{{Infobox film | name = Ape Principal <br> අපේ ප්රින්සිපල් | image = Ape Principal official poster.jpg | alt = | caption = | director = Chris Antony <ref name= princi>{{cite web |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/interviews/2024/01/04/26236/%E2%80%98%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%99-%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%A7%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%AF%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%94-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%A7-%E0%B7%84%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%96-%E0%B6%A0%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%A7%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8A |title='අපේ ප්රින්සිපල්' මේ රටේ දරු පුරපුර රැකගැනීමට හැදූ චිත්රපටයක්: අධ්යක්ෂ ක්රිස් ඇන්තනී |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=2 January 2024 |archive-date=9 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109050953/https://www.sarasaviya.lk/interviews/2024/01/04/26236/%E2%80%98%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%99-%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%A7%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%AF%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%94-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%A7-%E0%B7%84%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%96-%E0%B6%A0%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%A7%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8A |url-status=live }}</ref> | producer = Kapture2 Studios | writer = Lalith Varuna Rajapaksa | story = Chris Antony | starring = Dilhani Ekanayake <br> Roger Seneviratne<br> Jagath Chamila <br> Shyam Fernando | music = Sashin Gimhan Perera | cinematography = Viswajith Karunaratne | editing = Shan Alwis | studio = | distributor = EAP Theatres<ref>{{cite web |url=https://divaina.lk/%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%90%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%9D%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%92-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%A7-%E0%B6%A0%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%A7%E0%B7%92/ |title=සැවෝයි වසන්තයට චිත්රපටි 4ක් එකම දවසේ සිනමාහල් 40ක: ශ්රී ලංකා සිනමාවට අපූර්ව අත්දැකීමක් |publisher=divaina.lk |accessdate=2 January 2024 |archive-date=11 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111065741/https://divaina.lk/%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%90%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%9D%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%92-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%A7-%E0%B6%A0%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%A7%E0%B7%92/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | released = {{Film date|df=y|2023|12|15}}<ref name= savoy>{{cite web |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2023/12/07/26099/%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%90%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%9D%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%92-%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8F-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BA-14-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%8F-%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%A7-%E0%B6%91%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%B8-%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%A0%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%A7-%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%92%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%8F |title=සැවෝයි සිනමා වසන්තය 14 වැනිදා සිට එකම දවසේ චිත්රපට හතරක් දිවයින පුරා |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=2 January 2024 |archive-date=11 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111064736/https://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2023/12/07/26099/%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%90%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%9D%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%92-%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8F-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BA-14-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%8F-%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%A7-%E0%B6%91%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%B8-%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%A0%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%A7-%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%92%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%8F |url-status=live }}</ref> | runtime = | country = Sri Lanka | language = Sinhala | gross = | italic_title = | budget = }}
'''''Ape Principal (Our Principal)''''' ({{langx|si|අපේ ප්රින්සිපල්}}) is a 2023 Sri Lankan Sinhalese language drama film directed by Chris Antony and co-produced by Indika Wimalaratne and Upul Dharmasena for Kapture2 Studios.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/story/2024/01/04/26229/2023-%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8F-%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8F-%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%9C%E0%B6%AD |title=2023 සිනමා කලා දින පොත |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=2 January 2024 |archive-date=9 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109152545/https://www.sarasaviya.lk/story/2024/01/04/26229/2023-%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8F-%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8F-%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%9C%E0%B6%AD |url-status=live }}</ref> It stars Dilhani Ekanayake in lead role along with Roger Seneviratne, Jagath Chamila and Shyam Fernando in supportive roles.<ref name= cast>{{cite web |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2023/08/10/25576/%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A |title=අපේ ප්රින්සිපල් |publisher=divaina.lk |accessdate=2 January 2024 |archive-date=11 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111154922/https://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2023/08/10/25576/%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name= mawbima>{{cite web |url=https://mawbima.lk/2023/08/19/%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%94%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%99%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%94/ |title=මත් රකුසාගෙන් මල් කැකුලු සුරකින්නට එන අපේ ප්රින්සිපල් |publisher=mawbima.lk |accessdate=2 January 2024 |archive-date=11 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111153423/https://mawbima.lk/2023/08/19/%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%94%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%99%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%94/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film focused on drug use and abuse, which is a major social problem among Sri Lankan students.<ref name= princi /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://divaina.lk/%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%AF%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%94%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%B6%E0%B7%9A%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%8F-%E0%B6%9C%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B1-%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%B4/ |title=මතින් දරුවන් බේරා ගන්න අපේ ප්රින්සිපල් පෙරට එයි |publisher=divaina.lk |accessdate=2 January 2024 |archive-date=11 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111153420/https://divaina.lk/%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%AF%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%94%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%B6%E0%B7%9A%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%8F-%E0%B6%9C%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B1-%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%B4/ |url-status=live }}</ref>. Some scenes of the film are inspired from 2019 Indian Tamil film Raatchasi.
A special screening of the film was held at the PVR Cinema Complex at One Golf Face, Colombo in August 2023. The film was released on 15 December 2023 in EAP Theatres during the "Savoy Cinema Festival 2023".<ref name= savoy /> The film successfully passed 50 days.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2024/02/08/26373/අපේ-ප්%E2%80%8Dරින්සිපල්-දින-50-දා |title=අපේ ප්රින්සිපල් දින 50 දා |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=2 January 2024}}</ref>
==Plot== The film revolves around the school Mihinpura Vidyalaya which encompasses with 300 students and 15 teachers. The school is filled with heavily drug-addicted students, where newly appointed lady principal starts to take actions against the drug lords, politicians to save students with the help of villagers.<ref name= newfilms>{{cite web |url=http://cinema.lk/%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%AF-%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%A7-%E0%B6%AF/ |title=අපේ ප්රින්සිපල් – අද සිට දිවයින පුරා සිනමා හල්වලදී |publisher=cinema.lk |accessdate=2 January 2024 |archive-date=29 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229090745/https://cinema.lk/%e0%b6%85%e0%b6%b4%e0%b7%9a-%e0%b6%b4%e0%b7%8a%e2%80%8d%e0%b6%bb%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%b1%e0%b7%8a%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%b4%e0%b6%bd%e0%b7%8a-%e0%b6%85%e0%b6%af-%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%a7-%e0%b6%af/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name= mawbima />
==Cast== * Dilhani Ekanayake as Sathyangana, Principal * Roger Seneviratne as Sathyajith, Politician * Jagath Chamila as Jayasekara * Shyam Fernando as Samarathunga * Rukshanthi Perera as Kanchana * Samantha Kumara Gamage as Somasundara, Vice Principal * Chaminda Batukotuwa as Peon * Shirantha Premawardhana as Nimal Sir, the English teacher * Nayana Rambukkanage * Dunisha Piyumi * Palitha Premakumara * Manju Mudalige as Drug handler * Tissa Gunathilake as Tissa Sir, the PTI teacher * Kanchana Sewwandi * Samantha Kumara * Anuradha Rajapaksa * Kanishka Ranabahu
===Child cast=== * Hiruna Devmin Silva as Vindana * Anuhas Sankhana * Namindu Hasanka * Darrell Jerome * Takesi Devmini * Namindu Meegahage * Jason Jehan Antony * Ronald Jayden Antony
==Production== The film made second cinema direction by Chris Antony,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://divaina.lk/%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%A2%E0%B6%B1-%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%BD/ |title=තර්ජන මැද්දේ ප්රින්සිපල් වැඩ භාරගනී |publisher=divaina.lk |accessdate=2 January 2024 |archive-date=11 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111153420/https://divaina.lk/%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%A2%E0%B6%B1-%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%BD/ |url-status=live }}</ref> who previously made ''Passport'' which is still to be screened.<ref name= princi /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://divaina.lk/%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%9D%E0%B6%A7%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%AF%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%94-%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%99%E0%B6%B1/ |title=පාස්පෝට් හදපු ක්රිස්ගෙන් අපේ ප්රින්සිපල් |publisher=divaina.lk |accessdate=2 January 2024 |archive-date=11 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111153420/https://divaina.lk/%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%9D%E0%B6%A7%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%AF%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%94-%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%99%E0%B6%B1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Apart from that, Anthony made the film called ''Bandura'' in a short period of sixty six hours under the title of first script to screen, which became a Guinness World Record.<ref name= ape>{{cite web |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2023/08/10/25571/%E2%80%9C%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%AB%E0%B7%94-%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%9F-%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%92%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%92-%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%85%E2%80%9D-%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A |title="වැරැදුණු මඟ නිවැරැදි කළ" අපේ ප්රින්සිපල් |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=2 January 2024 |archive-date=11 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111154922/https://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2023/08/10/25571/%E2%80%9C%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%AB%E0%B7%94-%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%9F-%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%92%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%92-%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%85%E2%80%9D-%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A |url-status=live }}</ref>
Screenplay and dialogues were made by Lalith Varuna Rajapaksa.<ref name= mawbima /> Viswajith Karunaratne handled cinematography with the camera support by Yasas Sri Attanayake, Pujitha Gunaratne and Chatura Shashiranga. Shan Alwis made editing, color combination-catalogue and special effects.<ref name= cast /> Lalith Varuna Rajapaksa is the line producer, whereas Pradeep K. Rajapakse, Madhava Manatunga and Indunil Deraniyagala are the assistant director.<ref name= newfilms /> Mananuvan Rupasingha made the composition with the assistance of Madusanka Dissanayake, Nimesh Chaturanga and Ranmuthu Sathsara Designs.<ref name= ape />
Costume design handled by Sawan Pavitra where Shiny Thilakya, Sewwandi Vithanage and Imesh Malki Dedunu contributed with costume design assistance. Aruna Dias made art direction with the assistance by Nishantha Kumara Dharmadasa, Dimuthu Prijanaka and Yasiru Thalagala Gamage. Sashin Gimhan Perera is the sound designer and music director, Tanushka Kahandawala is the Dialogue recorder and Channa Gamage is the lyricist.<ref name= newfilms /> Chathura Vimarshana made special sound effects, Vinodaran made still photography and Shiloni Senapathiranna made English subtitles.<ref name= ape />
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://films.lk/ape-principal-Sinhala-film-2475.html ''Ape Principal''] on Sinhala Cinema Database * {{IMDb title|tt30452630}} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYwIlq3t3gw ''Ape Principal trailer''] on YouTube
Category:2023 Sinhala-language films Category:2023 Sri Lankan films Category:Sri Lankan drama films {{improve categories|date=May 2024}}