 
Ruwini JAYAWARDANA
Well-known director of ‘Sankranthi’ and `Davala Duvili’ fame,
Anuruddha Jayasinghe had titled his third cinematic venture as `Bomba
Saha Rosa’ (Bombs and Roses).
“I hope to bring a novel experience to the audience with my new
creation. The story is based on a series of incident which unfold in the
city after a bomb blast. It includes a chapter in the life of a number
of individuals from different layers in society. They are all affected
by the incident despite rank or status but they all undergo the same or
similar experience of pain and sorrow due to the impact of the bomb.
 `Bombs’ symbolize terrorism and destruction while `roses’ reflect
innocence and romance. The plot is a combination of the two,” Anuruddha
explained the theme of his movie. Another notable fact in connection
with the project is that there are no significant central characters in
the story. Each character emerges during an incident but as soon as the
scene shifts to another character eclipses the other.
However, Anuruddha said that the roles portrayed by Upeksha
Swarnamali, Bimal Jayakody and Mahendra Perera are ones to watch out
for. Vishvanath Kodikara who entered cinema through his portrayal of the
late vocalist H.R. Jothipala in Roy de Silva’s `Sada Adara Jothi’ (Ever
loving Jothi), a project yet to be screened in theatres, also plays a
significant role in the movie.
The rest of the cast includes Jayani Senanayake, Dharshana Dharmaraj,
Suminda Sirisena, Sarath Kothalawala, Udayanthi Kulathunga, Kumara
Thirimadura, Tharindu Wijesinghe, Somadasa Alakolanga, Sriyani Amarasena
and others. `Bomba Saha Rosa’ is produced by Eric Makawita and Lucky
Imran.
 The camera is handled by Channa Deshapriya while the art director is
Jagath Imbulpe. Priyantha Fernando is the assistant director, Priyantha
Sirikumara the make-up artist and Raja Ranasinghe the production
executive.
Kelum Srimal penned the lyrics for which Ranga Dassanayake composed
music. Amal Perera had rendered his voice for the background vocals.
Ranesh Nanayakkara is the editor, Sudath Silva and Ajantha Ranasinghe
manage the production coordination, Charith Wickramatilleke the costume
designer and Chaminda Meemenege is the production manager. The film is
shot in areas within the Colombo region and is looking towards being
released at the end of the year. |
