Ape Kaalaye Patachara

{{Infobox film

| name = Ape Kaalaye Patachara

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|si|අපේ කාලයේ පටාචාරා}}

| image = Ape Kaalaye Patachara sinhala film poster.jpg

| alt = Ape Kaalaye Patachara අපේ කාලයේ පටාචාරා

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| director = Sugath Samarakoon

| producer = Helawood Films

| writer = Sugath Samarakoon

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| starring = Dulani Anuradha
Saranga Disasekara
Rodney Warnakula

| music = Sarath Wickrama

| cinematography = Sujith Nishantha

| editing = Ajith Ramanayake

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| distributor = LFD & MPI Theatres

| released = {{Film date|2016|12|09|df=yes}}

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| country = Sri Lanka

| language = Sinhala

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Ape Kaalaye Patachara ({{langx|si|italic=yes|අපේ කාලයේ පටාචාරා}}) is a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala epic biographical film directed by Sugath Samarakoon and produced by Vishwakumara Wathiyage for Helawood Films. It stars Dulani Anuradha and Saranga Disasekara in lead roles along with Vinu Udani Siriwardhana and Cletus Mendis. Music composed by Sarath Wickrama.{{cite web | url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films/ape-kalaye-patachra-154/ | title=Ape Kalaye Patachra | publisher=National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka | accessdate=26 February 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2017/01/05/?fn=sa17010523 |title=Sri Lankan Screened Films |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=11 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107165009/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2017/01/05/?fn=sa17010523 |archive-date=7 January 2017 |url-status=dead }} The film was shot near Anuradhapura.{{cite web | url=http://archive.srilankamirror.com/arts/16646-sugath-s-ape-kaalaye-patachara-kicks-off | title=Sugath's 'Ape Kaalaye Patachara' kicks off | publisher=Sri Lanka Mirror | accessdate=26 February 2017}} It is the 1266th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.{{cite web | url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php | title=Sri Lanka Cinema History | publisher=National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka | accessdate=3 October 2016}} The film has influenced on Buddhist Jathaka Stories regarding Patachara, who lost all of her family by tragic incidents.{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/11/24/?fn=sa1611241 |title=Film abou present day Patachara - නූතන පටාචාරාවක ගැන කියැවෙන අපේ කාලයේ පටාචාරා |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=11 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127184102/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/11/24/?fn=sa1611241 |archive-date=27 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/150329/magazine/patachara-of-our-times-ready-141529.html | title='Patachara of our times' ready | publisher=The Sunday Times | accessdate=26 February 2017}}