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The Tree Goddess

The Tree Goddess

The Tree Goddess

The Tree Goddess

2018•1h 55m•

★0.0(0 ratings)

DramaRomance

Overview

Vaishnavee (The Goddess), (Sinhalese: වෛෂ්ණාවී) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by veteran director Sumitra Peries and produced by Mano Nanayakkara. 1930’s, Sri Lanka. Partly a compelling domestic drama, and a demonic love story, the narrative follows a puppet-maker who’s set to be married to a young girl. Unfortunately, the girl elopes with her secret lover. Devastated, the grieving puppet-maker ends up carving a puppet in her likeness, which eventually comes to life, setting in motion a fantastical chain of events.

Director

Writers

Lester James Peries, Tony Ranasinghe

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Main Cast

Yashoda Wimaladharma

Yashoda Wimaladharma

Vaishnavee / Tree Goddess

Thumindu Dodantenna

Thumindu Dodantenna

Osanda

Samadhi Arunachaya

Samadhi Arunachaya

Ruchira

Rohana Beddage

Rohana Beddage

Gurunnanse

Vasanthi Chathurani

Vasanthi Chathurani

Laxmi's mother

Jayalath Manoratne

Jayalath Manoratne

Ruchira's Father

Roshan Pilapitiya

Roshan Pilapitiya

Laxmi's Lover

Iranganie Serasinghe

Iranganie Serasinghe

Osanda's grandmother

Cletus Mendis

Cletus Mendis

Boatman

Thesara Jayawardane

Thesara Jayawardane

Laxmi's friend

Mahendra Perera

Mahendra Perera

Simon

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Sumitra Peries

Writing

Story: Lester James Peries
Screenplay: Tony Ranasinghe

Production

Executive Producer: Lalinka Muthukumarana
Producer: Manohan Nanayakkara

Music & Sound

Sound: Aruna Priyantha Kaluarachchi
Music Director: Nimal Mendis

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Donald Karunaratne

Editing

Editor: Chamath Paranawidana
Colorist: Dinindu Jagoda

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup Artist: Ebert Wijesinghe

Visual Effects

Visual Effects Supervisor: Chamath Paranawidana

Keywords

sri lankasinhala cinema

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Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "වෛෂ්ණාවී" (SI).

#2

The runtime is 115 minutes (1h 55m).

#3

The film was directed by Sumitra Peries.

#4

The screenplay was written by Tony Ranasinghe.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Donald Karunaratne.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt6974202.

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Movie Information

Original Title:

වෛෂ්ණාවී

Status:

Released

Language:

සිංහල

Country of Origin:

Sri Lanka