Asoka (1955 film)

Asoka
Directed by Sirisena Wimalaweera
Produced by Dharmadasa Kulatunge
Screenplay by Piyasena Kositha
Starring Ananda Weerakoon, Vinodini, Eddie Yapa, Pushpa Janet
Music by Karunaratne Abeysekera (lyrics)
Herbert M. Senevirathne (lyrics)
Piyasena Kositha (lyrics)
P. L. A. Somapala (music)
Release date
 March 4, 1955
Country Sri Lanka
Language Sinhala

Asoka is a 1955 Sri Lankan romantic musical based on the Bollywood film Sheesa.

Songs

The songs were recorded by the cast for the movie and by prominent playback singers for general release:

  • "Katharagamey" – Sathyawathi, Dharmadasa Walpola and chorus (lyrics by Abeysekera)
  • "Sataneki Jivithe" – Dharmadasa Walpola (lyrics by Abeysekera)
  • "Thanivay Upanne" – Mohideen Baig (lyrics by Abeysekera; melody from 1954 Bollywood film Dost)
  • "Maruwa Maruwa" – G. S. B. Rani Perera (lyrics by Abeysekera)
  • "Payana Sanda Sey" – G. S. B. Rani Perera and Dharmadasa Walpola
  • "Adare Sagarey" – G. S. B. Rani Perera
  • "Prem Suwandai" – Dharmadasa Walpola and Chitra Somapala (melody from the song Äaja re Baalam""by Sandhya Mukherjee in the Hindi movie Ek Do Teen,1953.)
  • "Meka Thama Dewiangai" – Ananda Samarakoon, Dharmadasa Walpola and Mohideen Baig (A. J. Kareem and Haroon Lantra in movie)
  • "Loke Sihinayak" – Mohideen Baig and G. S. B. Rani Perera (lyrics by Abeysekera; melody from Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar's "Jaag Dard-e-Ishq Jaag" in 1953 Bollywood film Anarkali)
  • "Prem Pahana Niwa" – Mohideen Baig and G. S. B. Rani Perera (melody from 1953 Tamil movie Avan)
  • "Seeya Manamalaya" – Mohideen Baig and Dharmadasa Walpola (Eddie Yapa and A.J. Kareem in movie. Lyrics by Abeysekera)
  • "Prem Geethai Sangeethay" – Sathyawathi (Vindoini in movie) melody from : "Mai to chali re piya ke desh" by Geeta Dutt in the Hindi movie "Suhaag Sindoor", 1953


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