Miss Jenis

Miss Jenis
Sinhalaමිස් ජෙනිස්
Directed bySusiran De Silva
Written bySusiran De Silva
Produced byWalter Abeysundara
StarringJayalath Manoratne
Giriraj Kaushalya
Jayalal Rohana
Duleeka Marapana
CinematographyAyeshmantha Hettiarachchi
Edited byMegha Kavinda Colombage
Music byLakshman Wijesekara
Distributed byRidma Theaters
Release date
  • 25 September 2020 (2020-09-25)
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Miss Jenis (Sinhala: මිස් ජෙනිස්) is a 2020 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy drama film directed by Susiran De Silva and produced by Walter Abeysundara.[1][2] It stars late Jayalath Manoratne in lead dual roles along with Giriraj Kaushalya, Jayalal Rohana and Duleeka Marapana in supportive roles.[3] Music composed by Lakshman Wijesekara.[4]

It is the debut cinema direction of Susiran de Silva, where he has produced several popular television serials earlier such as Manokaya and Isuru Yogaya.[5] The film also marks the final lead role of maestro Jayalath Manoratne who died in early 2020.[6][7] This is unique to Sinhala cinema as his one and only female character.[8][9] However in 2019, Manoratne and his wife came to see the film when it was shown to the film exhibition boards even though he showed a slight illness at that time.[10]

The film was officially released on 25 September 2020.[11][12] However, the film had his special screening on 7 September 2020 at The Scope Film Festival which was held from 4-8 September at Scope Cinemas, Liberty Complex.[13] It was filmed in Haputale, Hikkaduwa and Colombo areas.[8] The film received mixed views from critics.[14]

Plot

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Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Miss Jenis with Mano". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Mano, this is what happened to 'Miss Jenis'". srilankamirror. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Susiran's latest 'Miss Jenis'". mirrorarts. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Mano 'Miss. Jenis'". sundaytimes. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  5. ^ "Dr. Jayalath Manorathne's 'Miss Jenis' on the 25th with a great performance". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Manoratne's last film performance was on Cinema Somnasa". Sarasaviya. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  7. ^ "'Miss Jenis' is coming on September 25". Daily News. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b "I'm Miss Jenis – Jayalath Manorathne in a female role for the first time". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  9. ^ "I am 'Miss Jenis'". mirrorarts. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Miss Jenis is Mano Aiya's commitment". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  11. ^ "මිස් ජෙනිස් එන ලකුණු". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Two new movies today and tomorrow". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Reintroducing the Cinema Culture". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Can you be satisfied with humor alone? Miss Jenis: Review". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  15. ^ "මම වඩා කැමති උදාරි පෙරේරා කියන ගැහැනියට". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  16. ^ "I was a little shocked to play with him". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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