Sihinayaki Adare (2024)

Interesting facts

Sihinayaki Adare (Love is a Dream) (Sinhala: සිහිනයකි ආදරේ) is a 2024 Indian-Sri Lankan Sinhalese language romantic drama film co-directed by Sarov Shanmugam and Donald Jayantha. The film is co-produced by Raja Sadesh Kumar and Srimathi Sadesh Kumar. It stars Hemal Ranasinghe and Pooja Umashankar (in her comeback role) in lead roles along with Uddika Premarathna, Sheshadri Priyasad, Lucky Dias, Mahendra Perera in supportive roles. The film is the remake of 2013 Indian Tamil film Raja Rani directed by Atlee.

Production

South Indian director Sarov Shanmugam and Sri Lankan director Donald Jayantha are the co-directors of the film. Donald Jayantha also holds the record as the assistant director of the most number of films in Sinhala cinema as well. Sarov and Jayantha previously directed the film Maya 3D in 2016. Raja Sadesh Kumar and Srimathi Sadesh Kumar co-produced the film for the second time with directors after Maya 3D.

Cinematography done by Vignesh Vasu, edited by Ashok Kumar and art direction by Manjula Ayagama. Sound Management by Diran Wijeyasinghe, product management by Ashoka Ariyaratne and feature composition by Sameera Madhu Kidelpitiya. Nishantha Kumara Dharmadasa and Susara Sampath Balasuriya made costume design assistance to Srimathi Sadesh Kumar.

Music direction and songs composed by Pasan Liyanage, where Tirone Perera and Yashoda Adhikari are the lyricists. Tharuka Gunaratne, Kanishka Peiris, Diran Wijesinghe, Hirushi Jayasena, Dinelka Muthuarachchi and Chethana Ketagoda made background vocals.

Shooting of the film started in 2019, but stopped midway with many reasons including COVID-19.

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