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How to Be an Adult is a film directed by Dharmasena Pathiraja with Vijaya Kumaranatunga

How to Be an Adult (1975)

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How to Be an Adult (Sinhala: Eya Dan Loku Lamayek) is a 1975 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Dharmasena Pathiraja. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.

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Vijaya Kumaranatunga
Cyril Wickramage
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