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Between Two Worlds is a Sri Lankais film of genre Drama directed by Lester James Peries with Tony Ranasinghe
Between Two Worlds (1966)
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Add to a movie listDelovak Athara (Sinhala, Between Two Worlds) is a 1966 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries. The film stars Tony Ranasinghe as Nissanka, the son of a newly rich industrialist, who becomes embroiled in a murder cover-up.
Peries developed the movie as a character study utilizing a single incident to provide insight into the newly rich society of Sri Lanka in the time period. It proved to be his most successful film up to that time, surpassing Gamperaliya in box office earnings. It was also a critical success, winning praise from Sinhala critics like Philip Cooray and making the rounds at European film festivals, including the Valladolid Film Festival in Spain.
Synopsis
At the onset of the film, Nissanka (Tony Ranasinghe) is engaged to marry Shiranee (Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya), a woman of the same social class.Actors
Tony Ranasinghe
(Nissanka)
Iranganie Roxanna Serasinghe
(Nissanka's mother)
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