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The Road from Elephant Pass
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChandran Rutnam
Written byChandran Rutnam
Based onThe Road from Elephant Pass
byNihal De Silva
Produced byChandran Rutnam
StarringSuranga Ranawaka
Ashan Dias
CinematographySuminda Weerasinghe
Edited byChandran Rutnam
Music byAjit Kumarasiri

Production
companies

Gemini Color Lab, Chennai

Distributed byCEL Theaters [1]

Release date

  • 23 October 2009 (2009-10-23)

Running time

120 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
Languages
  • Sinhala
  • Tamil
  • Budget$2 million

    The Road from Elephant Pass is a 2008 Sri Lankan war film directed, written and produced by Chandran Rutnam based on the novel of the same namebyNihal De Silva about the Sri Lankan Civil War. It stars Suranga Ranawaka and Ashan Dias in lead roles along with Sanath Gunathilake and Joe Abeywickrama. The film's music was composed by Ajit Kumarasiri.[2] It is the 1131st film in Sri Lankan cinema.[3]

    It was a blockbuster in Sri Lankan film history.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] The film was dubbed into five Indian languages and screened in India, becoming the first Sri Lankan film to be screened in India.[15]

    Plot[edit]

    ALTTE carder called "Kamala Velaithan" surrenders to the Sri Lanka Army and she was handed over to captain "Wasantha" in order to bring her to Colombo IBM headquarters. She has important inside information for the army which would lead to an attack on the LTTE leader. Her brother was killed by the LTTE for trying to desert it. When they started the journey their jeep was attacked by LTTE. So both of them escape from there and arrive in Periyumbutur by a boat. Then, due to the deadly attack faced before, his head is injured. So she wraps his head with a cloth and says not to speak anything. Both pass LTTE & army points and continue the journey. Meanwhile, both fall love immensely with each other.

    At last, he goes to hand over Kamala to IBM and there she reveals that the things she said about a big information is a lie and asks his pardon. Captain Wasantha was angry, but he couldn't say anything because Brigadier calls him to come with Kamala. Both goes and BGD asks the information from Wasantha. He says a date and a time which he pondered. However, SL air force attacked the place and a group of top LTTE leaders were killed. Meanwhile, Captain leaves to Elephant Pass(Alimankada) and it was attacked by LTTE and his mother receives a letter that Captain Wasantha is missing, while the operation was going on. His mother falls on a chair crying.

    After several years, Kamala and Wasantha are smiling and playing with their child at a flat in Toronto, Canada.

    Cast[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "A journey of revelation". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  • ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  • ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  • ^ "'The Road from Elephant Pass'". Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Colombo. Sri Lanka. 16 December 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  • ^ "Road from Elephant Pass". Ilankai Tamil Sangam, US. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  • ^ "A rocky road: 'The Road from Elephant Pass' directed by Chandran Rutnam". The Southasia Trust. February 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  • ^ "The Road from Elephant Pass". The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  • ^ "Road From Elephant Pass –another saga of the local film industry". The Colombo Times. 5 November 2009. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  • ^ "The Road from Elephant Pass". Sri Lanka News First. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  • ^ "Road From Elephant Pass –another saga of the local film industry". Sri Lanka News First. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  • ^ "Arduous road to realisation of humanity". The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  • ^ "RGV's Oscar connection". The Hindustan Times. 24 September 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  • ^ "Treading a road not taken". Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Colombo. Sri Lanka. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  • ^ "Alimankada –Behind the scenes". Upali Newspapers Limited. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  • ^ "'Alimankada' in India". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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