Cheriyo Doctor
Cheriyo Doctor (Sinhala: චෙරියෝ ඩොක්ටර්) is a 1991 Sri Lankan Sinhala romantic comedy film directed by Roy de Silva and produced by Thilak Atapattu for TK Films.[1] It is the first film of Cheriyo film series, which continued with three more films in 1995 (Cheriyo Captain), 1996 (Cheriyo Darling) and 2002 (Cheriyo Holman).[2] It stars Joe Abeywickrama, Sanath Gunathilake and Sabeetha Perera in lead roles along with Bandu Samarasinghe, Tennison Cooray and Freddie Silva.[3] Music for the film is done by Somapala Rathnayake. It is the 734th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[4]
| Cheriyo Doctor චෙරියෝ ඩොක්ටර් | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Roy de Silva |
| Produced by | TK Films |
| Written by | Roy de Silva |
| Starring | Joe Abeywickrama Sanath Gunathilake Sabeetha Perera Bandu Samarasinghe |
| Music by | Somapala Rathnayake |
| Cinematography | S. A. Gafoor |
| Edited by | S. V. Chandran |
Production company | Hong Kong Color Movie Lab |
Release date | 11 October 1991 |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Plot
Cheriyo Doctor, centering on the incidents occur within a mental hospital run by Professor. Incidents starts when Nurse Surangi falls in love with one of fake patient Chaminda Randenigala. After series of comedy incidents, Chaminda's friend Nalin also attended to the hospital with fake illness and Chaminda's realized that his sister Madhu falls in love with Nalin. However, Chaminda's mother Nayana Randenigala opposes their romantic behaviors and locked Madhu. With the help of hospital staff, Chaminda and Nalin fight against Nayana's thugs and win their fiancees.
Cast
- Joe Abeywickrama as Professor
- Sanath Gunathilake as Chaminda Randenigala
- Sabeetha Perera as Surangi
- Bandu Samarasinghe as Marmite
- Tennison Cooray as Hospital attendant
- Freddie Silva as Doctor Coco and Virindu singer
- Nihal Silva as Doctor Ko
- Shashi Wijendra as Nalin
- Nadeeka Gunasekara as Madhu
- Sumana Amarasinghe as Nayana Randenigala
- Cletus Mendis as Cleet
- Mark Samson as Mark
- Lilian Edirisinghe as Head nurse
- Teddy Vidyalankara as Chance's henchman
- Hugo Fernando as Patient
- Mabel Blythe as Mrs. Saparamadu
- Manel Chandralatha as Nurse
- Samanthi Lanarole as Nurse
- Nawanandana Wijesinghe as Patient
- Gothami Pathiraja as Dracula nurse
- M. V. Balan as Security guard
- Lionel Deraniyagala as Chance
- Jayalath Fernando as 'Thaddiya' guard
- Lakmal Fonseka as Crossdresser
- Vishaka Siriwardana
- Sunil Bamunuarachchi
- Jinadasa Perera
Songs
The film consists with six songs.[2]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gee Nada Pawethe" | Gratien Ananda, Latha Walpola | |
| 2. | "Sihina Lathaviya" | Ananda Perera, Maya Damayanthi | |
| 3. | "Latin American song" | Sunil de Silva | |
| 4. | "Sakala Sarin Piri" | Freddie Silva | |
| 5. | "Vikara Loke" | Freddie Silva | |
| 6. | "Bar Bar Eken Bila" | Freddie Silva |
References
- "Cheriyo Doctor - චෙරියෝ ඩොක්ටර්". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "Sinhala screened films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "චෙරියෝ ඩොක්ටර් Cheriyo Doctor crew". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.