Thattu Deke Iskole
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| Sinhala | තට්ටු දෙකේ ඉස්කෝලේ |
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| Directed by | Lalith Edirisinghe [2] |
| Written by | Lalith Rohitha Edirisinghe |
| Produced by | Dr. Nishantha Rodrigo [3] |
| Starring | Jagath Chamila Sudam Katukithule Damitha Abeyratne Manjula Kumari |
| Cinematography | Mayura Kaushalya |
| Edited by | Pravin Jayaratne |
| Music by | Sashin Gimhan |
| Distributed by | MPI Circuit |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Thattu Deke Iskole (Sinhala: තට්ටු දෙකේ ඉස්කෝලේ: මානව භක්තියේ ගුරුගීතය; lit. 'Two Story School'), is a 2023 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Lalith Rohitha Edirisinghe in his directorial debut [5] and produced by Dr. Nishantha Prageeth Rodrigo.[6][7] It stars Jagath Chamila and child actor Sudam Katukithule in lead roles along with Damitha Abeyratne, Manjula Kumari, Nayana Hettiarachchi and Priyantha Sirikumara in supportive roles.[8][9]
The film received positive reviews especially from teachers, principals, committees, and review panels.[10][11]
Cast
- Jagath Chamila as Uncle Sugathapala aka Pala [14]
- Damitha Abeyratne[15]
- Manjula Kumari [16]
- Nayana Hettiarachchi
- Priyantha Sirikumara
- Janak Premalal
- Mauli Fernando
- Firny Roshani
- Nethalie Nanayakkara
- Dahamsa Ekanayake
- Imash Lakshan Vithana
- Dulanya Ekanayake
- Tharushi Suramya
- Volga Kalpani
- Sooriya Dayaruwan
- Anuradha Edirisinghe
- Anjalee Liyanage
- Shelton Kekunawela
- Ayodhya Dakshika
- Jayantha Wasala
- Chamira Liyanage
Child cast
- Sudam Katukithule as Banda
- Theshali Dewmini Nakandala as Soma
- Laknath Randeepa
- Ravisha Divyanjali
- Pahanya Tharudisi
- Maheesha Nethara
- Gaveesha Diwyanjalee Perera
- Akash Krishan
- Dulansa Saundhi
- Pansilu Pavan
- Imash Lakshan
- Sahen Gunatillake
- Niklesh Samarasekara
- Nadeesha Malshani
- Kaveesha Nethmini.
Production
The film "Bulletproof Children" made the maiden cinema direction of the journalist, writer, and teleplay script writer Lalith Rohitha Edirisinghe.[8][7][17] It is directed by Dr. Nishantha Prageeth Rodrigo who is working at Ragama Teaching Hospital.[6][18] All the children acting in the film are newcomers except Sudam Katukithule, who previously acted in the film Madhura Charika.[19]
Pravin Jayaratne is the editor, and Suneth Nandalal is the art director. Uhan Ovita made the makeup whereas Upul Wasantha handled production management and Jayantha Abeyratne is the assistant director.[7] Visual Effects done by Siddhartha Nayanananda, Shan Alwis is the coloris and Dulip Priyantha made still photography.[17] Nilantha Kannangara and Tharaka Kariyawasam are the film coordinators.[8]
The shooting of the film started in January 2020. Production process completed in 2021 and scheduled to screen in May, 2020. However, it was delayed indefinitely due to COVID-19 pandemic.[3]