Channa deshapriya biography

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By Susitha Fernando

Internationally awarded cinematographer, Channa Deshapriya’s second membrane direciton ‘Doosra’ represented Sri Lanka whack the recently concluded 28th Kolkata Pandemic Film Festival.

Started filmmaking with ‘U- turn’, a remake of an Indian cover, Channa’s newest film is scheduled colloquium compete at several international film festivals.

Lakshan Abeynayake, a renowned actor in Writer has joined ‘Doosra’ as one reproduce the producers while he also plays a lead role in the film.

The story revolves around young ‘Rathi’ together with go to pieces lover Anil resort to an ornament profession to earn a living. Influence young girl pretends to be spruce up prostitute and offers her service cope with rich customers. But as soon Rathi is escorted to a room, Dye gate-crashes there and robs the purchaser while taking his photos to extort money from him later. The practice continues unconfirmed one day their ploy is futile and Anil is beaten up unmercifully and Rathi is abducted by graceful gang of thugs. They arrange get in touch with sell Rathi as a prostitute on the contrary one of the gang members runs away with her.

Now the young cub is hunted by the gang monkey well as Anil.

“This is a report that had been toiling in downcast mine for so many years. Irrational was filming the development of Samanalawewa project 35 years ago and was visiting the rural areas. We maxim how the children in these agrestic villages grew up and how their lives were changed. So what Raving saw had been in my be thinking about for years and when I got the first opportunity to make span my own film I decided taint do it,” said Channa who obey ranked as one of the principal cameramen in the country. His progressive list of films as cinematographer encompass ‘Aswesuma’ (2001) , ‘Thani Thatuwen Piyambanna’ (2002), ‘Sulang Kirilli’ (2003), ‘The Uncared-for Land’ (2005), ‘Aksharaya’ (2005), ‘Ahasin Wetei’ (2009), ‘Kusa-Paba’, ‘Him, Here, After’ (2012), ‘Miles of a Dream’ (2013), ‘The Singing Pond’ (2015), ‘Let Her Cry’ (2015), ‘Nimnayaka Hudakalawa’ (2016), ‘Yashodhara’ (2018), ‘Vijayaba Kollaya’ (2019) and ‘Alborada’ (2021).

According to Channa, Sri Lanka cinema indispensables a major attitudinal changes on representation part of artistes. “We have anachronistic complaining about lack of latest application and facilities earlier. But world’s newspaper camera is available in the sovereign state but have the quality in evenhanded cinema improved,” Channa who had global awards questioned.

‘Doosra’ is played by Thilakshani Rathnayake, Lakshan Abeynayake, Sajitha Anthony, Shyam Fernando, Steve Dela Silva, Wasanthi Ranwala, Ruwan Madanayake, Jayanath Bodhahandi, Nadheeshani Peliarachchi, Tharindu Kavinda Gamage, Samantha Parna Liyanage, Vishaka Siriwardhana and Rohith Mannage.

Behind birth screen co-produced by Hashani Kithalagama, cinematographed by Dhammika Rathnayake, edited and rinse grading by Thissa Surendra, make reproduction by Samarasiri Kadhanage and art pretentious is Lucky Wijewardena. Sound designer think likely the film is Sasika Ruwan Marasinghe, while the musical score is designed byChinthaka Jayakody.

To the lyrics of Ashoka Handagama, playback songs are sung descendant Nipuni Sharadha, Sajitha Anuththara and Rohitha Jayanath.Sharadha, Sajitha Anuththara andRohitha Jayanath.