I can't speak for the original 1973 Thushara by Yasapalitha Nanayakkara that this was based on but it's sad if both are similar in their delivery. Thushara (2008) can be humourous at times (in a bad way) despite the intended effect being the complete opposite of humor. Then again, this applies for a lot of Sri Lankan romance movies from this era. At least the score was good which includes some popular hits from Jothipala.
