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Suhada Koka
The film starts with a release of peoples' vote of government election, where Rajamanthri (Vijaya) lost his seat and crying with his allies. However, his secretary Sumanasiri (Rodney) revealed that the winning member has been hospitalized after hearing the shocking news of that he won the election of the seat. Rajamanthri and crew went to the hospital and finally the winning member died and Rajamanthri won the seat. After winning the seat, he started to celebrate the win, but his fellow ministers (Priyantha and Jayasiri) started to make actions against him. However, with many funny incidents, Rajamanthri pass all the battles with the help of his allies. Meanwhile, Liyana Mahaththaya (Lal), clark (Mihira) and Kalu mudalali (Giriraj) proposed an Awurudu Ulela to impress Chief minister Narendrasinghe (Sathischandra).
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The film starts with a release of peoples' vote of government election, where Rajamanthri (Vijaya) lost his seat and crying with his allies. However, his secretary Sumanasiri (Rodney) revealed that the winning member has been hospitalized after hearing the shocking news of that he won the election of the seat. Rajamanthri and crew went to the hospital and finally the winning member died and Rajamanthri won the seat. After winning the seat, he started to celebrate the win, but his fellow ministers (Priyantha and Jayasiri) started to make actions against him. However, with many funny incidents, Rajamanthri pass all the battles with the help of his allies. Meanwhile, Liyana Mahaththaya (Lal), clark (Mihira) and Kalu mudalali (Giriraj) proposed an Awurudu Ulela to impress Chief minister Narendrasinghe (Sathischandra).
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Genre:Comedy
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Runtime:122 minutes
Studio:TVT Films
Cast
Giriraj Kaushalya
Director
Vijaya Nandasiri
Rajamanthri
Kusum Renu
Malini
Rodney Warnakula
Sumanasiri
Saman Hemarathna
Sumudu
Lal Kularatne
Liyana Mahaththaya
Giriraj Kaushalya
Kalu Mudalali
Mihira Sirithilaka
Clerk
Sathischandra Edirisinghe
Minister Narendrasinghe
W. Jayasiri
Minister Gajaisnghe
Priyantha Seneviratne
Minister
Damitha Abeyratne
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