Paththini (2016)
Kannagi (Pooja) born in the Chola kingdom, one of the three kingdoms in South India around 1,500 years ago, is happily married to Kovalan (Uddika), a millionaire. Kovalan attends the crowning ceremony of the Chola dancing queen, Princess Madhavi (Aruni). Pleased with he performance the king wants Madhavi to indicate whom she would pick to become her husband from among the wealthy male guests present. She selects Kovalan. Spellbound by Madhavi's beauty and her dancing skills, Kovalan too likes Madhavi. The happy marriage crashes. Kovalan spends all his wealth on Madhavi. Broken-hearted, the weeping Kannagi bears up the agony.
Director: Sunil Ariyarathna
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Pooja Umashankar as Kannaki |
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Uddika Premarathna as Kovalan |
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Aruni Rajapaksha as Madhavi |
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Nita Fernando as Chithrapathi |
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Vinu Udani Siriwardana as Manimekala |
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Ravindra Randeniya as Pandya King |
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Awanthi Aponsu as Devanthi |
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Sanath Gunathilake as Soli King |
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Daya Alwis as Royal goldsmith |
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Lucky Dias as King Gajaba |
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Wasantha Wittachchi as Paththini Hami |
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Sampath Tennakoon as Athura's father |
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Miyuri Samarasinghe as Villager |
| Directing | Sunil Ariyarathna | Director |
| Writing | Sunil Ariyarathna | Writer |
| Camera | Channa Deshapriya | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Tissa Surendra | Editor |
| Sound | Rohana Weerasinghe | Original Music Composer |