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Kaliyugaya is a Sri Lankais film of genre Drama directed by Lester James Peries with Henry Jayasena
Kaliyugaya (1982)
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Add to a movie listKaliyugaya is a 1981 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries; it was adapted from the novel Kaliyugaya by Martin Wickramasinghe, and follows the events of the film Gamperaliya.
It was a Director's Fortnight selection at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival
It was followed by the film adaptation of the third novel in Wickramasinghe's trilogy, Yuganthaya, in 1983.
Synopsis
Piyal (Henry Jayasena) and Nanda (Punya Heendeniya) from Gamperaliya have now aged, and their children have left them. Priya reminisces on her life after her son sends her a letter from London accusing her and her husband of various faults.Actors
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