Ranja

Ranja
රන්ජා
Directed bySudesh Wasantha Peiris
Produced bySunil T. Films
StarringRanjan Ramanayake
Tennyson Cooray
Himali Siriwardena
Srimal Wedisinghe
CinematographyGamini Moragollagama
Edited byKumarasiri de Silva
Music byKeshan Perera, Ayomi Perera
Production
company
Fine Vision
Distributed byM.P.I Films
E.A.P Films
Release date
  • 28 May 2014 (2014-05-28)
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala
Box office650 LKR lakhs (21 days)[1]

Ranja (Sinhala: රන්ජා) is a 2014 Sri Lankan Sinhala action thriller film directed by Sudesh Wasantha Peiris and produced by Sunil T. Fernando for Sunil T. Films. It was distributed as the sequel of Ranjan Ramanayake's film One Shot One in 2005. It stars Ramanayake, Tennyson Cooray, and Himali Siriwardena in lead roles along with Roger Seneviratne, Srimal Wedisinghe and Rex Kodippili.[2][3][4][5] It is the 1207th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[6] The movie is a remake of the 2003 Indian Tamil-language movie Dhool.[7]

Plot

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Ranja (Ramanayake) along with Vihangi (Himali Siriwardena) and her mother (Nilmini Kottegoda) come to the Colombo city to meet the minister (Srimal Wedisinghe) they've elected to the parliament to hand over a petition about a factory in their village which poisons village river. All three of them stay at Ranja's childhood friend Jonny's (Tennison Cooray) house at Colombo. Meanwhile, a local goon named Swarna (Piumi Boteju) and her brother Kalu Vijay (Wasantha Kumaravila) involved in many illegal activities in the area with the backing of the minister. One day, Vihangi accidentally collides with Kalu Vijay following which he tries to beat her but is saved by Ranja. Ranja and Kalu Vijay get involves in a heated argument which makes Kalu Vijay angry towards Ranja.[8]

Cast

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Soundtrack

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No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Salene Lelena Saluwa"H. R. Jothipala 
2."Indikara Yara Wandi"H. R. Jothipala, Angeline Gunathilake, Chandrika Siriwardena 

Awards

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  • Award for the Best Visual Effects - 2014 Derana Film Awards
  • Award for the Best Stunt Coordinator - 2014 Derana Film Awards

References

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  1. ^ "රන්ජා දින 16යි - ලක්ෂ 250යි". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Ranja – රන්ඡා". Cinema.lk. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Sinhala Film Ranja – රන්ඡා". Sandeshaya. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Ranja". EAP Movies. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. ^ https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2020/Jan/12/revisiting-dhool-a-nostalgic-look-back-at-the-chiyaan-vikram-blockbusterwith-unknown-trivia-and-ra-843.html
  8. ^ "උඹ ඒකිත් එක්ක පැනලා ආවාද". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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