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Awaragira is a Sri Lankais film of genre Drama directed by Lester James Peries with Joe Abeywickrama

Awaragira (1990)

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OriginSri Lanka
Genres Drama
Rating70% 3.517253.517253.517253.517253.51725

Awaragira is a 1990 Sri Lankan film directed by Lester James Peries.

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