Yakadaya
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Directed byNeil Rupasinghe
Written byJorge Lesley Ranasinghe
Produced bySimon Marawanagoda
StarringGamini Fonseka
Ravindra Randeniya
Anula Karunathilaka
Jenita Samaraweera
Ravindra Randeniya
Anula Karunathilaka
Jenita Samaraweera
| Yakadaya යකඩයා | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Neil Rupasinghe |
| Written by | Jorge Lesley Ranasinghe |
| Produced by | Simon Marawanagoda |
| Starring | Gamini Fonseka Ravindra Randeniya Anula Karunathilaka Jenita Samaraweera |
| Cinematography | Donald Karunarathna |
| Edited by | W.D.K. Ruban |
| Music by | Sarath Dassanayake |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Yakadaya (Sinhala: යකඩයා) is a 1977 Sri Lankan Sinhala action thriller film directed by Neil Rupasinghe and produced by Simon Marawanagoda.[2] It stars Gamini Fonseka and Ravindra Randeniya in lead roles along with Anula Karunathilaka and Jenita Samaraweera.[3] Music composed by Sarath Dassanayake.[4] It is the 381st Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[5]
The film is loosely based on the life of popular criminal Sanchi Arachchige Jinadasa aka 'Maradankadawala Yakadaya'.[1][6]
