By the river
1980, Sinhalese. Directed by Sumitra Peries.
මම ගඟට වැටුණොත් අයියා මොකද කරන්නේ කියන්න
England educated Dr. Sarath Pathirana (Vijaya Kumaratunga), who is willing to try out new methods to treat his patients, is directed towards a special patient by the Head Doctor (Henry Jayasena) at the mental hospital. This patient is a beautiful girl named Nirmala…
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Sinhalese
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- Released
- 1 August 1980
- Original title
- ගඟ අද්දර
- Written by
- Tissa Abeysekera
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By the river runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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By the river isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 August 1980. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed By the river?
By the river (1980) was directed by Sumitra Peries and stars Vijaya Kumaratunga, Vasanthi Chathurani, Henry Jayasena.