Handaya
| Handaya හඳයා | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Titus Thotawatte |
| Written by | Titus Thotawatte |
| Based on | Story by Damith Totawatte |
| Produced by | Totawatte Salaroo |
| Starring | Henry Jayasena J.H. Jayawardena U. Ariyavimal |
| Cinematography | Andrew Jayamanne |
| Edited by | Titus Thotawatte Sujatha Thotawatte |
| Music by | Somapala Rathnayake |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Handaya (Sinhala: හඳයා) is a 1979 Sri Lankan Sinhala black-n-white children's film directed and produced by Titus Thotawatte for Thotawatte Salaroo. The film is cited as a legend in Sinhala cinema history. It stars many child actors along with Henry Jayasena, J.H.Jayawardana and Pearl Wasudevi in lead roles along with U. Ariyavimal and Gemunu Wijesuriya. Music composed by Somapala Rathnayake. It is the 434th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.
The film received mainly positive reviews from critics and awarded in many local and international film festivals. Handaya received 8.8 of ratings from IMDb database.