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Amma (1949)

Amma poster
Directed by
Sirisena Wimalaweera
Country
Sri Lanka
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film is based on a play by the director. The story follows characters in a family drama set in Sri Lanka.

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What happens

Amma is a 1949 Sri Lankan film directed by Sirisena Wimalaweera. It was adapted from one of his plays that bore the same name. The cast included Eddie Junior, Pearl Vasudevi, D. R. Nanayakkara and N. R. Dias and was filmed at the Neptune Studio in Madras, India. It was screened at the Central Cinema in Maradana. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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