Walampoori: Seven and Half Dreams
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| Sinhala | වාලම්පුරි හෙවත් හීන හතහමාරක් |
| Directed by | Lakmal Darmarathna |
| Written by | Lakmal Darmarathna |
| Story by | Lakmal Darmarathna Damitha Chandrasiri |
| Produced by | Asanka Dodantenna Pradeep Perera |
| Starring | Priyantha Sirikumara Thumindu Dodantenna Sarath Kothalawala Anjana Premaratne Dilhani Ekanayake Ashan Dias Niroshan Wijesinghe Wasantha Moragoda Darshan Dharmaraj |
| Cinematography | Kalinga Deshapriya |
| Edited by | Sankha Malwatte Tharindu Kariyawasam |
| Music by | Chinthaka Jayakody |
Production companies | Antworks Entertainment Green Light Films |
| Distributed by | Scope Cinemas |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
| Box office | LKR 150 Million (Worlwide) |
Walampoori: Seven and Half Dreams (Walampoori: Hevath Heena Hatha Hamaarak ) (Sinhala: වාලම්පුරි හෙවත් හීන හතහමාරක්), is a 2025 Sri Lankan Sinhalese thriller film directed by Lakmal Darmarathna and produced by Asanka Dodantenna and Pradeep Perera.[1][2] It stars Priyantha Sirikumara, Thumindu Dodantenna and Sarath Kothalawala in lead roles where Anjana Premaratne, Dilhani Ekanayake, Ashan Dias, Niroshan Wijesinghe, Wasantha Moragoda and late Darshan Dharmaraj made supportive roles.[3][4]
Walampoori: Seven and Half Dreams released on 25 April 2025 in theaters to positive reviews from critics. praised for its soundtracks, cinematography and performance of the cast.
As of 12 May 2025, the production company confirmed that the film had grossed LKR 150 million (Worldwide) within 3 Weeks. making it one of the highest-grossing films in 2025 and in Sri Lankan cinema history.
Plot
[edit]The film circulated with a performance by the Hangilipola Youth Kumara Kala Kavaya, a group of young people (Sydney, Priyankara, Nimalasiri, Chinthaka, Angelo, Priyankara) performing traditional drama play called "Jahuta". The story follows their lives and a conch shell they found through Swami Makandaraja.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Priyantha Sirikumara as Sydney
- Dilhani Ekanayake as Madam Sisika
- Thumindu Dodantenna as Priyankara
- Sarath Kothalawala as Nimalasiri
- Ashan Dias as Angelo
- Anjana Premaratne as Chinthaka
- Darshan Dharmaraj as Swami Makandaraja (Voice by Darshan Thevaraja)
- Wasantha Moragoda as Police Saman
- King Ratnam as Jabir
- Niroshan Wijesinghe as Kasturi
- Udayanthi Kulatunga as Sriyani
- Daya Thennakoon as Chandare
- Janitha Perera as Sister
- Chandrasoma Binduhewa
- Thushari Jithmini
- Anushka Ranasinghe
- Shathis Hettithanthri
- Jude Emmanuel
- Nilwala Vishwamali
- Chandana Kularatne
- Tracy Holsinger
- Peter Jerome Perera
- Danushka Jayaratne
- Bharathi Mishra
- Bhupinder Singh
- Yashuma Watambe
- Veksilberg Dimitri
- Amarathunga Athupattu
- Kavindu Himantha
Production and release
[edit]This is the maiden cinema direction by award winning teledrama director Lakmal Darmarathna,[5] who directed the critically acclaimed popular teledrama Koombiyo[4] as well as an assistant director for numerous teledramas since 2005.[1] He also made the script and story of the film along with Damitha Chandrasiri, where script supervision done by Shashika Fonseka. The film is produced by Shri Light Films.[3]
Executive producers are Asanka Dodantenna, Pradeep Perera, where linear producers are Primal Ranasinghe and Udara Abeysundara. Kalinga Deshapriya is the cinematographer with the assistance of Dimuthu Kalinga and Majith Uyangoda.[4] Co-editors are Sankha Malwatte and Tharindu Kariyawasam. Sound mixing done by Athula Jayasinghe, color mixing by Dinindu Jagoda and art direction by Nuwan Sanurankha de Silva.[1][3]
Composition and hairstyling handled by Priyantha Dissanayake, costume design by Lasantha Udukumbura and visual effects by Nasafi Mohamed. Chamara Selara is the first assistant Director and second assistant directors are Richie Fank, Nuwan Srinath, Sankha Weerasinghe, Pradeep Rajapaksa ad Devika Kumari.[1][3]
Anjana Ashubodha handled production management with the assistance of Chathura Deshan. Production coordination co-handled by Hashan Nisitha and Risha Akram. Music director is Chinthaka Jayakody and lyricist is Dinendra Jayaweera Bandara.[1][4]
The film was released throughout the country on 25 April 2025. Apart from that, it is scheduled to screen in more than 15 countries around the world including Australia, Canada, Italy, New Zealand, America, Japan and Finland.[4]
Soundtracks
[edit]| No. | Title | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "බඹරු අඩන්නා..." | Chinthaka Jayakodi | Dinendra Jayaweera Bandara | 02:44 |
References
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- ^ "Walampuri-new / වාලම්පුරි (නව )". films.lk. 2025-04-23. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ a b c d "හීන හතහමාරක් පොඳි බැඳන් "වාලම්පුරි" ළගදීම". cinema.lk. 2025-04-23. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ a b c d e f "කූඹියෝ හදපු ලකාගෙන් වාලම්පුරි". divaina.lk. 2025-04-23. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ "'වාලම්පුරි හෙවත් හීන හතහමාරක්' චිත්රපටය ගැනයි මෙවර නොදුටු සිනමාව". sbs.com. 2025-04-23. Retrieved 2025-04-23.