Ran Salu

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Ran Salu
Directed by	Lester James Peries
Produced by	Upasena Marasinghe L. M. Simon
Written by	P. K. D. Seneviratne
Starring	Tony Ranasinghe Punya Heendeniya Anula Karunatilleke
Music by	W.D. Amaradeva
Editing by	Sumitra Gunawardana
Distributed by	Chameekara Films
Release date(s)	1967
Running time	106 min
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala
Budget	Approx. 200,000 rupees

Ran Salu (In Sinhala: The Yellow Robe) is a 1967 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries. The film follows the parallel paths of Sujatha (Punya Heendeniya) and Sarojini Perera (Anula Karunatilleke).

P.K.D. Seneviratne wrote the screenplay dealing with Buddhism. It was the second most successful of Peries' first seven films behind Sandesaya. Despite the popularity, Philip Cooray found the film overly emotional and too plotted. It however won a Gandhi Award at Delhi in 1969 and was bought for Irish TV.

[edit] Plot

Cyril (Tony Ranasinghe) is dissatisfied with his introverted fiancee Sujatha (Punya Heendeniya). He starts a relationship with the more out-going Sarojini (Anula Karunatilleke) and gets her pregnant. Sujatha meanwhile is fascinated by a wandering Buddhist monk.

Due to the pregnancy, Cyril breaks off the engagement having no intention to marry Sarojini. Till the birth of the child he supports her and then leaves her for an older rich woman. Sarojini is distraught and contemplates suicide. Sujatha by this time is planning to become a nun.

Sujatha takes in Sarojini. By the conclusion, they have switched roles with Sarojini becoming a nun and Sujatha becoming infatuated with a young man.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Tony Ranasinghe	Cyril
Punya Heendeniya	Sujatha
Anula Karunatilleke	Sarojini Perera
Dayananda Gunawardena	Friend
J. B. L. Gunasekera	Sujatha's father
Iranganie Serasinghe	Sujatha's mother
Shanthi Lekha	Sarojini's mother
Sujatha Paramanathan	Cyril's second fiancee
Subashini Athukorala	" "
D. R. Nanayakkara	" "