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Overview

Date of Birth:
5 April 1919, Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka] See more »
Trivia:
Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1992
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Awards:
2 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
Singapore Film Festival unveils line-up
 (From ScreenDaily. 28 October 2014, 8:19 AM, PDT)
Singapore fest unveils line-up
 (From ScreenDaily. 28 October 2014, 6:18 AM, PDT)
The Inner Path Festival on Buddhism from September 6 in New Delhi
 (From DearCinema.com. 1 September 2013, 11:49 PM, PDT)

Filmography

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Director:
  1. Elegy for a Mother (2006)
    ... aka "Ammawarune" - Sri Lanka (original title)
  2. Mansion by the Lake (2002)
    ... aka "Wekande Walauwa" - Sri Lanka (original title)

  3. West End (1990)
    ... aka "Awaragira" - Sri Lanka (original title)

  4. Yagunthaya (1985)
    ... aka "End of an Era" - International (English title) (informal title)
  5. Kaliyugaya (1982)
  6. Village in the Jungle (1980)
    ... aka "Baddegama" - Sri Lanka (original title)

  7. Pinhamy (1979)
  8. Brave Puran Appu (1979)
    ... aka "Veera Puran Appu" - Sri Lanka (original title)
  9. White Flowers for the Dead (1977)
    ... aka "Ahasin Polowata" - Sri Lanka (original title)
  10. Enchanted Island (1976)
    ... aka "Madol Duwa" - Sri Lanka (original title)
  11. The God King (1974)
  12. Five Acres of Land (1972)
    ... aka "Akkaa Paha" - Sri Lanka (original title)
  13. A Certain Look (1972)
    ... aka "Desa Nisa" - Sri Lanka (original title)
    ... aka "The Eyes" - International (English title)
  14. The Treasure (1972)
    ... aka "Nidhanaya" - Sri Lanka (original title)
  15. Kandy Perahera (1971)
  16. Forty Leagues from Paradise (1970)

  17. Silence of the Heart (1969)
    ... aka "Golu hadawatha" - Sri Lanka (original title)
  18. Steel (1969)
  19. The Yellow Robes (1967)
    ... aka "Ran salu" - Sri Lanka (original title)
  20. Between Two Worlds (1966)
    ... aka "Devolak Athara" - Sri Lanka (original title)
  21. Forward into the Future (1964)
  22. Changes in the Village (1963)
    ... aka "Gamperaliya" - Sri Lanka (original title)
  23. Home from the Sea (1962)
  24. Too Many Too Soon (1961)
  25. The Message (1960)
    ... aka "Sandesaya" - Sri Lanka (original title)

  26. The Line of Destiny (1956)
    ... aka "Rekava" - Sri Lanka (original title)
  27. Be Safe or Be Sorry (1955)
  28. Conquest in the Dry Zone (1954)
  29. A Sinhalese Dance (1950)
  30. Farewell to Childhood (1950)

  31. Soliloquy (1949)
Writer:
  1. Mansion by the Lake (2002) (writer)
    ... aka "Wekande Walauwa" - Sri Lanka (original title)

  2. Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa (1988) (script)
    ... aka "Letter Written on the Sand" - International (English title) (literal title)
  3. Village in the Jungle (1980)
    ... aka "Baddegama" - Sri Lanka (original title)

  4. Between Two Worlds (1966) (screenplay)
    ... aka "Devolak Athara" - Sri Lanka (original title)
  5. Home from the Sea (1962)
  6. Too Many Too Soon (1961)
  7. The Message (1960) (screenplay)
    ... aka "Sandesaya" - Sri Lanka (original title)

  8. The Line of Destiny (1956)
    ... aka "Rekava" - Sri Lanka (original title)
  9. Be Safe or Be Sorry (1955)
  10. Conquest in the Dry Zone (1954)
  11. A Sinhalese Dance (1950)
  12. Farewell to Childhood (1950)

  13. Soliloquy (1949)
Producer:
  1. Gahanu Lamai (1978) (producer)

  2. The Line of Destiny (1956) (producer)
    ... aka "Rekava" - Sri Lanka (original title)
Self:
  1. Celluloid Man (2012) .... Himself

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Genres:
Drama | Short | Documentary See more »
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Murder | Sister Sister Relationship See more »

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