Welikathara

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Welikathara
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) Flag of Sri Lanka 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
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