Welikathara
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| Welikathara | |
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| Directed by | D. B. Nihalsinghe |
| Produced by | D. B. Nihalsinghe Swarnamali Gunatunge |
| Written by | Tissa Abeysekera |
| Starring | Joe Abeywickrema Gamini Fonseka |
| Music by | S. Elvitigala |
| Release date(s) |  1971 |
| Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Welikathara (Sinhala, Desert) is a 1971 dramatic film made by Sri Lankan director D. B. Nihalsinghe.
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[edit] Plot
The film is about the clash between Goring Mudalali (Joe Abeywickrema) and ASP Randeniya (Gamini Fonseka).
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Joe Abeywickrema | Goring Mudalali |
| Gamini Fonseka | ASP Randeniya |
| Suvineetha Weerasinghe | |
| Sweeneta Abeysekera |
[edit] Production
The film was shot in Point Pedro and was South Asia's and Sri Lanka's first to be done in cinemascope. It was a box office success after its first screening on October 27, 1971 and critically well received.
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Presidential Film Award in 1999
- Named 10th Best Sri Lankan Film of the first 50 years by Presidential council in 1997
[edit] References
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