Rani 2025 - Screening 5 - Palmerston North
Event description
Rani (Sinhala: රාණි) is an upcoming Sri Lankan Sinhalese biographical drama thriller film directed by Asoka Handagama and produced by Subaskaran Allirajah for Lyca Productions. It stars Swarna Mallawarachchi in the lead titular role along with Rehan Amaratunga, Sanath Gunathilake, Sajitha Anthony, Bimal Jayakody, Ashan Dias, Mayura Kanchana and Rithika Kodithuvakku made supportive roles. The film is based on the Richard de Zoysa, a journalist, writer, human rights activist and actor, who was abducted and killed on February 18, 1990. After the abduction, his mother doctor Manorani Saravanamuttu made a challenging journey to justice for her son's death
Cast
- Swarna Mallawarachchi as Manorani Saravanamuttu
- Sanath Gunathilake as Lalith Athulathmudali
- Mayura Kanchana as Karu
- Ritika Kodithuvakku as Young Lady
- Rehan Amaratunga as Richard de Zoysa
- Sajitha Anthony as Gayan
- Priyantha Lalith as President Ranasinghe Premadasa
- Bimal Jayakody as Mahinda Rajapaksa
- Ashan Dias as Mangala Samaraweera
- Saumya Liyanage
- Gihan Fernando
- Sampath Jayaweera
- Anusuya Subasinghe
- King Ratnam
- Anuradha Mallavarachchi
- Nalin Lucena
- Samantha Paranalianage
- Jude Claudius
- Stefan Thirimanna
- Roshan Polwattage
- Suranga Perera
- Manoj Jayakodi
- Upul Weerasekera
- Ajith Samantha
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