Vijayaba Kollaya (film)

Vijayaba Kollaya
Sinhalaවිජයබා කොල්ලය
LiterallySack of Vijayabāhu
Directed bySunil Ariyaratne
Written byTissa Abeysekara
Based onVijayabā Kollaya
by W. A. Silva
Produced byH. D. Premasiri
StarringHemal Ranasinghe
Senali Fonseka
Ashan Dias
CinematographyChanna Deshapriya
Edited byBoodee Keerthisena
Music byRohana Weerasinghe
Production
company
Sarasavi Cineru
Distributed byEAP Circuit
Release date
  • 1 August 2019 (2019-08-01)
Running time
130 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala
BudgetRs. 75 million

Vijayaba Kollaya (Sinhala: විජයබා කොල්ලය, lit.'Sack of Vijayabahu') is a 2019 Sinhalese historical drama directed by Sunil Ariyaratne. The film stars Hemal Ranasinghe, Senali Fonseka and Ashan Dias in lead roles. Rohana Weerasinghe composed the film's soundtrack. The film's screenplay was written by Tissa Abeysekara, the last before his death. The story is based on W. A. Silva's 1938 novel Vijayaba Kollaya on the historical event of the same name. The Vijayabā Kollaya was a succession dispute in 1521 that led to the division of the Kingdom of Kotte and eventually its downfall. The love triangle of Nayanananda, Neelamani and Asanga. In theatres both 2D and 3D.