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Vaishnavee (Sinhala: වෛෂ්ණාවී, lit. 'The Goddess') is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by veteran director Sumitra Peries and produced by Mano Nanayakkara. The film stars Yashoda Wimaladharma, Thumindu Dodantenna and Jayalath Manoratne in lead roles along with Vasanthi Chathurani and Cletus Mendis. Popular teledrama actress Samadhi Arunachaya made her cinema debut with the film. The music is composed by Nimal Mendis, and is his last music direction before his death. The film was shot in 2012, and Sumitra Peries was the first director to shoot with the latest Red Epic camera in Sri Lanka. The film had the last script written by Tony Ranasinghe before his death.
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. The film was released in 30 theaters throughout the country.




Plot


The story was influenced by veteran director Lester James Peries.
A puppeteer proposes to a girl but she runs away with another boy before their engagement. The sad puppeteer then carves a puppet in the shape of the girl of his dreams out of a tree where a goddess secretly lives. The puppet then turns alive with the soul of that goddess and falls in love with the puppeteer, but the fact that they are from two different worlds becomes a barrier to their relationship.




Cast


Yashoda Wimaladharma as Vaishnavee, the Tree Goddess
Samadhi Arunachaya as Ruchira
Rohana Beddage as Gurunnanse
Vasanthi Chathurani as Laxmi's mother
Thumindu Dodantenna as Osanda
Shehara Hewadewa as Laxmi
Jayalath Manoratne as Ruchira's Father
Mahendra Perera as Simon
Roshan Pilapitiya as Laxmi's Lover
Iranganie Serasinghe as Osanda's grandmother
Cletus Mendis as Boatman
Thesara Jayawardane as Laxmi's friend
Veena Jayakody as Guru Maniyo




Songs


The film contains two songs. Melodies are by Nimal Mendis and music coordination by Suresh Maliyadde.




References






External links


Vaishnavee at IMDb
‘වෛෂ්ණාවී’ සිනමා විමසුම
වෛෂ්ණාවී සමඟ එන තෙසාරා ජයවර්ධන

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