Gharasarapa
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{{Infobox film
| name = Gharasarapa
ඝරසරප
| image = Gharasarapa promotional poster.jpg
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| caption = promotional poster
| director = Jayantha Chandrasiri
| producer = Isuru Films
| writer = Jayantha Chandrasiri
| based_on =
| starring = Jackson Anthony
Kamal Addararachchi
Sangeetha Weeraratne
Devnaka Porage
Kavindya Adhikari
Sriyantha Mendis
| music = Chintaka Jayakody
| cinematography = Prabath Roshan
| editing = Dilan Gunawardhana
| studio = Kulneth Media
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2018|08|10|df=yes|ref1={{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/08/09/?fn=sa18080927 |title=Gharasarapa release tomorrow |publisher=Sarasaviya|access-date=11 August 2018}}}}
| runtime =
| country = Sri Lanka
| language = Sinhala
| gross =
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Gharasarapa (The Lurking Serpent) ({{langx|si|ඝරසරප}} ) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala supernatural romantic horror film directed by Jayantha Chandrasiri and produced by Arjuna Kamalanath for Isuru Films.{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2019/02/28/3199/%E0%B6%9D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%B4 |title=Sinhala screened films |publisher=Sarasaviya|access-date=28 February 2019}} It stars Jackson Anthony, Kamal Addararachchi and Sangeetha Weeraratne in lead roles along with Sriyantha Mendis, Devnaka Porage and Kavindya Adikari. Music composed by Chintaka Jayakody.{{cite web | url=http://archives1.sundayobserver.lk/2018/07/01/arts/jayantha-chandrasiri’s-newest-film-gharasarapa | title=JAYANTHA CHANDRASIRI'S NEWEST FILM GHARASARAPA | newspaper=Sunday Observer | access-date=1 July 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://archives1.sundayobserver.lk/2018/07/08/art/gharasarapa-lurking-serpent-series-acting-gems |title=Director Jayantha Chandrasiri's demonic cinema jamboree - Gharasarapa review |newspaper=Sunday Observer|date=6 July 2018 |access-date=8 July 2018}} Kavindya Adikari, who is the daughter of popular singers Samitha Mudunkotuwa and Athula Adhikari make her debut cinema acting with the film.
The film was screened at the Tharangani Theatre at the National Film Corporation on 29 June 2018. The film was officially released on 10 August 2018.{{cite web |url=http://cinema.lk/කළුකුමාර-සමග-ජයන්ත-චන්ද්/|title=Jayantha Chandrasiri's Gharasarapa coming on 10th of August |publisher=Cinema.lk|access-date=8 July 2018}} It is the 1310th 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 | access-date=7 October 2018}}
Plot
In the 1980, A Sinhala boy, Sandares Edirisinghe (Devnaka Porage), and a Tamil girl, Vidya (Kavindya Adhikari), fall in love (It's love at first sight) on their way to the church at Gadagama. The girl, possessed by the Kalu Kumaraya (Jackson Anthony) (Sri Lankan folklore version of Incubus), can only be healed by Rev. Camilus Dabare (Shriyantha Mendis). Gharasarpa finds it hard to possess the girl because she has already fallen for Sandaras, proven true love can defeat the Gharasarpa (demonic possession). As Vidya has fully recovered, they leave the church after sharing postal addresses, hinting they will meet here after. In such a date in a cinema hall, Vidya informed because of the upcoming events of Sri Lankan Civil War in 80s, her family is forced to leave the country to settle in Canada. Because she is unable to leave Sandares, Vidya asked Sandaras to marry her. As he is just a 19-year-old school boy (Vidya was 18 years old by then) Sandares shows hesitation towards the marriage. Somehow Vidya left the country and settled in Canada, and few years later become a psychiatrist and married a Tamil doctor.
Kalu Kumaraya reaches Sandaras in an unexpected moment and convey the news that Vidya now is in Canada but promise Sandares, if she ever returns to the motherland he will definitely make them meet.
=37 years later=
Dr. Vidya Doraiappa returned Sri Lanka. As per the promise given by Kalu Kumaraya, he is in a mission to make former lovers meet. In that mission Ghrasarpa may turn Sandares's usual routine happy marriage life up side down.
Cast
- Jackson Anthony as Gharasarapa aka Kalu Kumara
- Kamal Addararachchi as Sandares Edirisinghe
- Devnaka Porage{{Cite web|url=https://gossip.hirufm.lk/31229/2019/03/devnaka-porage.html|title = " අපි පාසැලෙන් අස් වෙනවත් එක්ක අපිට මුණගැහෙන්න ලැබුණේ නැහැ. ඒ නිසා අපි දෙන්න ටිකෙන් ටික ඈත්වුණා..." දෙව්නක පෝරගේ - Photos - Devnaka Porage - Hiru Gossip, Lanka Gossip News | Hirugossip | Hiru Gossip | Hiru Fm Gossip | Hiru Gossip Official Web Site | Lanka Gossip - A Rayynor Silva Holdings Company}} as Teenage Sandares Edirisinghe
- Sangeetha Weeraratne as Dr. Vidya Doraiappa
- Kavindya Adhikari as Teeange Vidya {{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/09/20/?fn=sa1809207 |title=Background singing by mother for her daughter's acting |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=23 September 2018}}
- Sriyantha Mendis as Rev.Fr. Camilus Dabare (in 1980)
- Kusum Renu as Vidya's mother (in 1980)
- Ameesha Kavindi as Frankie Edirisinghe, Sandares's wife (in 2017)
- Yashoda Wimaladharma (guest appearance)
- Wasantha Wittachchi as Vishwanadan, Vidya's father (in 1980)
- Jayanath Bodahandi
- Aishara Athukorale as Shalika
- Rajitha Hiran
- Anura Dharmasiriwardena as Jehan
- Senaka Titus
Soundtrack
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Hama Deyak Pene{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjlEAggcvi8 |title=Hama Deyak Pene, Samitha Mudunkotuwa & Bachi Susan, Gharasarapa Movie Song |publisher=YouTube|access-date=8 July 2018}}
| lyrics1= Jayantha Chandrasiri
| extra1 = Bachi Susan, Samitha Mudunkotuwa
| title2 = Kalu Kumara{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T1XL0czsaQ |title=Kalu Kumara, Dumal Warnakulasuriya - Gharasarapa Movie Song |publisher=YouTube|access-date=8 July 2018}}
| lyrics2= Jayantha Chandrasiri
| extra2 = Dumal Warnakulasuriya
}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/GharasarapaMovie/ Official facebook page]
- [https://mirrorarts.lk/news/2792-gharasarapa-trailer “ඝරසරප” පුර්වප්රචාරක පටය අන්තර්ජාලයට]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm29pUPvHKs Gharasarapa(2018)/ඝරසරප - Official Trailer]
- [https://www.itnnews.lk/2018/06/25/8303/ ජයන්ත චන්ද්රසිරි ඝරසරප ගෙන එයි]
- [https://mulpix.com/kavindyaadikari Gharasarapa coming on August 10]
- [https://fragmenteyes.blogspot.com/2018/06/psychology-or-demonology-where.html Psychology or demonology: Where 'Garasarapa' lies]
- [http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/07/19/?fn=sa1807194 ඝරසර්ප මාධ්ය දැක්ම]
- [http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/08/16/?fn=sa18081624 කළු කුමාරයා උද්දච්ඡ පුරුෂ රත්නයක්]
- [http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/08/30/?fn=sa1808308 ඝරසරප මංගල දර්ශනය දා]
- [http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/10/04/?fn=sa1810047 කවියි මායි අදටත් හොඳ යාළුවෝ]
- [http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/10/18/?fn=sa1810185 සරඝරප හින්දා සැබෑව එළිවුණා]