Guru Geethaya
| Guru Geethaya | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical Poster in Australian Film Premiere | |
| Sinhala | ගුරු ගීතය |
| Directed by | Upali Gamlath |
| Written by | Upali Gamlath |
| Based on | The First Teacher by Chinghiz Aitmatov |
| Produced by | Predi Seneviratne Upali Gamlath |
| Starring | Roshan Ravindra Damayanthi Fonseka Lanka Bandaranayeke Kalpani Jayasinghe |
| Cinematography | Kavinda Ranaweera |
| Edited by | Upali Gamlath |
| Music by | Lelum Rathnayeke |
Production company | Moonstone movie pvt ltd |
| Distributed by | Moonstone movie pvt ltd |
Running time | 95 min |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Guru Geethaya (transl. The teacher's song; Sinhala: ගුරු ගීතය) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala-language drama film directed by Upali Gamlath and co-produced by Predi Seneviratne, Upali Gamlath and Dr. Arosha Frenado.[1] It stars Roshan Ravindra, Damayanthi Fonseka, Lanka Bandaranayeke and Kalpani Jayasinghe. The film is based on Chinghiz Aitmatov's novel, The First Teacher (1962).[2]
Plot[]
The action takes place in the years from 1924 all the way to the early 1950s in the Kukureu village of the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic, which is now Kyrgyzstan. The Russian Civil War ended not so long ago. Young Komsomol member and a former Red Army soldier Dyuyshen comes to the village as the new teacher of the village. His enthusiasm to bring new ideas immediately faces a centuries-old tradition of life in Central Asia. The former soldier tries to improve literacy to this far Moslem area while villagers didn't allow gỉrls to attend school. He then met Altynai, a 15-year-old illiterate girl who has a burning desire to study, but her aunt sells her to a powerful and wealthy chieftain. Then school is burned down and is rebuilt using centuries old trees, being a pride to the local population.[3]
Cast[]
- Roshan Ravindra
- Kalpani Jayasinghe
- Damayanthi Fonseka
- Gamini Hettiarachchi
- Hyacinth Wijeratne
- Lanka Bandaranayeke
- Predi Seneviratne
- Subuddhi Lakmali
- Lakruwan Vithanage
- String Thamang
- Aneetha Gurung
- Dolkar Gurung
Production[]
The film was scheduled to shoot in 4 countries respectively Sri Lanka, Nepal, India and Russia. This was filmed in the scenic village of Mannag in the Himalaya mountain range in Nepal and in the highest altitude on Mount Everest.
Release[]
The film still has not been set for release in Sri Lanka. It was released as a premiere in 2015 November 29 in Melbourne, Australia as an aid of Piyapath Scholarship Program.[4] It has been selected to premiere in Eurasia International Film Festival held from September 24 to 30 in Kazakhstan.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Guru Geethaya - National Film Corporation". www.nfc.gov.lk.
- ^ Thilakasiri, Sameera (1 September 2012). "Guru Geethaya sinhala film by Upali Gamlath". Sandeshaya dedicated to Sri Lankan Sinhala films, movies, cinema...
- ^ "eLanka | Sinhala Movie - Guru Geethaya - eLanka". elanka.com.au.
- ^ "eLanka | MOVIE GURU GEETHAYA - eLanka". elanka.com.au.
- ^ "GURU GEETHAYA WORLD PREMIERE IN KAZAKHSTAN : mirrorcitizen.lk".
- Sinhala-language films
- Sri Lankan films