Cheriyo Darling
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Dilhani Ekanayake
Damith Fonseka
Bandu Samarasinghe
| Cheriyo Darling චෙරියෝ ඩාලිං | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Roy de Silva |
| Written by | Roy de Silva |
| Produced by | RS Films |
| Starring | Joe Abeywickrama Dilhani Ekanayake Damith Fonseka Bandu Samarasinghe |
| Cinematography | J.J. Yogaraja |
| Edited by | Densil Jayaweera |
| Music by | Somapala Rathnayake |
Production companies | Film Location Service Sarasavi Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Cheriyo Darling (Sinhala: චෙරියෝ ඩාලිං) is a 1996 Sri Lankan Sinhala medical mystery romantic comedy film directed by Roy de Silva and co-produced by director himself with his wife Sumana Amarasinghe for RS Films.[1] It is the third film of Cheriyo film series, which is sequel to Cheriyo Captain.[2] It stars Joe Abeywickrama, Dilhani Ekanayake and Bandu Samarasinghe in lead roles along with Tennison Cooray, Ronnie Leitch, Freddie Silva, Wimal Kumara de Costa, Ravindra Randeniya, Sanoja Bibile, Sumana Amarasinghe & Damith Fonseka in supporting roles.[3] Music for the film is done by Somapala Rathnayake and it is the 863rd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[4] Widely regarded as one of the greatest Sri Lankan films ever made, Cheriyo Darling is the only Sri Lankan film in history to get a rating of 90% in the official 'Films.lk' Sinhala Cinema Database.[1]
Cast
- Joe Abeywickrama as Professor, Academic head of the hospital and Emeritus Professor of Neurophysiology and Cognitive Psychology
- Dilhani Ekanayake as Miss Sweetie, a popular film actress who gets sick
- Bandu Samarasinghe as Marmite, the head attendant
- Tennison Cooray as Doctor Dunnoth Mala
- Freddie Silva as Doctor Coco
- Shammi Fernando as Doctor Omelette
- Wimal Kumara de Costa as Vegemite, the deputy head attendant
- Ronnie Leitch as Medha Kess, a junior attendant
- Nawanandana Wijesinghe as Formalin, a junior attendant
- Baptist Fernando as Carbide, a junior attendant
- Mahesh Jayasinghe as a trainee attendant
- Susil Perera as a trainee attendant
- Susila Kuragama as Head Nurse
- Sanoja Bibile as Nurse Kitty, Marmite's girlfriend
- Shashikala Hettiarachchi as a Nurse
- Pushpa Gunawardena as a Nurse
- Chandrika Rathnamali as a Nurse
- Biyanka Shyamini as a Nurse
- Manel Chandralatha as Medical student
- Sumana Amarasinghe as Madame, the Director of hospital
- Ravindra Randeniya as Professor of Clinical Endocrinology
- Bertrum Perera as Gulliver
- Lal Kumara as Gulliver's henchman
- Baptist Fernando as Gulliver's sports manager
- Damith Fonseka as Miss Sweetie's boyfriend
- Anusha Damayanthi as Prostitute
- Don Guy as Charlie Chaplin patient
- Sunil Premadasa as Patient without teeth
- Joseph Seneviratne as Patient with broken leg