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Juliya (film)

Juliya
ජූලියා
Directed bySampath Sri Roshan
Written byNishantha Weerasingha
Produced byStudio X Films
StarringSampath Sri Roshan
Charith Abeysinghe
Nadeesha Hemamali
CinematographyDonald Karunaratne
Edited byJenney Muun
Music byRanga Dasanayake
Production
company
Pine wood studios
Distributed byEAP Theaters
Release date
  • 18 July 2009 (2009-07-18)[1]
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Juliya (Sinhala: ජූලියා) is a 2009 Sri Lankan Sinhala Love and Thriller[2] film directed by Sampath Sri Roshan and produced by Charith Abeysinghe for Studio X Films.[3][4] It stars both Roshan and Abeysinghe themselves with Nadeesha Hemamali along with Sasanthi Jayasekara and Ravindra Randeniya. The music was composed by Ranga Dasanayake.[5] The film introduced high definition cinema to the country and was the first local movie to debut at an international theatre, the Odeon, Empire Leicester Square, England.[6][7][4][8]

It is the 1,165th film in the Sinhala cinema.[9]

Plot

Dilrukshan (Charith Abeysinghe) the only son of a rich family after murdering his love leaves for London while his father shoots himself and dies. After some years he returns home and develop a love affair with Julia (Sasanthi Jayasekara), the daughter of a wealthy family. However, he was unable to proceed long as Dev (Sampath Sri Roshan) who too has been in London returns home in search of the culprit who murdered his sister.[10]

Cast

Soundtrack

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Sarath Sande[11]"Bachi Susan, Charith Abeysinghe 

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. The Daily News stated that "Julia is a movie with stunning cinematography, photography and cast performance but still and all, it disappoints the viewer because it looks like an empty-shelled blockbuster.[12]

References

  1. ^ "'Julia' comes for July". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. ^ Juliya (2009) - Plot - IMDb. Retrieved 2024-10-27 – via www.imdb.com.
  3. ^ "'Julia' gives birth to two young debutants". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Enter Julia". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 26 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Pining for 'Julia'". Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Julia - The first Sinhala HD movie". Nation. Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Julia to premiere in London". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 27 October 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Julia: A paradoxical tragicomedy". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 2 September 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Sarath Sande (JULIA FILM) - Bachi Susan & Charith Abyesinghe". Ananmanan.
  12. ^ "Unconvincing 'Julia'". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 26 August 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2023.


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