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Binaramalee
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Wikipedia article
'Binaramalee' is a 1969 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed and produced by Mudalinayaka Somaratne as his maiden directorial venture. It stars Swarna Kahawita and Wickrama Bogoda in lead roles along with Piyadasa Gunasekera, Shanthi Lekha and D. R. Nanayakkara with supportive roles. Music composed by Somadasa Elvitigala.
It is the 200th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. It is the first Sri Lanka film based on a radio drama, which was made by director himself as a radio drama 'Muwan Palessa'.
The film received critically acclaim and became a blockbuster of that year. The film received several awards at 1970 Sarasaviya Awards ceremony including, Best Film, Best Actress and Best Director.
Plot
Cast
* Swarna Kahawita as Binaramali
* Wickrama Bogoda as Sinno
* Piyadasa Gunasekera as Veddikaraya
* D. R. Nanayakkara as Arachchila
* Mudalinayaka Somaratne as Sudu Banda
* Shanthi Lekha as Kiri Amma
* Gemunu Wijesuriya as Ranhamy
* Sumana Amarasinghe as Sobani
* Dharma Sri Munasinghe as Guru Hamy
* Kingsley Dissanayake as Golu Banda
* Cyril Wickramage as Singer
* Wijeratne Warakagoda as Heen Banda
* A. P. Gunaratne as Dandoniye Rala
* Devika Karunaratne
* Annesley Dias as Loku Appuhamy
* Samuel Rodrigo
* Berty Gunathilake
Awards
1970 Sarasaviya Awards
References
Category:1969 films
Category:1960s Sinhala-language films
Category:Sri Lankan drama films
Category:1969 drama films
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