''Bawa Duka'' () is a

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Dharmasiri Bandaranayake Dharmasiri Bandaranayake (born 6 October 1949) is a Sri Lankan film director and playwright. Particularly working as a playwright, Bandaranayake is an artist who attempts to connect the sociopolitical environment with the civil society through ar ...

and co-produced by Ven. Vijayapura Pagngnananna Thero and Jayaratne Wadduwage for Samadhi Films. It stars

Swarna Mallawarachchi Swarna Mallawarachchi (born 1 August 1948: ), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema. Often known as the "Golden star of Sinhalese cinema", Swarna began her acting career whilst still a schoolgirl, starring in the 1966 blockbuster film '' Sath Samud ...

, W. Jayasiri and

Jackson Anthony Conganige Joseph Malsi Jackson Anthony (as ජැක්සන් ඇන්තනී; 8 July 1958 – 9 October 2023), commonly known as Jackson Anthony, was a Sri Lankan actor in film, theatre and television. One of the most popular artists in ...

in lead roles along with

Ravindra Randeniya Liyanage Boniface Walter Perera (born 5 June 1945), popularly known by his stage name Ravindra Randeniya, is a Sri Lankan actor and former politician. He rose to fame in Lester James Peries's film ''Desa Nisa'' in 1975, and was a popular actor d ...

and

Hemasiri Liyanage Hemasiri Dhanawatha Liyanage (, born December 25, 1942), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater, and television. He is well known for the dramatic roles in ''Thattu Gewal'' and ''Thaththa'' teledramas and films ''Sankranthi'', ''Sthuthi Nawa ...

. Music composed by

Gunadasa Kapuge Ellamulla Kapuge Gunadasa ( Sinhala: ගුණදාස කපුගේ; 7 August 1945–3 April 2003) popularly known as Gunadasa Kapuge, was a Sri Lankan singer, musician, music director and playback singer. He was well known among Sri Lankans ...

. It is the 877th Sri Lankan film in the

Sinhala cinema Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the Sri Lankan film industry. It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947 with '' Kadawunu Poronduwa'' produced by S. M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone. Sri Lan ...

. This film has a sequel, '' Bawa Karma''.

Plot

The film is set in 1905 during the British colonial reign in Sri Lanka. Nona Hami is raped by Muhandiram. Peduru Appu marries her without knowing that she is pregnant with Muhandiram's child. The whole village learns about it but Peduru accepts her as his wife irrespective of her state. Many years pass and they have more kids. Nona Hami and Peduru always fight over the eldest child, Giran, who is Muhandiram's child. Giran is forced to jump into the river to escape his father's beatings.

Cast

as Nona Hami *

as Peduru * W. Jayasiri as Officer *

as Nona Hami's father *

as Muhandiram *

Somy Rathnayake Somi Nanda Ratnayake (born October 27, 1946, as ) inhala, also known as Somi Ratnayake, is a Sri Lankan actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. A highly versatile actor with a career spanning more than four decades, Rathnayake is ...

as Arachchi * Lalitha Sarachchandra as Nona Hami's mother * Suvineetha Weerasinghe as Arachchi hamine * Ravindra Yasas as Puramipiya *

Nilmini Buwaneka Nilmini Buwaneka is an actress, dancer and choreographer from Sri Lanka. Dancing She learned dancing in Bhatkhande Music Institute, where she gained a Diploma in Baratha Natyam. Theater Nilmini has portrayed many leading roles for the most ...

Miyuri Samarasinghe Wijeratne Miyuri Samarasinghe (15 March 1939 – 6 February 2021: as ), popularly as Miyuri Samarasinghe, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Apart from acting, she also worked as a dancer, scriptwriter, producer and dire ...

as Peduru's mother *

Rohana Beddage Kala Suri Rohana Beddage (; born 27 October 1935) is a singer and actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He is also a musician, dancer, teacher, lyricist, lecturer, theater director, choreographer and an author. In February 2020 ...

as Dance teacher

References

External links

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