Miss Jenis

{{short description|2020 Sri Lankan comedy drama film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Miss Jenis

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|si|මිස් ජෙනිස්}}

| image = Miss Jenis poster.jpg

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| director = Susiran De Silva

| producer = Walter Abeysundara

| writer = Susiran De Silva

| starring = Jayalath Manoratne
Giriraj Kaushalya
Jayalal Rohana
Duleeka Marapana

| music = Lakshman Wijesekara

| cinematography = Ayeshmantha Hettiarachchi

| editing = Megha Kavinda Colombage

| studio =

| distributor = Ridma Theaters

| released = {{Film date|df=y|2020|09|25}}

| runtime =

| country = Sri Lanka

| language = Sinhala

| gross =

| budget =

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Miss Jenis ({{langx|si|මිස් ජෙනිස්}}) is a 2020 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy drama film directed by Susiran De Silva and produced by Walter Abeysundara.{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2020/09/17/18957/මනෝ-නිළියක්-කළ-මිස්-ජෙනිස් | title=Miss Jenis with Mano | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=24 September 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://sinhala.srilankamirror.com/art/11979-mano | title=Mano, this is what happened to 'Miss Jenis' | publisher=srilankamirror | access-date=24 September 2020}} It stars late Jayalath Manoratne in lead dual roles along with Giriraj Kaushalya, Jayalal Rohana and Duleeka Marapana in supportive roles.{{cite web | url=https://www.mirrorarts.lk/news/3230-ms-jenis | title=Susiran's latest 'Miss Jenis' | publisher=mirrorarts | access-date=24 September 2020}} Music composed by Lakshman Wijesekara.{{Cite web |title=Mano 'Miss. Jenis' |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/201004/magazine/mano-miss-jenis-418334.html |access-date=2021-01-11 |website=sundaytimes}}

It is the debut cinema direction of Susiran de Silva, where he has produced several popular television serials earlier such as Manokaya and Isuru Yogaya.{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2020/09/10/18921/ආචාර්ය-ජයලත්-මනෝරත්න-විශිෂ්ට-රංගනයක-යෙදුණු-මිස්-ජෙනිස්-25-දා | title=Dr. Jayalath Manorathne's 'Miss Jenis' on the 25th with a great performance | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=24 September 2020}} The film also marks the final lead role of maestro Jayalath Manoratne who died in early 2020.{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/node/18697 | title=Manoratne's last film performance was on Cinema Somnasa | date=9 September 2020 | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=24 September 2020}}{{cite web | url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2020/09/14/entertainment/228573/‘miss-jenis’-coming-september-25 | title='Miss Jenis' is coming on September 25 | work=Daily News | access-date=24 September 2020}} This is unique to Sinhala cinema as his one and only female character.{{cite web | url=https://www.silumina.lk/2018/05/26/රසඳුන/මං-මිස්-ජෙනිස්| title=I'm Miss Jenis – Jayalath Manorathne in a female role for the first time | publisher=Ceylon Today | access-date=24 September 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://mirrorarts.lk/news/3243-miss-jenis | title=I am 'Miss Jenis' | publisher=mirrorarts | access-date=24 September 2020}} However in 2019, Manoratne and his wife came to see the film when it was shown to the film exhibition boards even though he showed a slight illness at that time.{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/interviews-films-local/2020/09/24/19013/මිස්-ජෙනිස්-කියන්නේ-මනෝ-අයියාගේ-කැපවීම | title=Miss Jenis is Mano Aiya's commitment | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=24 September 2020}}

The film was officially released on 25 September 2020.{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/news-films-local/2020/06/11/17734/මිස්-ජෙනිස්-එන-ලකුණු | title=මිස් ජෙනිස් එන ලකුණු | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=24 September 2020}}{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/news-films-local/2020/09/24/19022/අද-සහ-හෙට-අලුත්-චිත්%E2%80%8Dරපට-දෙකක් | title=Two new movies today and tomorrow| publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=24 September 2020}} However, the film had his special screening on 7 September 2020 at The Scope Film Festival which was held from 4-8 September at Scope Cinemas, Liberty Complex.{{cite web | url=https://ceylontoday.lk/news/reintroducing-the-cinema-culture| title=Reintroducing the Cinema Culture | publisher=Ceylon Today | access-date=24 September 2020}} It was filmed in Haputale, Hikkaduwa and Colombo areas. The film received mixed views from critics.{{Cite web |title=Can you be satisfied with humor alone? Miss Jenis: Review |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2021/02/11/19813/හාස්%E2%80%8Dයයෙන්-පමණක්-සෑහීමකට-පත්විය-හැකිදමිස්-ජෙනිස් |access-date=2021-02-13 |website=Sarasaviya}}