Nikini Vassa

Nikini Vassa (August Drizzle) (Sinhala: නිකිණි වැස්ස) is a 2013 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Aruna Jayawardana and produced by Dr Kusumsiri De Silva. It stars Chandani Seneviratne and Jagath Manuwarna in lead roles along with Thumindu Dodantenna and Bimal Jayakodi. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge.[1][2][3] It is the 1190th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[4] The film had positive reviews from international and local critics[5] and won many international awards as well.[6][7][8]

Nikini Vassa
Film poster
Sinhalaනිකිණි වැස්ස
Directed byAruna Jayawardana
Produced byDr.Kusumsiri De Silva
Written byAruna Jayawardana
StarringChandani Seneviratne
Jagath Manuwarna
Thumindu Dodantenna
Music byNadeeka Guruge
CinematographyChanna Deshapriya
Edited byJeewantha Dewapriya
Production
company
Prasad Color Lab, Chennai
Release date
  • May 22, 2013 (2013-05-22)
Running time
90 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Cast

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
  1. "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. "Nikini Wassa". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. "Nikini Wessa (August Drizzle) – නිකිණි වැස්ස". cinema.lk. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. "නිකිණි වැස්සට හසුවූ චාන්දනී [Paper Article]". cinema.lk. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  6. "'Nikini Wessa' Monopoly in film distribution discourages young filmmakers". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  7. "Nikini Wessa sinhala film by Aruna Jayawardana Nikini Wessa". Sandeshaya. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  8. "Signis Asia Focus-May 2016" (PDF). SIGNIS. Retrieved 3 March 2017.


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