{{Short description|2025 Sri Lankan sports action film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = Mother Lanka | native_name = {{Infobox name module|si|මදර් ලංකා}} | image = Mother Lanka poster.jpg | director = Anusha Sanjeewa Edirimuni<ref>[https://sarasaviya.lk/මං-අධ්යක්ෂණයට-කම්මැළියි/ මං අධ්යක්ෂණයට කම්මැළියි]</ref> | producer = Ishan Perera | writer = Krishanthi Kulasuriya | story = Krishanthi Kulasuriya | based_on = | starring = Dhananjaya Siriwardena Tharindi Fernando Shenuki Dishalya Bimal Jayakodi Heshani Liyadipita | music = Eranga Jayawardena | cinematography = Ranga S. Bandara | editing = Infinity Cuts | distributor = | studio = I.W Holdings | released = {{Film date|df=y|2025|8|14}} | runtime = 150 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 October 2025 |title=''MOTHER LANKA'' |url=https://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/motion-picture-ratings/classification-details/?cpbc_id=614121 |access-date=22 October 2025 |website=British Columbia Film Classification Office - Consumer Protection BC}}</ref> | language = Sinhala | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Mother Lanka''''' ({{langx|si|මදර් ලංකා}}) is a 2025 Sri Lankan Sinhalese sports action film directed by Anusha Sanjeewa Edirimuni and produced by Ishan Perera for I.W Holdings.<ref name= lanka>{{cite web |url=https://sarasaviya.lk/මාතෘත්වයේ-කැඩපත/ |title=මාතෘත්වයේ කැඩපත |date=19 July 2025 |publisher=sarasaviya.lk |access-date=19 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.divaina.lk/features/18434 |title='මදර් ලංකා' අගෝස්තු 14 තිරයට|date=19 August 2025 |publisher=divaina.lk |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref> The film stars debutant Shenuki Disalya with and Tharindi Fernando, Dhananjaya Siriwardena in lead roles,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newsasia.lk/mother-lanka-a-groundbreaking-cinematic-exploration-of-love-identity-and-resilience/ |title=Mother Lanka: A groundbreaking cinematic exploration of love, identity and resilience|date=19 August 2025 |publisher=newsasia.lk |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref> where Bimal Jayakody, Sanath Gunathilake, Dilhani Ekanayake and Dharmapriya Dias made supportive roles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mirrorarts.lk/news/11329-mother-lanka-14 |title='මදර් ලංකා' (Mother Lanka): අගෝස්තු 14 වනදා සිට රිදී තිරයට!|date=19 August 2025 |publisher=mirrorarts.lk |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://mawbima.lk/2025/08/05/මදර්-ශ්රී-ලංකා-14දා-සිට-තිර/ |title=මදර් ශ්රී ලංකා 14දා සිට ත���රයට|date=19 August 2025 |publisher=mawbima.lk |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref>
==Plot== The story revolves around a single mother, Shalu, a former athlete whose young romance ends in heartbreak, leaving her to face life as a single mother. She struggles to raise her daughter, Emy, who is a badminton player, while confronting social expectations and personal sacrifice in contemporary Sri Lanka. Balancing the demands of motherhood with her own emotional challenges, she navigates a society that offers limited space for women who fall outside traditional norms.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Wickramarathne |first=Pathum |date=2025-01-21 |title=Mother Lanka: A Groundbreaking Cinematic Exploration of Love, Identity, and Resilience - News Asia |url=https://newsasia.lk/mother-lanka-a-groundbreaking-cinematic-exploration-of-love-identity-and-resilience/ |access-date=2025-12-08 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Motherhood and sacrifice |url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/250824/magazine/motherhood-and-sacrifice-609574.html |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka}}</ref>
The narrative intersects with the life of a transgender woman, Sathya whose experiences reveal the discrimination, resilience, and quiet courage of marginalized communities rarely represented in Sri Lankan cinema. She shares her courage and determination and joins with Shalu to raise her daughter, redefining the concept of motherhood. Through their intertwined journeys, the film explores themes of gender, love, and self-discovery, as well as the pressures faced by individuals pursuing personal goals, including involvement in sports.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
==Cast== * Tharindi Fernando as Shalu * Dhananjaya Siriwardena as Sathya <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.divaina.lk/extras/23265 |title=පිටකොටුවේදී ගැහැනියක් අමානුෂික ලෙස බැන්නා… – ධනංජය සිරිවර්ධන|date=19 August 2025 |publisher=divaina.lk |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref> * Shenuki Disalya as Emy <ref>{{cite web |url=https://sarasaviya.lk/මමත්-එමී-වගේමයි-මදර්ලංකා/ |title=මමත් එමී වගේමයි මදර්ලංකා චිත්රපටයේ: රංගන ශිල්පිනී ශෙනුකි දිසල්යා|date=19 August 2025 |publisher=sarasaviya.lk |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://radiowesl.com/news/23715/articles/ |title="මදර් ලංකා චිත්රපටය බැලුවාම වෙනදටත් වඩා අම්මා ගැන ආදරේ හිතෙයි" – ශෙනුකි දිශල්යා|date=19 August 2025 |publisher=radiowesl.com |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deshaya.lk/article/52/හදසර/27547/එක-මාසයක්--තාත්තා-මට-සැලකුවේ-තාත්තා-කෙනෙක්-විදියට-නෙවෙයි---Shenuki-Dishalya |title=එක මාසයක්! තාත්තා මට සැලකුවේ තාත්තා කෙනෙක් විදියට නෙවෙයි - Shenuki Dishalya|date=19 August 2025 |publisher=deshaya.lk |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref> * Bimal Jayakody * Heshani Liyadipita * Sanath Gunathilake * Dilhani Ekanayake * Dharmapriya Dias * Sarath Kothalawala * Chathuranga Kodithuwakku as Kavindu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sarasaviya.lk/පෙම්වතාට-අවංකව-ආදරය-කරන/ |title=පෙම්වතාට අවංකව ආදරය කරන 'සචිත්ර' මට ලොකු අභියෝගයක් වුණා: රංගන ශිල්පි චතුරංග කොඩිතුවක්කු|date=19 August 2025 |publisher=sarasaviya.lk |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref> * Kalana Gunasekara as coach<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sarasaviya.lk/කුලුඳුල්-රංගනයෙන්ම-සම්මා/ |title=කුලුඳුල් රංගනයෙන්ම සම්මානනීය වූ කලණ ගුණසේකර|date=19 August 2025 |publisher=sarasaviya.lk |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref> * Hiran Yattowita * Madhini Malwattage * Anura Bandara Rajaguru * Nuwan Gunasekara * Navindi Rapiel * Wichintha Illangakoon * Harshika Ratnayake * Sudhiksha Samadhi * Theshali Devmini * Sarah Abeywardena <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.divaina.lk/extras/21626 |title=මදර් ලංකා සමග සාරා සිනමාවට|date=19 August 2025 |publisher=divaina.lk |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref> * Kusum Perera * Nethuli Perera * Metika Navik Senarath (child actor)
==Production== This is the maiden cinema direction by Anusha Sanjeewa Edirimuni,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.divaina.lk/features/22676 |title=මදර් ලංකා හෝල්වලට එයි|date=19 August 2025 |publisher=divaina.lk |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.divaina.lk/features/21318 |title=මේකට තියෙන හොඳම උත්තරය හොඳ චිත්රපටයක් හදා ගැනීමයි – අධ්යක්ෂ අනූෂ සංජීව එදිරිමුණි|date=19 August 2025 |publisher=divaina.lk |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref> who worked as a program director, producer, and executive producer for 15 years since the founding years in Swarnavahini and EAP Film group.<ref name= lanka /> Story and screenplay of the film written by Krishanthi Kulasuriya and film is produced by Ishan Perera.<ref name= mother>{{cite web |url=https://sarasaviya.lk/මදර්-ලංකා-අගෝස්තු-14-වැනිදා/ |title=මදර් ලංකා අගෝස්තු 14 වැනිදා සිට|date=19 July 2025 |publisher=sarasaviya.lk |access-date=19 July 2025}}</ref>
Cinematography and production design handled by Ranga S. Bandara, assistant direction by Niroshan Edirimanne and eiting by Infinity Cuts. Nayana Ujith is the makeup artist, Ananda Bandara is the color coordinator and Shasika Ruwan Marasinghe is the sound mixer. Art direction done by Vihanga Devwin, production management handled by Lak Ruwan Lokuhapuarachchi and hair styling by Santhush Nimesh.<ref name= mother /><ref name= lanka />
Eranga Jayawardena is the Music director, where Abhisheka Wimalaweera made both song lyrics and background vocals.<ref name= mother /><ref name= lanka />
==Release== The film was screened on World Mother's Day on 11 June 2025 at the Savoy 3C Cinema in Wellawatte at 10am.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mirrorarts.lk/news/11024-2025-05-13-06-21-14 |title=අම්මාවරුන් වෙනුවෙන් "මදර් ලංකා"තිරයට.|date=19 August 2025 |publisher=mirrorarts.lk |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sarasaviya.lk/මදර්-ලංකා-විශේෂ-දර්ශනය-දා/ |title=මදර් ලංකා විශේෂ දර්ශනය දා|date=19 July 2025 |publisher=sarasaviya.lk |access-date=19 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sarasaviya.lk/මදර්-ලංකා-ළඟදීම/|title=මදර් ලංකා ළඟදීම|date=19 July 2025 |publisher=sarasaviya.lk |access-date=19 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sarasaviya.lk/මදර්-ලංකා-විශේෂ-දර්ශනය/ |title='මදර් ලංකා' විශේෂ දර්ශනය|date=19 July 2025 |publisher=sarasaviya.lk |access-date=19 July 2025}}</ref> The media preview of the film was held at the Majestic City Cinema in Bambalapitiya in August 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sarasaviya.lk/මදර්-ලංකා-මාධ්ය-දර්ශනය-ද/ |title=මදර් ලංකා මාධ්ය දර්ශනය දා|date=19 July 2025 |publisher=sarasaviya.lk |access-date=19 July 2025}}</ref> The film was released on 14 August 2025 island wide.<ref name= mother /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://mirrorarts.lk/news/11487-2025-08-13-13-26-36 |title='මදර් ලංකා' හෙට සිට තිරගත වීම් ඇරඹේ!|date=19 August 2025 |publisher=mirrorarts.lk |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://mirrorarts.lk/ar/news/11466-14-8 |title="මදර් ලංකා" අගෝස්තු 14 වනදා සිට තිරගතවීම ඇරඹේ|date=19 August 2025 |publisher=mirrorarts.lk |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref> The film successfully passed 75 days of screening.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-27 |title=මදර් ලංකා දින 75 පසුකරයි|url=https://sarasaviya.lk/මදර්-ලංකා-දින-75-පසුකරයි/ |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=sarasaviya.lk}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDRauJUTBrs ''Mother Lanka official trailer''] on YouTube * [https://mirrorarts.lk/news/86-photo-note/11493-photos-3 'මදර් ලංකා' චිත්රපටයේ මංගල දර්ශනය දා!] * [https://mirrorarts.lk/ar/news/10359-mother-lanka Mother Lanka මැයි මාසයේ]
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