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Dahasak Sithuvili is a film of genre Drama directed by G. D. L Perera with Joe Abeywickrama
Dahasak Sithuvili (1968)
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Genres Drama
Dahasak Sithuvili is a 1968 Sri Lankan film directed by G.D.L. Perera.
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