Doni (film)
2013 film
Doni (Sinhala: දෝණි) is a 2013 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's and family drama film directed by V. Sivadasan and produced by Sunil T. Fernando for Sunil T. Films. It stars Kamal Addararachchi and Sangeetha Weeraratne in lead roles along with Sanath Gunathilake and Paboda Sandeepani. Music composed by Somapala Rathnayake. It is the 1199th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. This film is a remake of Tamil film Anjali.
The muhurath ceremony was celebrated at Rajagiriya Sovereign Hotel. The film introduced many child actors to the film industry.
Plot
A businessman, Senaka lives with his pregnant wife, Malathi and two children, Ruwan and Sigithi. Malathi is rushed to hospital and Senaka tells her that their newborn daughter had died when she was born. The child was to be given the name Nilesha.
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