# Nikini Vassa

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{{Infobox film
| name           = Nikini Vassa
| native_name    = {{Infobox name module|si|නිකිණි වැස්ස}}
| image          = Nikini Vassa sinhala film poster.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = Aruna Jayawardana
| producer       = Dr.Kusumsiri De Silva
| writer         = Aruna Jayawardana
| starring       = [Chandani Seneviratne](/source/Chandani_Seneviratne) <br> [Jagath Manuwarna](/source/Jagath_Manuwarna) <br> [Thumindu Dodantenna](/source/Thumindu_Dodantenna)
| music          = [Nadeeka Guruge](/source/Nadeeka_Guruge)
| cinematography = Channa Deshapriya
| editing        = Jeewantha Dewapriya
| studio         = Prasad Color Lab, Chennai
| distributor    = 
| released       = {{Film date|2013|05|22}}
| runtime        = 102 minutes
| country        = Sri Lanka
| language       = Sinhala
| gross          = 
| budget         = 
}}
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'''''Nikini Vassa (August Drizzle)''''' ({{langx|si|නිකිණි වැස්ස|italic=yes}}) is a 2013 [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka)n Sinhala drama film directed by Aruna Jayawardana and produced by Dr Kusumsiri De Silva. It stars [Chandani Seneviratne](/source/Chandani_Seneviratne) and [Jagath Manuwarna](/source/Jagath_Manuwarna) in lead roles along with [Thumindu Dodantenna](/source/Thumindu_Dodantenna) and [Bimal Jayakodi](/source/Bimal_Jayakodi). Music composed by [Nadeeka Guruge](/source/Nadeeka_Guruge).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/07/28/?fn=sa16072822 |title=Sri Lankan Screened Films |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=11 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808162817/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/07/28/?fn=sa16072822 |archive-date=8 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films/nikini-wassa-8/ | title=Nikini Wassa | publisher=National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka | accessdate=3 March 2017 | archive-date=3 July 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703110830/http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films/nikini-wassa-8/ | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://cinema.lk/Movie-detail/nikini-wessa-august-drizzle/ | title=Nikini Wessa (August Drizzle) – නිකිණි වැස්ස | publisher=cinema.lk | accessdate=3 March 2017}}</ref> It is the 1190th Sri Lankan film in the [Sinhala cinema](/source/Cinema_of_Sri_Lanka).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php | title=Sri Lanka Cinema History | publisher=National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka | accessdate=3 October 2016 | archive-date=23 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823000528/http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php | url-status=dead }}</ref> The film had positive reviews from international and local critics<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cinema.lk/nikini-wessa-paper-article-review/ | title=නිකිණි වැස්සට හසුවූ චාන්දනී [Paper Article] | date=28 June 2013 | publisher=cinema.lk | accessdate=3 March 2017}}</ref> and won many international awards as well.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130421/magazine/nikini-wessa-monopoly-in-film-distribution-discourages-young-filmmakers-41351.html | title='Nikini Wessa' Monopoly in film distribution discourages young filmmakers | publisher=The Sunday Times| accessdate=3 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sandeshaya.org/nikini-wessa-sinhala-film-by-aruna-jayawardana/ | title=Nikini Wessa sinhala film by Aruna Jayawardana Nikini Wessa | publisher=Sandeshaya | accessdate=3 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://cmpaul.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/signis-asia-focus-may-2016.pdf | title=Signis Asia Focus-May 2016 | publisher=SIGNIS | accessdate=3 March 2017}}</ref>

==Plot==

{{No plot|date=February 2019}}

==Cast==
* [Chandani Seneviratne](/source/Chandani_Seneviratne) as Somalatha
* [Thumindu Dodantenna](/source/Thumindu_Dodantenna)
* [Jagath Manuwarna](/source/Jagath_Manuwarna)
* [Bimal Jayakody](/source/Bimal_Jayakody)
* [Kumara Thirimadura](/source/Kumara_Thirimadura)
* [Sarath Kothalawala](/source/Sarath_Kothalawala)
* [W. Jayasiri](/source/W._Jayasiri)
* Sulochana Gamage
* [Lakshman Mendis](/source/Lakshman_Mendis)
* Wajira Kodithuwakku
* [Daya Alwis](/source/Daya_Alwis)
* [G.R Perera](/source/G.R_Perera)
* [Nethalie Nanayakkara](/source/Nethalie_Nanayakkara)

==Awards and Acclaims==
* Derana Lux Film Awards 2011 - Best Upcoming director of the Year 2011 (Aruna Jayawardana)
LANKA LIVE FILM AWARDS 2014
BEST FILM
BEST SCRIPT
BEST ACTRESS
BEST ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ART DIRECTOR
BEST EDITOR 
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
BEST MAKE UP
* Hiru Golden Film Awards 2014 - Popular Actor Nominations
* Hiru Golden Film Awards 2014 - Popular Actress Nominations
* Hiru Golden Film Awards 2014 - Best Film background Music (Nadeeka Guruge)
* Vessole Asian film festival – France – Best Asian Film Award – 2012
* Vessole Asian film festival – France – NETPAC Award – 2012
* Dubai International Film Festival – Jury's Special mention of the Best Actress Award – (Chandani Senevirathne) – 2012
* SIGNIS Asia Media Awards (SAMA) Silver Award - Chandani Seneviratne
* Represented of Singapore International Film Festival – 2012
* Represented of Busan International Film Festival – 2012
* Represented of Mumbai International Film Festival – 2012
* Represented of Kerala International Film Festival – 2012

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2013/06/27/?fn=sa1306278 ‘නිකිණි වැස්ස’ අධ්‍යක්ෂ අරුණ ජයවර්ධන සමඟ සෘජු කතාබහක්]
* [http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2012/11/15/?fn=sa1211156 මහ පොළොවට අහිමි වැහි බිංදු නිකිණි වැස්ස]

Category:2013 films
Category:2013 Sinhala-language films
Category:2013 Sri Lankan films
Category:2013 drama films

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