Delovak Athara (1966)

Original title

දෙලොවක් අතර

Directed by

Lester James Peries

Genre

drama

Country

Sri Lanka

Runtime

2h 02m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A single incident exposes the tensions within a newly wealthy Sri Lankan family. The film focuses on the characters and their reactions, revealing the changing social landscape of the time.

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What happens

Delovak Athara (English: Between Two Worlds) is a 1966 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Dr. Lester James Peries, with screenplay, dialogue, and script by Dr. Tissa Abeysekara. The film stars Tony Ranasinghe and Suvineetha Weerasinghe in lead roles, along with Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya and Wijeratne Warakagoda. Peries developed the movie as a character study, utilizing a single incident to provide insight into the newly rich society of Sri Lanka in the time period. It proved to be his most successful film up to that time, surpassing Gamperaliya in box office earnings. It was also a critical success, winning praise from Sinhala critics like Philip Cooray and making the rounds at European film festivals, including the Valladolid Film Festival in Spain. The film was re-screened on 21 July 2018 at the Regal Cinema in Kandy for the Sarasaviya Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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