Kaasi Vaasi
| Kaasi Vaasi | |
|---|---|
| Sinhala | කාසි වාසි |
| Directed by | Jayaprakash Sivagurunathan |
| Written by | Giriraj Kaushalya |
| Produced by | Anuradha B. Rekawa Sri Lal Wickramage |
| Starring | Giriraj Kaushalya Rodney Warnakula Priyantha Seneviratne Sarath Kothalawala Gihan Fernando Amandya Uthpali |
| Cinematography | Thusitha Anuradha Prabath Darshana |
| Edited by | Ajith Ramanayake |
| Music by | Vihanga Muthuthanthri |
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| Language | Sinhala |
Kaasi Vaasi (Sinhala: කාසි වාසි) is a 2025 Sri Lankan Sinhalese comedy film directed by Jayaprakash Sivagurunathan and co-produced by Anuradha B. Rekawa and Sri Lal Wickramage for Imperial Talkies.[1] It stars Giriraj Kaushalya in the lead role along with Rodney Warnakula, Priyantha Seneviratne, Sarath Kothalawala, Gihan Fernando and Amandya Uthpali made supportive roles.[2][3]
Plot
Cast
- Giriraj Kaushalya as Amarabandu
- Rodney Warnakula as Pinthu
- Priyantha Seneviratne as Driver Rathna
- Sarath Kothalawala as Basunnehe
- Gihan Fernando
- Amandya Uthpali[4]
- Sampath Jayaweera as Vishma Karma
- Sangeeth Prabhu as Saranga
- Nethalie Nanayakkara
- Lakshmi Damayanthi
- Nirosha Thalagala
- D. B. Gangodathenna
- Malkanthi Jayasinghe
- Upatissa Balasuriya
- Aloka Sampath
- Ananda Athukorala
- Daya Wayaman
- Rohan Wijetunga
- Binoli Jayamali
- Sanat Dikkumbura
- Kumara Liyanage
- Sri Lal Wickremage
Production
This is the fourth cinema direction by Jayaprakash Sivagurunathan,[5] who previously made the films: King Hunther (2011), Ko Mark No Mark (2014) and Paha Samath (2017).[6][7] The film also marked the fourth screenplay by Giriraj Kaushalya.[5][3] Cinematography co-handled by Thusitha Anuradha and Prabath Darshana with the assistance of Harshana Gunathilaka, Tharindu Sandaruwan, Kushan Pradeep and Suresh Subhasinghe. Ajith Ramanayake is the editor, Jayantha Abeyratne is the assistant director and Manoj Wickramasinghe is the art director.[7][3]
Color combination by Ananda Bandara, color planning assistantance by Madushan Rajapaksa and sound mixing by Aruna Priyantha Kaluarachchi. Jayantha Abeyratne is the chief assistant director, where Lahiru Sandaruwan is the second assistant director and Nuwan Buddhika Liyanawadu is the third assistant director.[7][3]
Art direction done by Manoj Wickramasinghe with the assistance of Dimuthu Priyajanaka, Saman Sri Narayana and Bandula Weerasekara. Wasana Bandara is the makeup artist where Sakush Rajapaksa, Chathuru Weerasekara provided assistance. Production management handled by Dhammika Gunasena with the assistance of Chamika Isuru.[3] Dhammika Pathirana made still photography. Music director is Vihanga Muthuthanthri, where song composition by Achala Solomon and Sahan Ranwala.[7] Lyrics penned by Achala Solomon and Giriraj Kaushalya, where Sajitha Anthony, Amandya Uthpali, Rodney Warnakula and Gaminda Priyaviraj ade background vocals.[8]
Release
Muhurat ceremony of the film was held at the Boralasgamuwa Tango Restaurant.[8] The premier of the film was released at the Liberty Cinema, Kollupitiya.[5] The film was theatrically released on 23 January 2025.[9]
References
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- ^ a b "කාසි වාසි මුහුරත් උලෙළ දා". sarasaviya.lk. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
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