Ape Principal

Ape Principal (Our Principal) (අපේ ප්‍රින්සිපල්) is a 2023 Sri Lankan Sinhalese language drama film directed by Chris Antony and co-produced by Indika Wimalaratne and Upul Dharmasena for Kapture2 Studios. It stars Dilhani Ekanayake in lead role along with Roger Seneviratne, Jagath Chamila and Shyam Fernando in supportive roles. The film focused on drug use and abuse, which is a major social problem among Sri Lankan students.

A special screening of the film was held at the PVR Cinema Complex at One Golf Face, Colombo in August 2023. The film was released on 15 December 2023 in EAP Theatres during the "Savoy Cinema Festival 2023". The film successfully passed 50 days.

Plot
The film revolves around the school Mihinpura Vidyalaya which encompasses with 300 students and 15 teachers. The school is filled with heavily drug-addicted students, where newly appointed lady principal starts to take actions against the drug lords, politicians to save students with the help of villagers.

Cast

 * Dilhani Ekanayake as Sathyangana, Principal
 * Roger Seneviratne as Sathyajith, Politician
 * Jagath Chamila as Jayasekara
 * Shyam Fernando as Samarathunga
 * Rukshanthi Perera as Kanchana
 * Samantha Kumara Gamage as Somasundara, Vice Principal
 * Chaminda Batukotuwa as Peon
 * Shirantha Premawardhana as Nimal Sir, the English teacher
 * Nayana Rambukkanage
 * Dunisha Piyumi
 * Palitha Premakumara
 * Manju Mudalige as Drug handler
 * Tissa Gunathilake as Tissa Sir, the PTI teacher
 * Kanchana Sewwandi
 * Samantha Kumara
 * Anuradha Rajapaksa
 * Kanishka Ranabahu

Child cast

 * Hiruna Devmin Silva as Vindana
 * Anuhas Sankhana
 * Namindu Hasanka
 * Darrell Jerome
 * Takesi Devmini
 * Namindu Meegahage
 * Jason Jehan Antony
 * Ronald Jayden Antony

Production
The film made second cinema direction by Chris Antony, who previously made Passport which is still to be screened. Apart from that, Anthony made the film called Bandura in a short period of sixty six hours under the title of first script to screen, which became a Guinness World Record.

Screenplay and dialogues were made by Lalith Varuna Rajapaksa. Viswajith Karunaratne handled cinematography with the camera support by Yasas Sri Attanayake, Pujitha Gunaratne and Chatura Shashiranga. Shan Alwis made editing, color combination-catalogue and special effects. Lalith Varuna Rajapaksa is the line producer, whereas Pradeep K. Rajapakse, Madhava Manatunga and Indunil Deraniyagala are the assistant director. Mananuvan Rupasingha made the composition with the assistance of Madusanka Dissanayake, Nimesh Chaturanga and Ranmuthu Sathsara Designs.

Costume design handled by Sawan Pavitra where Shiny Thilakya, Sewwandi Vithanage and Imesh Malki Dedunu contributed with costume design assistance. Aruna Dias made art direction with the assistance by Nishantha Kumara Dharmadasa, Dimuthu Prijanaka and Yasiru Thalagala Gamage. Sashin Gimhan Perera is the sound designer and music director, Tanushka Kahandawala is the Dialogue recorder and Channa Gamage is the lyricist. Chathura Vimarshana made special sound effects, Vinodaran made still photography and Shiloni Senapathiranna made English subtitles.