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{{short description|2020 Sri Lankan drama film}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Soosthi
| native_name    = {{Infobox name module|si|සූස්ති}}
| image          = Soosthi film poster.jpg
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| caption        =
| director       = Kushan Weerarathne <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2020/08/13/18274/සම්මාන-නෙවෙයි-ප්%E2%80%8Dරශ්නෙ-පෙන්වන-එක%C2%A0 | title=Awards is not an issue, but Showing is| publisher=Sarasaviya | accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref>
| producer       = Guththila Strategic Solutions
| writer         = Kalana Gunasekara <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/interviews/2020/07/23/18076/මට-fight-dance-පුළුවන්-ඒත්-කවුරුවත්-ගන්නේ-නෑ | title=I can Fight, Dance but no one takes it| publisher=Sarasaviya | accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref>
| starring       = Kalana Gunasekara <br> [[Samanalee Fonseka]] <br> [[W. Jayasiri]]<br>[[Maureen Charuni]]
| music          = Asha Rajapaksha
| cinematography = Chinthaka Somakeerthi
| editing        = Chimantha Mahanama
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| distributor    = CEL Theaters
| released       = {{Film date|df=y|2020|07|17}} <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2020/07/16/18020/සූස්ති-17-එයි | title=Susti comes on 17th| publisher=Sarasaviya | accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref>
| runtime        =
| country        = Sri Lanka
| language       = Sinhala
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'''''Soosthi''''' ({{langx|si|සූස්ති}}) is a 2020 [[Sri Lanka]]n Sinhala drama [[road movie]] directed by Kushan Weerarathne and produced by Udara Palliyaguruge for Guththila Strategic Solutions.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2020/07/27/tc/224318/‘soosthi’-comes-wide-screen | title='Soosthi' comes to the wide screen | work=Daily News | accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/daily-mirror-sri-lanka/20200727/282359747035341 | title='Soosthi; premiers| publisher=Daily Mirror | accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref> It stars Kalana Gunasekara and [[Samanalee Fonseka]] in lead roles along with [[W. Jayasiri]], [[Maureen Charuni]] and Disni Rajapaksa in supportive roles.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/print/life/Soosthi-hits-screens/243-192263 | title=Soosthi hits screens| publisher=Daily Mirror | accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/daily-mirror-sri-lanka/20191118/281878710206121 | title=Oh someone please send this pair to France| publisher=Daily Mirror | accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref> Music composed by Asha Rajapaksha.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/sunday-times-sri-lanka/20200719/282948157540026 | title=A road movie in search of freedom from youth unrest| publisher=Sunday Times | accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref> This is the debut film by Kushan Weerarathne.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2019/08/29/8625/ඔවුන්ගේ-නොවන-ඔවුන්ගේ-ගමන | title=Their journey not theirs| publisher=Sarasaviya | accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref>
The film received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ceylontoday.lk/news/getting-high-with-zero-intoxicants | title=Getting High with Zero Intoxicants| publisher=Ceylon Today | accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://theleader.lk/featured/4073-soosthi-the-voice-of-void-of-truth-or-souza-s-journey-ranath-kumarasinghe | title='Soosti': The Voice of Void of Truth or Souza's Journey - Ranath Kumarasinghe| publisher=The Leader | accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2020/08/27/18500/සූස්ති-සැර-නොවුණේ-මන්ද | title=Why was Susti not harsh?| publisher=Sarasaviya | accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref>
==Plot==
==Cast==
* Kalana Gunasekara as Malaka
* [[Samanalee Fonseka]] as Soosa
* [[W. Jayasiri]] as Soosa's father
* [[Maureen Charuni]] as Soosa's mother
* Disni Rajapaksa
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt10827784}}
* [http://www.films.lk/soosthi-Sinhala-film-2278.html Soosthi at Digital Identity of Sinhala Cinema]
* [https://dcinema.lk/programs/soosthi Soosthi]
* [http://www.saaravita.lk/events/667075/සූස්ති---SUSTHI-FILM-MEDIA-PREMIERE Soosthi premier]
* [http://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2020/07/30/18136/‘සූස්ති’-දැල්වුණු-හැටි ‘සූස්ති’ දැල්වුණු හැටි]
[[Category:2020s Sinhala-language films]]
[[Category:2020 films]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan drama films]]
[[Category:2020 drama films]]