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Directed by Lester James Peries Music by W.D. Amaradeva Edited by Sumitra Gunawardana Director Lester James Peries Music director W. D. Amaradeva | 6.4/10 IMDb Produced by Anton Wickremasinghe Cinematography William Blake Initial release 1966 Budget 200,000 INR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Tony Ranasinghe
Suwineetha Abeysekera (nee Weerasinghe)
Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya
Iranganie Serasinghe Cast Tony Ranasinghe, Iranganie Serasinghe Written by Lester James Peries, Tissa Abeysekara Similar Gamperaliya, Hanthane Kathawa, Ran Salu, Akkara Paha, Ranmuthu Duwa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delovak Athara (Sinhala, Between Two Worlds) is a 1966 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries. The film stars Tony Ranasinghe as Nissanka, the son of a newly rich industrialist, who becomes embroiled in a murder cover-up.
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Peries developed the movie as a character study utilizing a single incident to provide insight into the newly rich society of Sri Lanka in the time period. It proved to be his most successful film up to that time, surpassing Gamperaliya in box office earnings. It was also a critical success, winning praise from Sinhala critics like Philip Cooray and making the rounds at European film festivals, including the Valladolid Film Festival in Spain.
Plot
At the onset of the film, Nissanka (Tony Ranasinghe) is engaged to marry Shiranee (Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya), a woman of the same social class.
Nissanka decides to go to a club and asks Shiranee who politely declines. He thus goes alone and meets an old friend Chitra (Suwineetha Abeysekera). They rekindle their friendship and Nissanka offers a ride home. Chitra agrees and they set off only to accidentally hit and kill a pedestrian. The two now have a large secret as they flee the scene.
Nissanka's family subsequently attempts to cover up the murder. Chitra is faced with a moral dilemma but doesn't give Nissanka up the police. She urges him to turn himself in. Meanwhile, mounting tensions and conflicts exacerbate the already tense situation, making Nissanka's life very unbearable.