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Peralena Iranama (1949)

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Sri Lanka
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How it feels

A story about fate and the lives of characters in 1940s Sri Lanka. It follows their relationships and the changes that come from unexpected events.

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What happens

Peralena Iranama (Sinhala: පෙරළෙන ඉරණම) is a 1949 Sri Lankan Sinhala language film which was directed by Jyotish Sinha and written by B. A. W. Jayamanne. It is considered one of the finest Sri Lankan films of the 1940s and was the last Sinhala film to be released in the 1940s. The film was released on the 20th of October 1949 through the Ceylon Theatre circuits. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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