{{short description|1955 Sri Lankan film}} {{Infobox film | name = Seda Sulang <br /> සැඩසුළං | image = | caption = | director = T. Somesekeran | producer = T. Somesekeran | screenplay = T. Somesekeran | starring = Florida Jayalath <br /> Prem Jayanth <br />Dommie Jayawardena <br />David Dharmakeerthi | music = Susarla Dakshinamurthi | cinematography = Raj Gopal | editing = T. N. Ram | distributor = Ceylon Films Ltd. | country = Sri Lanka | released = {{Film date|1955|06|24|df=y}} | runtime = | language = Sinhala | budget = }}
'''''Seda Sulang''''' ({{langx|si|සැඩසුළං}}), is a 1955 Sri Lankan romantic musical film directed and produced by Thambiraja Somasekaran for Ceylon Films Limited. The film starred Florida Jayalath and Prem Jayanth in lead roles and Dommie Jayawardena and David Dharmakeerthi in supportive roles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sedasulan / සැඩසුලන් |url=http://www.films.lk/sedasulan-Sinhala-film-songs-30.html |access-date=2021-05-14 |website=Digital Identity of Sinhala Cinema}}</ref>
== Cast == * Florida Jayalath as Seetha * Prem Jayanth as Sunil * Dommie Jayawardena as Eddie * David Dharmakeerthi as Sir Edward Palipana * Rosalyn Fernando as Mrs. Palipana * Sujatha Paramanathan as Eddie's wife * Lilian Edirisinghe *(Alfred Gilbert De Mel) * Piyadasa Gunasekera as Anton * Richard Albert as Rodaya * Sunil Premadasa as Rasthiyadu * Mohideen Baig as Beggar * Dharma Sri Ranatunga as Edward * Shanti Abeysekara as Dancing teacher * Daya Abeysekara as Young Sunil * Padmini Dahanayake as Young Seetha * Bimba Kumari as Leela * T. Somasekaran * M. P. Gilman
== Production == The film was filmed at the Vahini Studio in Madras, where Somasekaran included several scenes from Sri Lanka such as the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, the Parliament in Colombo, Independence Memorial Hall and the Kadugannawa Bridge. They were captured on camera by Indian cameraman Raj Gopal. It is also the first and only Sinhala film where a song was sung by Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar.<ref name="lankadeepa">{{Cite web |title=Poster of the movie "Seda Sulang" which disturbed the people |url=http://www.lankadeepa.lk/Rasawitha/ජනතව-කලඹණ-සඩ-සළ-චතරපටය-පසටරය/57-538714 |access-date=2021-05-14 |website=Lankadeepa}}</ref>
The film premiered in Ceylon Theaters on June 24, 1955. It has been screened for 23 months and 2 months at the Elphinston Cinema Hall in Maradana alone. Until then, advertisements were most widely used in Sinhala cinema in this film. In addition, a calendar with a color photo of Florida sells for 50 cents and a postcard-size photo for 25 cents. On May 5, 1955, the Mayor of Colombo, Dr. N. M. Perera, distributed prizes at Galle Face Green at 9 am at the 'Sada Sulang' Bicycle Competition.<ref name="lankadeepa" /> The film was screened again on 17 December 1977 with 7 copies.<ref name="Seda">{{Cite web |title=The Sinhala movie with the most songs: Seda Sulang |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2021/05/13/20428/වැඩිම-ගීත-ඇතුළත්-සිංහල-චිත්%E2%80%8Dරපටය-සැඩසුළං |access-date=2021-05-14 |website=Sarasaviya}}</ref>
In violation of the agreement and played its aristocratic statue{{clarify|date=April 2023}} in the film by Dommie Jayawardena, Somasekaran took action against him to lodge a complaint in the Madras court. It was alleging that Dommie acted in the film ''Radala Piliruwa'' by breaking the agreement with Film Ceylon and had not come to work on the film without any notice since September 10, 1954, and that he had contracted with Cinemas Ltd. However, Somasekaran's complaint was dismissed subject to legal fees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The fate of the 'Seda Sulang' filmmaker |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2021/05/27/20519/සැඩ-සුළං-සිනමාකරුගේ-ඉරණම |access-date=2021-06-03 |website=Sarasaviya}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == The film recorded 17 songs, which is by far the highest number of songs consisted in a Sinhala film.<ref name="Seda" />
{{track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | total_length = | title1 = Pem Kekulu Pipee | extra1 = K. Jamuna Rani, A. M. Rajah | lyrics1 = D. T. Fernando | length1 = | title2 = Sadawath Uthum | extra2 = K. Jamuna Rani, Mohideen Baig | lyrics2 = Ananda Samarakoon | length2 = | title3 = Jeevana Mea Gamana | extra3 = K. Jamuna Rani, A. M. Rajah | lyrics3 = D. T. Fernando | length3 = | title4 = Kawudu Maa Mawu | extra4 = K. Jamuna Rani | lyrics4 = | length4 = | title5 = Prem Prem | extra5 = Dharmadasa Walpola, K. Rani | lyrics5 = | length5 = | title6 = Koy Da Ma Jivithe | extra6 = Dharmadasa Walpola | lyrics6 = | length6 = | title7 = Hari Saarai Mea | extra7 = K. Jamuna Rani and chorus | lyrics7 = D. T. Fernando | length7 = | title8 = Mohen Mula Welade | extra8 = Mohideen Baig, K. Jamuna Rani | lyrics8 = | length8 = | title9 = Sri Lanka Matha Ma | extra9 = Lata Mangeshkar and chorus | lyrics9 = Ananda Samarakoon | length9 = | title10 = Idiriyata Yamu | extra10 = Lata Mangeshkar, Mohideen Baig | lyrics10 = Ananda Samarakoon | length10 = | title11 = Padmata Pol Thal Gahapala | extra11 = Piyadasa Gunasekera and chorus | lyrics11 = Ananda Samarakoon | length11 = | title12 = Kellani Numbala | extra12 = Ananda Samarakoon, K. Rani | lyrics12 = Ananda Samarakoon | length12 = | title13 = Oo Enna | extra13 = K. Rani | lyrics13 = D. T. Fernando | length13 = | title14 = Amu Pitisarayeki Me | extra14 = K. Rani, Dharmadasa Walpola, Sunil Premadasa | lyrics14 = Ananda Samarakoon | length14 = | title15 = Kavi Kada Kasi Soyala | extra15 = K. Rani, Dharmadasa Walpola | lyrics15 = | length15 = | title16 = Oya Thamayi | extra16 = K. Rani, Sunil Premadasa | lyrics16 = | length16 = | title17 = Aanay Yaanay | extra17 = Choir | lyrics17 = | length17 = | title18 = Jeevana Mea Gamana (reprise) | extra18 = K. Jamuna Rani, K. Rani | lyrics18 = D. T. Fernando | length18 = }}
== References == {{Reflist}}
Category:1955 films Category:Films scored by Susarla Dakshinamurthi Category:Sinhala-language films Category:Sri Lankan romance films Category:1950s romantic musical films Category:Sri Lankan musical films Category:Sri Lankan black-and-white films
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