Nela (film)

Nela
නෙලා
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Directed byBennett Rathnayake[2]
Written byBennett Rathnayake
Based on
by Indrani Rathnasekara
Produced byBenn Films[3]
StarringShalani Tharaka
Udara Rathnayake
Tharuka Wanniarachchi
CinematographyRuwan Costa
Edited byAjith Ramanayake
Music bySuresh Maliyadde
Distributed byCEL Theatres
Release date
  • 14 February 2018 (2018-02-14)
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CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Nela (Sinhala: නෙලා) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala romance film directed and produced by Bennett Rathnayake for Benn Films.[4] It stars Shalani Tharaka and Udara Rathnayake in lead roles along with Tharuka Wanniarachchi and Roshan Pilapitiya. Music composed by Suresh Maliyadde.[5][6]

The story is based on novel Nela by Indrani Rathnasekara which is a translation from the original Spanish novel Marianela by Benito Pérez Galdós.[7][8] Film screened on 54 cinema theatres of CEL Theatre Board. It is the 1296th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[9]

Cast

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Songs

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No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Man Heenayen Diwa Ga"Kasun Kalhara 

References

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  1. ^ "Bennette's Nela coming on valentines day". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Nela is not a usual romantic plot - Bennett". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Nela will be her with you". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Sinhala screened films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Official Bennett Rathnayake facebook page". Facebook. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. ^ "SIXTEEN INTERNATION FILM FESTIVALS". YouTube. Retrieved 27 January 2018.[dead YouTube link]
  7. ^ "Nela (2016)". IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Bennett brought Nela to silver screen". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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