Eda Raa
| Eda Raa: One Voice, Million Hearts | |
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| එදා රෑ | |
| Directed by | Aruna Jayawardana |
| Written by |
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| Based on | Diwi Gamane Gim Niwu Minisa [1]by Dhammika Salwathura |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Channa Deahapriya[2] |
| Edited by | Shan Alwis[3] |
| Music by | Suresh Maliyadde |
Production companies | One Line Production & Entertainment |
| Distributed by | EAP Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes [4] |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
| Box office | Rs 216.8 millions [5] |
Eda Ra : One Voice, Million Hearts is a 2026 Sri Lankan Sinhala biographical drama film directed by Aruna Jayawardena, released on September 18, 2026. It explores the life, struggles, and musical journey of legendary vocalist Milton Mallawarachchi. Its stars Roshan Ravindra as Milton Mallawarachchi, alongside Nethmi Roshel, Senali Fonseka, Sheshadri Priyasad, Dineth de Silva, and Dharmapriya Dias.[4]
Plot
[edit]The film explores Milton's journey from his early years to his rise to fame, as well as his inner struggles behind the limelight. In addition to his achievements as a musical giant, it also portrays the intimate moments of a true man who was a loving husband, father and dreamer. Blending captivating visuals and powerful storytelling, the film aims to reintroduce Milton Mallawarachchi to a new generation.[6]
Cast
[edit]- Roshan Ravindra as Milton Mallawarachchi
- Nethmi Roshel Rogers as Swarnamala Malathi Mallawarachchi née Panangala
- Senali Fonseka as Annet
- Sheshadrie Priyasad as Priyani Wijesinghe née Dharmadasa
- Dinithi Walgama as Malani Karunaratne née Dharmadasa
- Nayomi Perera as Rukmani Welgama née Dharmadasa
- Roshan Ranawana as Cameo appearance
- Saranga Disasekara as Cameo appearance
- Piyumali Edirisinghe as Cameo appearance
- Nihari Perera as Cameo appearance
- Kalana Gunasekara as Premakeerthi de Alwis
- Vishwa Kodikara as Vijaya Kumaranatunga[7]
- Dineth De Silva as Thissa Kumara Pathirana [8]
- Jehan Appuhamy
- Dharmapriya Dias
- Mahendra Weerarathne as H K Dharmadasa
- Milinda Madugalle as Jayantha Dharmadasa
- Jayanath Bandara as Vijaya Ramanayaka
- Senesh Disanayake Bandara
- Dileepa Abeysekare as Karunarathna Abeysekare
- Anuruddhika Padukkage as Milton's mother
- Himali Siriwardena as Rukmani Devi
- Janith Wickremage as Gamini Fonseka
- Dulanjana Dilshan
- Tharanga Dissanayake as M S Fernando
- Shashirana Wickremasekara as Leslie Gomez[8]
- Suran Dassanayake
- Ishan Mendis
- Ferny Roshini as Swarna's mother
- Prasanna Dekumpitiya
- Kasun Gammana
- Mayura Kanchana
- Amiththa Weerasinge
- Dhanushka Dias
- Chinthaka Kulatunga as Swarna's father
- Hiran Yattovita
- Ishara Pramuditha
- Milinda S Thennakoon
- Venura Kavinda
- Wimukthi Bandara
- Disali Petersz
Music
[edit]| Eda Raa | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 28 August 2026 | |||
| Recorded | SENSE MUSIC STUDIO BY Manjula Bandara | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Sinhala | |||
| Label | M Entertainment | |||
| Suresh Maliyadde chronology | ||||
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- ↑ "Diwi Gamane Gim Niwu Minisa - Milton Mallawarchchi by Dhammika Salwathura". sinhalabooks.co.uk.
- ↑ "එදා රෑ සමඟින් මිල්ටන් ආපසු එයි". divaina.lk.
- ↑ "Shan Alwis@". The Movie Database. 18 September 2026. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Eda Raa(2026)". kccmultiplex.
- ↑ "අවුරුදු 80ක සිංහල සිනමා ඉතිහාසයේ මිල්ටන්ගේ 'එදා රෑ' කඩන්න බැරි බොක්ස් ඔෆීස් වාර්තා තියයි!". Mawratanews.
- ↑ "Milton Mallavarachchis role in the movie called eda re". gossiplankanews.
- ↑ "'එදා රෑ' චිත්රපටයේ විජය කුමාරතුංග වෙච්ච විශ්ව කොඩිකාර කියපු කතාව -මං ගොඩක් ආදරය කරන දැවැන්ත චරිතයක්". Gagana.lk.
- 1 2 "එදා රෑ සමඟ හෝරා කිහිපයක්". sarasaviya.