhurath for Sumithra". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  6. ^ "'Yahaluwo' in December". Wijeya Newspapers. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  7. ^ Eroshan Ayeshmanth. "Yahaluwo යහළුවෝ Sinhala Full Movie (Pooja Umashankar,Sujeewa Senasinghe,Kamal Addara Arachchi)". youtube. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  8. ^ Indeewara Thilakarathne; Ranga Chandrarathne. "Review - Yahaluwo (Best Friends): Fascinating facet of genuine original art". Sunday Observer. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  9. ^ "'Yahaluwo' goes to Goa". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.