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| Bahuchithawadiya | |
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| Directed by | Malaka Dewapriya[1] |
| Written by | Malaka Dewapriya |
| Produced by | Malaka Dewapriya |
| Starring | Kalana Gunasekara Veena Jayakody Lakshman Mendis Samanalee Fonseka Damitha Abeyratne |
| Cinematography | Chinthaka Somakeerthi |
| Edited by | Harsha Disanayaka |
| Music by | Chitral Somapala |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Bahuchithawadiya (The Undecided) (Sinhala: බහුචිතවාදියා) is an upcoming Sri Lankan Sinhala drama romance film directed and produced by Malaka Dewapriya.[2][3][4] It stars Kalana Gunasekara and Veena Jayakody in lead roles along with Lakshman Mendis, Samanalee Fonseka and Damitha Abeyratne. Music composed by Chitral Somapala.[5][6]
in Sinhala language ‘Bahu’ means multiple and ‘Chitha’ means thoughts. ‘Bahuchithawadiya’ simply means ‘one in many minds’ or ‘one who lacks single-mindedness’. In other words ‘an undecided mind’ The term ‘Bahuchithawadiya’ was coined to denote the nature of our youth in contemporary society in Sri Lanka.
It is the debut feature film by Malaka Dewapriya and film has awarded in many film festivals.[7][8] The film received many positive reviews from critics.[9][10]
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- ^ "Bahuchithawadiya – බහුචිතවාදියා". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Malaka's debut 'Undecided' wins accolades". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
The term 'Bahuchithawadiya' was coined to denote the nature of our youth in contemporary society. The film 'Bahuchithawadiya' was created to express this condition. As you know, in the 60s and 70s Sri Lanka had a closed economy. The ideology of the Left grounded in materialism and it is called in Sinhala 'Bauthikawadaya'. It shaped and disciplined the world view of a majority of youth belonging to that era. The art work created during that period is also a representation of this.
- ^ "Contemporary movie completes shooting". Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "BahuChithawadiya alias smooth operator and anti-hero". Retrieved 3 April 2018.
He's a new type of anti-hero in Sri Lankan cinema. Examples of precedents can be found in Handagama's films, or in Dharmasiri Bandaranaike's 'Thunveni Yamaya,' or even from the 60s or 70s commercial cinema. But such anti-heroes – Gamini Fonseka, Senadheera Rupasinghe or Wally Nanayakkara were dashing crooks and conmen. They were also more ethical and morally upright. They were loyal to their friends and faithful lovers and husbands to their wives. They were in fact heroes. Credit is due to this young film maker for making an intelligent movie that is (intentionally or not) very funny at times. The challenge now is to find an intelligent audience.
- ^ "Is local cinema really dying?". sundayobserver. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
For the past ten years, there has been a great improvement in modes of social media and telecommunication compared to the time that I wrote the script. Skype has been replaced by various other much more developed apps such as Whats App, Viber, Zoom, Imo, Messenger and many others. Although, some who watched the film had mixed ideas about the uniqueness of the theme. Because they argued that due to this change of telecommunication modes, the film may look out dated which I don't agree with. Bahuchithawadiya is not about the progress of telecommunication but it is about what youth do with these most updated versions of telecommunication and how it has affected contemporary life and its relationships.