''Avurududa'' (අවුරුදු දා), is a 1985 Sri Lankan
Sinhala language
Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million. Sinhala is also s ...
drama film co-directed by
Wimal Saman Jayaweera Wimal is a Sri Lankan masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Wimal Kumara de Costa (1948–2016), Sri Lankan actor
* Wimal Weerawansa (born 1965), Sri Lankan politician
*Wimal Wickremasinghe
Dr Govinnage Wimal Padmasiri Wi ...
and Nimal Tennakoon and co-produced by Saman Jayaweera, Padmasiri Ranasingha and Sarath Kulathunga for S.S Cine Talents. Music directed by
Premasiri Khemadasa.
''Avurududa'' received favorable reviews and won the 1986 Presidential award for the best Screenplay.
Cast
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Malini Fonseka
Wanniarachchige Malini Senehelatha Fonseka, popularly as Malini Fonseka ( Sinhala:මාලිනී ෆොන්සේකා) (born 30 April 1947, in Kelaniya) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television as well as a director. ...
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Sanath Gunathilake
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Henry Jayasena
Kala Keerthi Dr Bastian Koralage Henry Rudrigo Jayasena (born 6 July 1931 – died 11 November 2009 as Sinhala: හෙන්රි ජයසේන), popularly known as Henry Jayasena, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and televisi ...
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Iranganie Serasinghe
Kala Keerthi Iranganie Roxanna Meedeniya, (born 9 June 1927"Irangani As Told to Kumar de Silva", Kumar de Silva, Samaranayake Publishers, 2013), popularly as Iranganie Serasinghe, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Since h ...
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Somy Rathnayake
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Miyuri Samarasinghe
Wijeratne Miyuri Samarasinghe (15 March 1939 – 6 February 2021: as si, මියුරි සමරසිංහ), popularly as Miyuri Samarasinghe, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Apart from acting, she also work ...
* Ranjith Mahendra Peiris
* Piyaratne M. Senarath
* T. M. Sangadasa
Technical crew
* Song _ Malani Bulathsinhala
* Art direction by Kithsiri Mevan Jayasena and Chandraguptha Thenuwera
* Makeup and Costumes by Ranjith Mathagaweera
* Assistant directors were Christy Shelton Fernando and Ranjith Liyanarchchige
* Special voice by Hettiarchchi
External links
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Avurududa Sinhala Cinema Database*
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1986 films
1980s Sinhala-language films