Rookada Panchi
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Vindana Ariyawansa [1]
Vindana Ariyawansa
| Rookada Panchi | |
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| Sinhala | රූකඩ පැංචි |
| Directed by | Kalpana Ariyawansa Vindana Ariyawansa [1] |
| Written by | Kalpana Ariyawansa Vindana Ariyawansa |
| Produced by | East West Entertainment |
| Starring | Kushenya Fonseka Jackson Anthony Dilhani Ekanayake Dhananjaya Siriwardena |
| Cinematography | Jaan Shenberger |
| Edited by | Kalpana Ariyawansa |
| Music by | Rohana Weerasinghe[2] |
| Distributed by | EAP Theaters [3] |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Rookada Panchi (Sinhala: රූකඩ පැංචි: Little Miss Puppet) is a 2020 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's musical drama film co–directed and co-produced by two brothers Kalpana Ariyawansa and Vindana Ariyawansa[5] with their father Kularatne Ariyawansa as executive producer for East West Entertainment.[6] It stars child artist Kushenya Fonseka in lead role with Jackson Anthony, Dilhani Ekanayake and Dhananjaya Siriwardena in supportive roles.[7] Music composed by Dr. Rohana Weerasinghe.[8] Kushenya is the daughter of Asanga Fonseka, the son of Malini Fonseka's younger brother Ananda Fonseka.[9][10]
The official trailer was released on 20 February 2020.[11] The premiere was held on the 23 September 2020 at the Savoy Primiere Cinema.[12] Initially planned to be released on 17 September,[13] it was delayed and was officially released on 24 September 2020.[14][15] On 8 September 2020, the songs of the film composed by Rohana Weerasinghe was released at 4 pm at the Savoy Premier Hall, Wellawatte.[16]
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.[17][18]