Kadawunu Poronduwa is a 1982 film directed by Roy De Silva. It is a remake of the first Sinhala film Kadawunu Poronduwa and stars Vijaya Kumaratunga as Samson and Sumana Amarasinghe as Ranjani. It also marks the comedian Sunil Hettiarachchi's film debut.
The film received generally positive reviews and was the most popular film of 1982 in Sri Lanka. For the latter accomplishment, it was presented with a presidential award.
Directed bySumitra Peries OriginSri Lanka GenresDrama, Musical ActorsHenry Jayasena, Vijaya Kumaranatunga, Vasanthi Chathurani, Tony Ranasinghe Rating77% England educated Dr. Sarath Pathirana (Vijaya Kumaratunga), who is willing to try out new methods to treat his patients, is directed towards a special patient by the Head Doctor (Henry Jayasena) at the mental hospital. This patient is a beautiful girl named Nirmala (Vasanthi Chathurani), who does not speak a single word nor trouble anyone excessively unlike any other patient at the hospital.
Directed byLester James Peries OriginSri Lanka GenresDrama ActorsJoe Abeywickrama, Vijaya Kumaranatunga, Tony Ranasinghe, Henry Jayasena Rating70% The lives of a poor family in a small village called Beddagama (literally, "The village in the jungle") as they struggle to survive the challenges presented by poverty, disease, superstition, the unsympathetic colonial system, and the jungle itself. The head of the family is a hunter named Silindu, who has two daughters named Punchi Menika and Hinnihami. After being manipulated by the village authorities and a debt collector, Silindu is put on trial for murder
, 1h50 Directed byDharmasena Pathiraja OriginSri Lanka GenresDrama ActorsVijaya Kumaranatunga, Joe Abeywickrama Rating75% The film is set in a fishing village. Anton Aiya is an exploiter who outwardly resembles and acts like a regular fisherman. He feeds off the other fishermen. Into this setting arrives members of the urban entrepreneurial youth. They have adapted to Western Culture, dressing like Westerners and preferring Western music.