The Newspaper
2020, Sinhalese. Directed by Kumara Thirimadura & Sarath Kothalawala.
A small poor family in a remote village at dry zone who faced a series of miseries due to a wrong news report published in the national media stating that their son is involved in a suicide bomb blast carried by L.T.T.E terrorists.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Sinhalese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Kumara ThirimaduraDirector
- Sarath KothalawalaDirector
- Kumara ThirimaduraCast
- Sarath KothalawalaCast
- Dharmapriya DiasCast
- Gihan FernandoCast
- Giriraj KaushalyaCast
- Shyam FernandoCast
- Mihira SirithilakaCast
- Umayangana WickramasinghaCast
- Priyantha SirikumaraCast
- Jayalal RohanaCast
- Sarath ChandrasiriCast
- Ananda AthukoralaCast
Details
- Released
- 7 February 2020
- Original title
- ද නිව්ස්පේපර්
- Country
- Sri Lanka
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The Newspaper runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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Which OTT platform is The Newspaper on?
The Newspaper isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 February 2020. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Newspaper?
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Who directed The Newspaper?
The Newspaper (2020) was directed by Kumara Thirimadura and Sarath Kothalawala and stars Kumara Thirimadura, Sarath Kothalawala, Dharmapriya Dias.