Purahanda Kaluwara

Purahanda Kaluwara
පුරහඳ කළුවර
DVD poster
Directed by Prasanna Vithanage
Produced by Prasanna Vithanage
Written by Prasanna Vithanage
Screenplay by Prasanna Vithanage
Starring
Cinematography M.D Mahipala
Edited by K. Sekar Prasad
Production
company
Gemini Studios
Release date
  • 9 October 2001 (2001-10-09) (Colombo)
Running time
 72 minutes
Country Sri Lanka
Language Sinhala

Purahanda Kaluwara (Death on a Full Moon Day) (Sinhalese: පුරහඳ කළුවර) is a 2001 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed and produced by Prasanna Vithanage.[1] It stars Joe Abeywickrama and Priyanka Samaraweera in lead roles along with Linton Semage and Mahendra Perera. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge.[2][3] The film has received mainly positive reviews.[4] It is the 967th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[5]

Synopsis

In a draught-stricken land marred by ethnic conflict, the sons of the rural poor are dying in a bitter civil war.

However, Wannihami, the blind old man, knows that rain will come soon. On the Buddhist holiday of the full moon, the body of Bandara, Wannihami’s soldier son, is brought home in a sealed coffin. The rains fall on the day Bandara is buried. But Wannihami refuses to sign the papers which entitles the family to Government compensation.

Despite pressure from his desperate community, Wannihami still retains clarity of vision which transcends his blindness. He decides to dig up his son’s sealed coffin, even though he knows it will invalidate the compensation claim. His greater purpose is to believe that the war cannot kill his son.[3]

Cast

  • Joe Abeywickrama as Vannihamy
  • Priyanka Samaraweera as Sunanda
  • Linton Semage as Sunanda's husband
  • Mahendra Perera as Village Officer
  • Nayana Hettiarachchi as Yamuna
  • Kumara Karunananda as Pala
  • Harshajith Abeysuriya as Vannihamy's Grandson
  • K. A. Milton Pereraas Schoolmaster

References

  1. ↑ "Sri Lankan movies". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "How war has shattered the life of a Sri Lankan village". World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 Wonder Phil Productions. http://www.ucfilms.in/subject/citizenship/death-on-a-full-moon-day/. Retrieved 2010-05-15. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ ""Pura Handa Kaluwara" (Death on a Full Moon Day) a film by Prasanna Vithanage". Refugee Watch Online. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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