''Dheewarayo (Sinhala : ධීවරයෝ)''is a 1964
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, ...
n Sinhala drama film directed by M. Masthan and produced by
K. Gunaratnam. It stars
Gamini Fonseka and
Sandhya Kumari in lead roles with
Vijitha Mallika and
Hugo Fernando in supportive roles. Music for the film is done by
M. K. Rocksamy.
The film became a huge blockbuster in that year and received critical acclaim at film festivals. The film was nominated for five Best Films at the 1965 Sarasaviya Awards and Gamini Fonseka, who played the lead role of Francis in the film won the award for the Best Actor.
Cast
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Gamini Fonseka as Francis
*
Sandhya Kumari as Rosalin
*
Anthony C. Perera
* Ignatius Gunaratne as Rosalin's Thaththa
*
Hugo Fernando
*
B. S. Perera
* Ruby de Mel
*
Christy Leonard Perera
*
Vijitha Mallika
* Herbert Amarawickrama
*
M. V. Balan
* Kumari Perera
Songs
*"Sathuta Soke" –
Latha Walpola
Deshamanya Matharage Rita Genevieve Fernando, better known by her stage name Latha Walpola (), is a Sri Lankan singer. Her fans refer to her as "The Nightingale of Sri Lanka"
Personal life
Walpola was born on 11 November 1934 in Mount-Lavini ...
*"Samaye Samagiye Pathurala" –
Mohideen Baig, Mallika Kahawita, Christy Leonard Perera and chorus
*"Nilata Nile Wihide Yayi" – Latha and
Dharmadasa Walpola
*"Awilla Awilla" – Latha Walpola, Mohideen Baig, Christy Leonard Perera and chorus
*"Walle Sibina Ralle" – Mohideen Baig, Mallika Kahawita, Christy Leonard Perera and chorus
*"Agada Sagaraye" –
J. A. Milton Perera
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*"Ra Bowi Bowi Yayi" – J. A. Milton Perera, Haroon Lanthra and Noel Guneratne
*"Maligawe Ma Rajina" – Sujatha Perera
References
External links
Sri Lanka Cinema Database*
1964 films
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1960s Sinhala-language films