Jobless Douglas
{{Infobox film
| name = Jobless Douglas
ජොබ්ලස් ඩග්ලස්
| image = Jobless Douglas.jpg
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| caption = Promotional poster
| director = Senaka Navaratne
| producer = Chandra Kumari Navaratne
| writer = Senaka Navaratne
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| starring = Rodney Warnakula
Mahinda Pathirage
Dilshani Perera
Nandana Hettiarachi
| music = Dilum Thejasa
| cinematography = Lalith S. Thomas
| editing = Anura Bandara
| studio = Sarasavi Studio
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2024|06|07|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = Sri Lanka
| language = Sinhala
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Jobless Douglas ({{langx|si|ජොබ්ලස් ඩග්ලස්}}) a 2024 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film directed by Senaka Navaratne and produced by Chandra Kumari Navaratne.{{cite web | url=https://sarasaviya.lk/%E0%B7%84%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%9D%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%AF%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%80-%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BD/ | title=හාස්‍යෝත්පාදයේ නව රැල්ල: ජොබ්ලස් ඩග්ලස් | publisher=sarasaviya.lk | accessdate=1 August 2024 | archive-date=19 August 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819073428/https://sarasaviya.lk/%E0%B7%84%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%9D%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%AF%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%80-%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BD/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://films.lk/FilmDetails.php?id=2431&lang=si | title=Jobless Douglas / ජොබ්ලස් ඩග්ලස් | publisher=films.lk | accessdate=1 August 2024}} It stars Rodney Warnakula in the titular role along with Mahinda Pathirage, Dilshani Perera, Nandana Hettiarachi and Don Guy in supportive roles.{{cite web | url=http://cinema.lk/ජොබ්ලස්-ඩග්ලස්-ජනප්%E2%80%8Dරිය/ | title=ජොබ්ලස් ඩග්ලස් – ජනප්‍රිය හාස්‍ය රංගන ශිල්පීන් රැසක් එකම චිත්‍රපටයකින් | publisher=cinema.lk | accessdate=1 August 2024}}{{cite web| url=https://archives.sarasaviya.lk/2017/09/14/?fn=sa1709141| title=සේනක නවරත්නගේ කුළුදුල් චිත්‍රපටය: රැකියා විරහිත ඩග්ලස්ගේ සිහින මාලිගාව ජොබ්ලස් ඩග්ලස්| publisher=sarasaviya.lk| accessdate=1 August 2024| archive-date=19 August 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819071926/https://archives.sarasaviya.lk/2017/09/14/?fn=sa1709141| url-status=live}} Popular television comedian Shiran Shantha also made his debut cinema acting with the film.
Plot
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Cast
- Rodney Warnakula as Douglas aka Kotahene Duggy{{cite web | url=https://www.deshaya.lk/article/52/හදසර/25968/ඇත්ත-තේරෙද්දි%C2%A0එයාලා-වාෂ්ප-වෙලා-ඉවරයි---රොඩ්නි-වර්ණකුල| title=ඇත්ත තේරෙද්දි එයාලා වාෂ්ප වෙලා ඉවරයි - රොඩ්නි වර්ණකුල | publisher=deshaya.lk | accessdate=1 August 2024}}{{cite web| url=https://www.lankadeepa.lk/latest_news/%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%80-%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%AD-%E0%B6%92-%E0%B6%A0%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BA-%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%85%E0%B6%B1/1-397241| title=මාව අමතන්නෙත් ඒ චරිතය තුලින්| publisher=lankadeepa.lk| accessdate=1 August 2024| archive-date=19 August 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819071415/https://www.lankadeepa.lk/latest_news/%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%80-%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%AD-%E0%B6%92-%E0%B6%A0%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BA-%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%85%E0%B6%B1/1-397241| url-status=live}}
- Mahinda Pathirage as Kochchi Kade Champa
- Dilshani Perera as Veronica
- Nandana Hettiarachi as Ran Banda
- Don Guy as Wadakapushpa
- Jeevan Handunnetti
- Asanga Perera
- Anura Srinath
- Shiran Shantha as Vasudeva
- Helen Reynolds
- Lakmini Karunarachchi {{cite web | url=http://webgossip.lk/lakmini/| title=ටෙනිසන් කුරේ මගෙන් කැමතිද කියලා ඇහැව්වා | publisher=webgossip.lk | accessdate=1 August 2024}}
- Thushara Jayasuriya
- Tharaka Adhikari
- Nuwandika Rodrigu
- Palitha Hemapala
- Dylan Priyantha
- Ravindra Kumara
- Jageetha Dissanayake
- Chamara Virat
- Mevan Madhusankha
- Lalitha Charuka
- Buddhika Jayawardena
Production
This is the first cinematic direction by Senaka Navaratne, who worked many years in Sri Lankan cinema as an editor (Hulawali, Madusamaya) and an art director. In the film, he also wrote the screenplay and lyrics.{{cite web| url=https://mawbima.lk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Hadagasma-23-06-2024-Hadagasma.pdf| title=Hadagasma 23-06-2024 page 5| publisher=mawbima.lk| accessdate=1 August 2024| archive-date=19 August 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819071925/https://mawbima.lk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Hadagasma-23-06-2024-Hadagasma.pdf| url-status=live}} The film is produced by Chandra Kumari Navaratne and assistant director is Sasika Ruwan Marasinghe. Cinematography done by Lalith S. Thomas, editing by Anura Bandara and art direction by Priyantha Dasanayake with the assistance of Sithum Prasanna and Hirantha Chamikara.{{cite web | url=https://archives1.dailynews.lk/2017/08/29/entertainment/126509/‘jobless-douglas’-here-soon?page=1 | title='Jobless Douglas' here soon | publisher=dailynews.lk | accessdate=1 August 2024}} Tharaka Adhikari made the costumes with the assistance of Malinda Mudalige, Ananda Bandara with digital color combination whereas sound designed by Sasika Ruwan Marasinghe and still photography by Mahesh Nishantha. Production Coordination handled by Hemapriya Kandambi. Camera support was given by Harshana Harshana Karunathilake, Sandaruwan Jayalath, Gayatra Sandaruwan Jayalath, Anuruddha, Kashika Jayalath, Asanka Jayawickrama and Doreen Almeida. Music director is Dilum Thejasa, where Dr. Bentley Silva and Gayatri Rajapaksa made background vocals.
Release
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt9454548}}
- [https://divaina.lk/2010-වසරේ-සිට-ප%E2%80%8D්%E2%80%8Dරදර්ශනය-කරග/ 2010 වසරේ සිට ප‍්‍රදර්ශනය කරගත නොහැකිව චිත‍්‍රපට 120 ක් පෝලිමේ]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gckLCH2VLl0 Official trailer]