 Beckoning the ‘White Swan’
by Ruwini Jayawardana
 Mohamad Shaffraz is no stranger
to the mini screen. The popular director is well known among teledrama
enthusiasts for directing ‘Vasudha’ one of the longest teledramas to
ever hit television. He recently entered the wide screen with ‘Sudu
Hansi’ (White Swan).
Shaffraz’s maiden cinematic creation projects a tragic tale of a
young man who is caught between three women. Anjana comes to town
seeking employment. He finally lands a job as a driver for a beautiful
dame named Mrs. Ransiri who notes a striking resemblance between the
youth and her childhood sweetheart, Clifford.
She treats him kindly and gradually approaches him hoping to seek her
lost love. Her daughter, Maleesha, too becomes fascinated by Anjana.
However he has eyes only for Wathsala, his girlfriend who lives in his
village. Who will Anjana finally choose?
Arjuna Kamalanath, Semini Iddamalgoda, Ameesha Kavindi and Muthu
Tharanga take on the lead roles in ‘Sudu Hansi’. The movie also features
Neel Alles, Sarath Chandrasiri, Ajith Weerasinghe, Thushari Vehanna,
Nayana Rambukkanage, Dilani Nikahatiya and Camillus Yapa. ‘Sudu Hansi’
is based on Gamini Wasalasooriya’s novel of the same title.Pushpakumara
Bandara Rajaguru, the cameraman of the project, is equipped with 19
years of experience in the field. He had started off with commercials
and even clinched the award for the most famous commercial in 2007.
 An Old Boy of D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo, Rajaguru had been the
cinematographer of creations like ‘Heat FM’, ‘Sir Last Chance’, ‘It’s a
Matter of Love’ and many other projects including the documentary on the
naval forces directed by Dr. D.B. Nihalsinghe.
Director Shaffraz was a student of Ananda College, Colombo. He had
begun his stint with art in the radio sector as a child artiste. Later
he rendered his voice for television before meeting H.D. Premaratne who
helped him to launch his career.
Since then he had worked with Gamini
Haththotuwegama and many more. Praveen Jayaratne is the editor and
Sumith Kudaligama is the art director. Music is by Navaratne Gamage
while Shaffraz and Dharshana Kapuge penned the lyrics.
The background
vocals are sung by Amarasiri Peries and Uresha Ravihari. Sisira
Hewathanna and Chandrika Godathanna produced the film being is in the
CEL circuit. |
