Ruhire
{{Short description|2022 Sinhala horror film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ruhire
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|si|රුහිරේ}}
| image = Ruhire poster.jpg
| alt =
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| director = Najini Dikkovita
| producer = Guththila Productions
| writer = Najini Dikkovita
| based_on =
| starring = Roshan Ranawana
Paboda Sandeepani
Maheshi Madusanka
Vishva Lanka
| music = Chamitha Cooray
Bathiya and Santhush
| cinematography = Kapila Sugath Wijayaratne
| editing = Indika Thushara Suraweera
| studio =
| distributor = EAP Films{{Cite web |date=2023-04-23 |title='රුහිරේ' අද සිට |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2022/11/17/24229/‘රුහිරේ’-අද-සිට |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=sarasaviya.lk}}
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2022|11|17}}
| runtime =
| country = Sri Lanka
| language = Sinhala
| gross =
| budget =
}}
Ruhire ({{langx|si|රුහිරේ}}; {{lit|A Love Written in Blood}}) is a 2022 Sri Lankan Sinhala horror thriller film{{Cite web |date=2023-04-23 |title=ලෙයින් ලියැවුණු ආදරයක්: එනවා... එනවා... ළඟදීම එනවා |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2021/04/22/20266/ලෙයින්-ලියැවුණු-ආදරයක් |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=sarasaviya.lk}} directed by Najini Dikkovita in her directorial cinema debut and produced by Udara Palliyaguru for Guththila Productions.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-23 |title=A new female filmmaker to Lankan cinema: Najini Dikkovita's debut 'Ruhire' |url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210502/magazine/a-new-female-filmmaker-to-lankan-cinema-441555.html |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=films.lk}} The film stars Roshan Ranawana, Paboda Sandeepani, Maheshi Madusanka in lead roles, with Vishva Lanka and Malithi Nanayakkara in supportive roles.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-23 |title='Ruhire' coming soon |url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2021/05/03/entertainment/248104/‘ruhire’-coming-soon |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=Daily News}}{{Cite web |date=2023-04-23 |title="රුහිරේ" ළඟදීම |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2021/04/15/20256/“රුහිරේ”-ළඟදීම |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=sarasaviya.lk}}
The film was released on 17 November 2022 after the COVID-19 pandemic decreased.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-23 |title=Ruhire' to be released as soon as the pandemic over |url=https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/sunday-times-sri-lanka/20210502/283059827240511 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=films.lk}}{{Cite web |date=2023-04-23 |title=Ruhire Film Premiere |url=https://www.gossiplankanews.com/2022/11/ruhire-film-premiere.html |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=gossiplankanews}}
Cast
- Roshan Ranawana as Sampath Nanayakkara{{Cite web |date=2023-04-23 |title=අම්මගෙයි තාත්තගෙයි රාජකාරිය ඉවර වෙන්නෙ මැරෙන දවසට:-රොෂාන් රණවන- |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/interviews/2021/02/11/19851/අම්මගෙයි-තාත්තගෙයි-රාජකාරිය-ඉවර-වෙන්නෙ-මැරෙන-දවසට |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=films.lk}}
- Paboda Sandeepani as Kamini
- Maheshi Madusanka as Sandya, Sampath's wife{{Cite web |date=2023-04-23 |title=දරුවෝ දෙන්නාව මට තියලා යන්න පුළුවන් විශ්වාසවන්තම දෙන්නා |url=https://flytvnews.com/archives/1927 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=flytvnews.com}}
- Vishva Lanka as OIC Viraj
- Malithi Nanayakkara as Priyanthi
- Lalith Jayasinghe as Ranji
- Nilupul Liyanage as Weerasuriya
- John Aravinda
- Dayananda Hewage as
- Abeyrathne Manjula Konara as Liyanage
Production
Ruhire made the directorial debut for young filmmaker Najini Dikkovita, who also penned the screenplay.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-23 |title=හැමදාම මගේ වැඩි කැමැත්ත සිනමාවට |url=https://www.lankadeepa.lk/sunday/features/හැමදාම-මගේ-වැඩි-කැමැත්ත-සිනමාවට/2-596883 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=lankadeepa.lk}} The film marked the fifth cinema production of Udara Palliyaguru after Sama Kumaru Kathawa, Pani Makuluwo, Soosthi, and Aale Corona.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-23 |title=Ruhire / රුහිරේ |url=https://films.lk/ruhire-sinhala-film-2438.html |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=films.lk}}{{Cite web |date=2023-04-23 |title=මම වෙනස් නිෂ්පාදකවරයෙක් යූ.ඒ. පල්ලියගුරු |url=https://www.dinamina.lk/2021/01/19/විශේෂාංග/113838/මම-වෙනස්-නිෂ්පාදකවරයෙක්-යූඒ-පල්ලියගුරු |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=dinamina.lk}}
The film was shot in Colombo, Matale, and Nuwara Eliya areas within 60 days. Music direction was managed by Chamitha Cooray with Bathiya and Santhush, while Ashanthi De Alwis and Santhush provided background vocals. Nilupul Liyanage served as the art director, with editing by Indika Thushara Suraweera and cinematography by Kapila Sugath Vijayaratna. Sound was handled by Nirodha Weranga, Sandamali Ariyarathne and Sanka Ranasinghe are Make-up Artists. Costume were designed by Shalini Silva, and production was managed by Raveen Manjitha. Visual effects were done by Nirodha Weranga.
Soundtrack
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Mohothin Mohothata
| lyrics1= Udara Palliyaguru{{cite web |url=https://www.sangeethe.com/song/mohothin-mohothata |title=Mohothin Mohothata |publisher=sangeethe.com |accessdate=11 March 2017}}
| extra1 = Santhush Weeraman, Ashanthi De Alwis
}}
References
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External links
- [https://dcinema.lk/programs/ruhire-main Ruhire in DCinema]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lJnZvzeidc Official trailer at YouTube]
- {{IMDb title|tt26745824}}
Category:2020s Sinhala-language films
Category:Sri Lankan horror films
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