අපිත් චිත්රපටයක් හදනවා අවුරුදු එකොළහක් පුරාවට නොබිඳී පවතින කලණ මිතුදමක්. ඒ එකතුවෙන් සමාජමාධ්ය හරහා බිහි වුණ අපූරු නිර්මාණ එකතුවක්. එහි හිමිකරුවන් වෙන්නෙ ජනයි ප්රියයි. එහෙමත් නැත්නම් රංග ජයකොඩි සහ චමල් රත්නායක. සමාජ මාධ්යයේ නිතර දෙවේලේ දකින මේ දෙන්නව දැන් රිදී තිරයේ දකින්නත්…
We are also making a film
A friendship that has been unbroken for eleven years. From that collection, a wonderful collection of creations was born through social media. Its owners are Janai Priya. Or Ranga Jayakody and Chamal Ratnayake. These two, who are often seen on social media, can now be seen on the silver screen. That is in the film ‘Eka Nahi Meka’ directed by Suranga de Alwis. At that time, a secret of these two is revealed. What is it…?
Suranga de Alwis first brought us this proposal. But at that time, we both wanted to make a film and were writing a script, so we did not like this proposal.
We got into the story and something that these two had been secretly planning came out, didn’t we?
Somehow, when Laka heard about this story, he called us and said, “Man, we are all in the same field. So let’s do this.” Because of that urge, we both finally joined this.
That's it, Janai Priya
This is what we're joining for 'Eka Nahi Meka'.
Earlier, I acted in the movie Kathuru Mithuru. We both did a small part in the Maymara concert. However, this is the first time that we are joining a movie as the main characters. So it's a new experience for us.
The two of us experienced that experience like this...
The seven or eight of us have met at award ceremonies before. But it was the first time we met at a shoot. Even though we came to the shoot early, Ratta would be a little late. We would get some time there. We spent that time really jolly.
Cinema is a place that everyone loves. So when we got the opportunity to go there too, we were very happy. Especially when it comes to Suranga Aiya, he didn't exert any unnecessary influence except explaining to us how it should be. So the work went very well and with cooperation.
Jana gave the director a comment like this.
When we started, we made videos on our phones. After a while, we would have an event. At that time, we were very happy that we would have an event. At the same time, we thought that we would want to do a film one day, but we never thought that we would be asked to do a film. So today, we feel that we have come a long way with our experiences.
That is how Jana and Priya felt back then. An opportunity that we never dreamed of finding them today…
To be honest, it is not like writing essays when you write essays. Many things are different from the questions on the paper. Also, cinema has a different respect. We had a good understanding of that. We were a little nervous when we acted in front of a film camera, in front of a film crew. But I believe that we overcame it.
It's like a joke... It's a lot of responsibility. But if we successfully overcome the hurdle, the future is very clear.
We both worked at the same place. That's where we became friends. With that friendship, the small thing we did by talking about doing this kind of work and going out on the street is what has kept us going for eleven years.
Also, I have to remember Podi Malli and Chuti Malli. They were the two who gave us advice on how to take this forward as a business. Chamal and I's friendship is the same today as it was then. We look out for each other in good times and bad.
Kalana friends are like that...
They also gave a similar hint about the film project that will be created by the two of them.
We are very concerned about the script of our work as mentioned earlier. We are working to bring out our work by the end of next year or the beginning of the year after that.
And now we have an experience. We made a film for the world. We saw that too. We plan to combine these experiences and give a good film to the audience.
This is a new experience for everyone. For the films that have been made for so long, there was a scriptwriter, a director, a producer, actors and actresses. That is normal. But we are all waiting to see how social media people will enter the film industry. Everyone is curious about how the audience will accept it.
Yes, let's keep that curiosity.
Now many people are using social media to get views. There is almost no such thing as morality. Even if a person is killed, they take CCTV footage and post it on social media to get views. But you can't go very far on that path. That is not what social media is. If you can build your own brand without causing any trouble to anyone in society with your own skills, that is what social media should be about.
That story must be true, isn't it? Everyone must have thought while going up and down social media. There used to be a saying that good and bad are both sides of the coin. Now it has come to a point where it can be changed to social media for good and bad. Isn't that what people are saying?
Mahesh EdirisinghePhotography – Sajeewa Lakshan