Elegy For A Mother
2006, Sinhalese. Directed by Lester James Peries.
Sumanawathie's elder son is a Buddhist monk. Her daughter has run from home and married a man who ignores and quarrels with the daughter. Sumanawathie's younger son Saliya gets a job as a soldier. Sumanawathi gets upset as she is left alone in her house. As the film progresses she gets to know that her son has disappeared during a war operation. Her health declines rapidly. After a long time, Saliya comes again to her home alive. Meanwhile her elder son is killed by terrorists when he travels with a team to distribute goods to the poor people.
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- Post-credits
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- Language
- Sinhalese
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Cast & crew
- Lester James PeriesDirector
- Malini FonsekaSumanawathie
- Pradeep DharmadasaKashyapa Thero
- Roshan PilapitiyaSaliya
- Gayani GisanthikaPremalatha
- Tissa AbeysekeraVen. Rathanapala Thero
- Sanath GunathilakeDoctor
- Douglas RanasingheDivisional Secretary
- Daya ThennakoonAppuhamy
- Sarath KothalawalaRogus
- Thesara JayawardaneDoctor's wife
- Palitha SilvaAGA officer
Details
- Released
- 15 September 2006
- Original title
- අම්මාවරුනේ
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Written by
- Somaweera Senanayake
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Who directed Elegy For A Mother?
Elegy For A Mother (2006) was directed by Lester James Peries and stars Malini Fonseka, Pradeep Dharmadasa, Roshan Pilapitiya.