Ho Gaana Pokuna

A new teacher, Uma (Anasuya Subasinghe), arrives at a school with her first appointment in a remote village near Dambulla in Sri Lanka. The school has few students, with only the principal (Lucian Bulathsinghala) and Uma as the teacher. With the help of Uma the pupils gradually start to dream of bigger things than they ever imagined.

One day Upuli, a blind girl, shares her unseen dream with school friends Sukiri and Ukkun. It gradually becomes the dream throughout the village. The children and Uma encounter perils in their venture to realise this dream. The children of the school start to focus on something they have never seen before. This target gives rise to a small revolution.{{cite web|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/151213/magazine/a-refreshing-movie-a-tribute-to-teachers-174418.html |title=A refreshing movie, a tribute to teachers | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka |website=Sundaytimes.lk |date=2015-12-13 |accessdate=2016-05-23}}

The movie was directed by Indika Ferdinando. It was produced by Kusumsiri Liyanarachi, Yashodara Sarachchandra, Dayananda Liyanarachi, Shyama Athukorala, Bimal Fernando, Nirosha Fernando, and Geetha Muthumala. Principal photography was undertaken by Channa Deshapriya and editing by Thissa Surendra.{{cite web|url=http://www.hogaanapokuna.com/Ho_gaana_pokuna/CAST_%26_CREW.html |title=Cast & Crew |website=Hogaanapokuna.com |date= |accessdate=2016-05-23}}

• Anusuya Subasinghe{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/12/31/?fn=sa15123130 |title=Anusaya in Ho Gaana Pokuna |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=11 March 2017}} as Uma
• Lucien Bulathsinhala as School principal
• Jayalath Manoratne as Bus driver Justin
• Dayadewa Edirisinghe as Gramasevaka
• Jayani Senanayake as Chithra, Gramasevaka's wife
• Hyacinth Wijeratne as Principal's wife
• Senat Dikkumbura as Mudalali
• Geetha Kanthi Jayakody as Justin's wife
• Ama Wijesekera as Tailor woman
• Jagath Chamila as Madhuwantha, Uma's lover (only voice)
• D.B. Gangodathenna as Kiri Aththa
• Chathuranga Wijethunga
• Senaka Titus as Sudu Banda
• Ananda Kumara Unnehe as Farmer
• Wasantha Muhandiram as Pushpakumara

• Thishakya Kumaratunga
• Anjali Methsara as Blind girl
• Sathsara Jayasuriya
• Nethpriya Manubhashitha
• Senith Valpotagamage
• Sethika Gunasinghe
• Nihansa Dissanayake
• Vinod Saleem
• Udara Perera
• Wasana Pathirana
• Kimuthu Liyanaarchchi
• Maleesha Muthuarachchi
• Nileesha Dinethmi
• Vishmi Sathsarani
• Deshan Abeweera
• Navoda Hansini
• Vinumi Vinsadi
• Nesta Maneth

The film's score and songs were composed and conducted by Dinesh Subasinghe.{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/02/11/?fn=sa1602118 |title=Music of Ho Gaana Pokuna |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=11 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825144835/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/02/11/?fn=sa1602118 |archive-date=25 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |author=Ruwini Jayawardana |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=features/rebel-s-music |title=A rebel's music | Daily News Online : Sri Lanka's National News |publisher=Dailynews.lk |date=27 November 2013 |accessdate=9 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518150311/http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=features%2Frebel-s-music |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=dead }} Vocals for the theme song, "Rata Pena Kiri Haawa", were provided by Thrishala Wijethunga with background vocals by Dewmini Fernando, Dinith Ridhmika, Banuka Senivirathna and Nishami Naizara.{{cite web | url=http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2016/02/03/entertainment/dineshs-global-tempo | title=Dinesh's global tempo }}

The sound track of the movie was released on M Entertainment music. The musical score has been admired by the Hanoi film jury and Chicago media journalists.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} The soundtrack was recorded by Rajeewa Jayawickrama and finalised by Shashika Ruwan Maarasinghe in Chennai.{{cite news|first=Susitha R. |last=Fernando|date=3 February 2011|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/160131/magazine/a-musical-revival-in-lankan-cinema-180794.html|title=A Musical Revival in Lankan cinema|newspaper=The Sunday Times|accessdate=3 February 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/102781/ho-gana-pokuna |title='Ho Gana Pokuna' ::: Dailymirror.lk ::: Breaking News |website=Dailymirror.lk |date= |accessdate=2016-05-23}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/12/03/?fn=sa1512039 |title=Ho Gaana Pokuna plot |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=11 March 2017}}

{{Track listing

| total_length ={{Duration|m=11|s=22}}

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1= Atha Pena Deta Wada

| extra1= Dewmini Fernando, Thrishala Wijesinghe, Banuka Senevirathna, Dinith Ridmika, Nishami Nishara

| length1= 03:07

| title2= Ho Gana Pokune

| extra2= Dewmini Fernando, Thrishala Wijesinghe, Banuka Senevirathna, Dinith Ridmika, Nishami Nishara

| length2= 04:23

| title3= Hitha Purama Dagana Natana

| extra3= Dewmini Fernando, Thrishala Wijesinghe, Banuka Senevirathna, Dinith Ridmika, Nishami Nishara

| length3= 03:52

}}

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Ho Gana Pokuna movie has got nine nominations & won six awards at the 4th Derana Sunsilk Film Awards 2016 at Nelum pokuna Thearter on 14 May 2016.{{Cite web |url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2016/06/05/jun03.asp |title=Glowing accolades for Ho Gaana Pokuna |access-date=22 August 2016 |archive-date=5 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605052545/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2016/06/05/jun03.asp |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://beautifulu.lk/lifestyle/the-glamour-and-splendour-at-the-derana-sunsilk-film-awards-2016/ |title=The Glamour and Splendour at the Derana Sunsilk Film Awards 2016 – Beautiful you |website=Beautifulu.lk |date= |accessdate=2016-05-23 |archive-date=3 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603090312/http://beautifulu.lk/lifestyle/the-glamour-and-splendour-at-the-derana-sunsilk-film-awards-2016/ |url-status=dead }}

Jury Awards

• Special award for Anasuya Subasinghe.
• Highest Grossing Movie

{{Cite web |url=http://www.hirugoldenfilmawards.hirutv.lk/award-winners.html |title=Hiru Golden Film Awards 2016 with Lux |access-date=13 September 2016 |archive-date=27 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927081332/http://www.hirugoldenfilmawards.hirutv.lk/award-winners.html |url-status=dead }}

Jury Awards

• Special Award for Anjali Wickramasinghe

====36th SIGNIS Awards (OCIC) 2016====

{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}}

Jury Awards

• Special Award for Anjali Wickramasinghe

====33rd Sarasaviya Awards====

{{Cite web|url=https://archives1.sundayobserver.lk/2016/12/18/news/33rd-sarasaviya-film-awards-2016-culminates-star-studded-night|title = The 33rd Sarasaviya Film Awards 2016 culminates with : A star-studded night|date = 17 December 2016}}

• Jury Merit Awards
• Dinesh Subasinghe
• Thisakya Kumaratunge

{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/presidential_awards_details.php?year=2015|title=Presidential Film Awards - 2015 - National Film Corporation}}

• Jury Merit Awards
• Thishakya Sankalana Kumarathunga
• Senith Sathwiru Walpitagamage
• Sathsara Sawan Jayasooriya
• Senitha Dinith Gunasinhe
• Nethpriya Madhubhashitha Ranawakarachchige

The film completed 100 days{{Cite web|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/160327/magazine/ho-gana-pokuna-passes-100th-day-187254.html|title = 'Ho Gana Pokuna' passes 100th day | the Sunday Times Sri Lanka}} and went up to 147 days until the release date of movie Paththini. It was a huge box office success in Sri Lanka and won the Highest Grossing movie Award at the 4th Derana Sunsilk Film Festival. The film was recorded as the first Sri Lankan movie to be released in Blu-Ray technology.{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/03/31/?fn=sa16033110 |title=Ho Gaana Pokuna in Blu-ray |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=11 March 2017}}

{{Reflist}}

• [http://nextframestudio.info/singing_pond.html Official website]
• {{IMDb title|tt3555534}}
• [http://www.zlinfest.cz/en/film-detail?id=5535 Hogaana Pokuna (The Singing Pond) at Zlin Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627111716/http://www.zlinfest.cz/en/film-detail?id=5535 |date=27 June 2015 }}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102321/http://haniff.vn/en/tin-tuc/13-chua-phan-loai/228-the-singing-pond.html Singing pond at Hannoi international film festival]
• [http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/news-events/phd-student-indika-ferdinando-wins-chicago-international-childrens-film-festival-award/ The Singing Pond at Monash University Art news]
• {{in lang|si}} [http://cinema.lk/ho-gana-pokuna-new-movie/ Ho Gaana Pokuna at Cinema.lk]
• [http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=137256 Ho Gaana Pokuna on The Island]
• [http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films/ho-gana-pokuna-130/ Ho Gaana Pokuna at the National Film Corporation ]
• {{in lang|si}} [http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/03/17/?fn=sa16031714 දයාදේව එදිරිසිංහ හෝ ගානා පොකුණේ අත්දැකීම් හෙළිකරයි]
• {{in lang|si}} [http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/01/07/?fn=sa1601076 හෝ ගානා පොකුණ ගතානුගතිකත්වයෙන් මිදුණු චිත්‍රපටයක්]
• {{in lang|si}} [http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/12/10/?fn=sa15121014 හෝ ගානා පොකුණෙන් ලෝක සිනමාවේ වාර්තාවක්]

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