‘It says that you knew Udumbara Devi very well for a long time before she became an actress?’ questioning that Sithumini turned the conversation to the path that she was very eager to continue.

‘Yes." Of course, I knew her since we were teens, as we were in a relationship. And we were very close friends from the beginning. As a result, I was well aware of her abilities and enthusiasm for acting.I had a good understanding of her inspiring learning. ’

‘Oh! Is that why you selected her as the main character of your so precise film, without having any doubt? ’

Sithumini presented that question on behalf of the Suranga fan base.

Let it aside, I was the one and the only person in this world who knew her so closely regarding her ambitions and her eagerness to pursue this acting path. And on those days, I promised myself that I would be there for her when the time came. '

Suranga said those words with passion. As she was saying that, little by little, her voice got back to emotional. Even Sithumini could sense that, even though she was not close to seeing it.

‘To whom did you promise that? to Udumbara? ’ She questioned that instance.

‘No’ she replied back. 

‘No, it's only to my own heart.’

‘So is this a promise you have made in the past?’

‘Yes, one can forget the promises you made with others, but no one can forget about what you have made with yourself. Your mind always reminds you until you complete the task. ’

‘Yes." I agree with you. And that says you knew Udumbara Dewee for a long time. ’ Sithumini stated.

‘Not only is she a well-known person, our connection is so much deeper than that. We were very good friends from childhood. Instead of that friendship, though it was a bit of a distant relationship,

‘That means you must have known lots of things about her that others do not!"

‘Yes, lots of things. But I do not believe that those personal details matter for this conversation. While she was stating that, the voice of Suranga got back a little harsh. That was because she did not want to reveal her friend Dewika’s – the hidden corners of life, as who had become Udumbara by now.

Udumalalage Devika, who was born three decades ago in a small village near Kalu Ganga in the western province, has been christened as Udumbara by Suranga alone.That is how Udumalalage Devika became Udumbara Dewee, only in Suranga’s opinion.

Suranga used to call her, in short form, ‘Devee." Because of that, she presented herself to her own screen fans as