Directed by B. A. W. Jayamanne Release date May 27, 1953 Initial release 27 May 1953 (Sri Lanka) Music director S. S. Weada | Produced by B. A. W. Jayamanne Country Sri Lanka Director B. A. W. Jayamanne Producer B. A. W. Jayamanne | |
Music by Herbert M. Senevirathne (lyrics)S. S. Weada (music) Similar Kadawunu Poronduwa, Kurulu Bedda, Sandesaya, Thun Man Handiya, Bambaru Avith |
Kele Handa is a 1953 Sri Lankan romantic musical starring Rukmani Devi, Stanley Perera, Eddie Jayamanne, Rita Ratnayake and Mabel Blythe. It is based on a popular Sinhalese novel by W. A. Silva.
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The adaption was successful due to the book being widely read in school as part of the curriculum and schools brought in students on buses to see the film. It is technically poor and was shot inside a studio though the story pertained to village life.
Plot summary
Love story of Malini, a village girl who goes to town to see the Vel festival and falls in love with a rich gentleman John Jayapala who pretends to be of low class.
Cast and characters
Songs
References
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