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Asoka (1955 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Asoka' is a 1955 Sri Lankan romantic musical based on the Bollywood film 'Sheesa'.
Cast
* Sumith Bibile as Sarath
* Pushpa Janet as Asoka
* Ananda Weerakoon as Harry
* Punya Heendeniya
* Eddie Yapa as Pattiya
* Benjamin Fernando as Seeya
* D. J. Samarakkody
* Sumith Dissanayake as Doctor
* Prema Kanthi
* Wimala Kumari as Sisi
* Sheela Renuka as Sarath's sister
* S. H. Jothipala as Goviya
* Oliver Silva as Thel Veda
* Dharmadasa Kulatunga as Beggar
* W. Chularatne as Donald
* Noel Perera
* Marcus Perera
* N. R. Dias
* G. S. B. Rani
* Seetha Nanayakkara
* E. Marshall Perera
Songs
The songs were recorded by the cast for the movie and by prominent playback singers for general release:
*"Katharagamey" Jikki, Dharmadasa Walpola and chorus (lyrics by Abeysekera)
*"Sataneki Jivithe" Dharmadasa Walpola (lyrics by Abeysekera)
*"Thanivay Upanne" Mohideen Baig (lyrics by Abeysekera; melody from 1954 Bollywood film 'Dost')
*"Maruwa Maruwa" G. S. B. Rani Perera (lyrics by Abeysekera)
*"Payana Sanda Sey" G. S. B. Rani Perera and Dharmadasa Walpola (lyrics by Piyasena Costa)
*"Adare Sagarey" G. S. B. Rani Perera
*"Prem Suwandai" Dharmadasa Walpola and Chitra Somapala (melody from the song aja re Baalam""by Sandhya Mukherjee in the Hindi movie Ek Do Teen,1953.)
*"Meka Thama Dewiangai" Ananda Samarakoon, Dharmadasa Walpola and Mohideen Baig (A. J. Kareem and Haroon Lantra in movie)
*"Loke Sihinayak" Mohideen Baig and G. S. B. Rani Perera (lyrics by Abeysekera; melody from Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar's "Jaag Dard-e-Ishq Jaag" in 1953 Bollywood film 'Anarkali')
*"Prem Pahana Niwa" Mohideen Baig and G. S. B. Rani Perera (melody from 1953 Tamil movie 'Avan')
*"Seeya Manamalaya" Mohideen Baig and Dharmadasa Walpola (Eddie Yapa and A.J. Kareem in movie. Lyrics by Abeysekera)
*"Prem Geethai Sangeethay" Sathyawathi (Vindoini in movie) melody from : "Mai to chali re piya ke desh" by Geeta Dutt in the Hindi movie "Suhaag Sindoor", 1953
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