Mansion by the Lake
2002, Sinhalese. Directed by Lester James Peries.
Very loosely based on Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Lester James Peries's MANSION BY THE LAKE follows a family of formerly wealthy, expatriate Sri Lankan landowners, now impoverished, as they return from England to the magnificent country estate they left behind.
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Sinhalese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Lester James PeriesDirector
- Malini FonsekaSujata Rajasuriya, the widow
- Vasanthi ChathuraniSita, the adopted girl
- Sanath GunathilakeGunapala, the brother
- Paboda SandeepaniAruni, the teenager
- Ravindra RandeniyaLucas, the upstart
- Iranganie SerasingheAunt Catherine
- Asoka RodrigoInspector Alwis
- Nuwangi LiyanageThe servant
- Ranjit RubasingheThe activist student
- Elson DivituragamaValet in mansion
- Lucky DiasThe lawyer
- Senaka WijesingheKirthie Bandara, rebel
Details
- Released
- 25 September 2002
- Original title
- වෑකන්ද වලව්ව
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Written by
- Lester James Peries
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Mansion by the Lake runs 106 minutes (1h 46m).
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Which OTT platform is Mansion by the Lake on?
Mansion by the Lake isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 September 2002. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Mansion by the Lake?
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Who directed Mansion by the Lake?
Mansion by the Lake (2002) was directed by Lester James Peries and stars Malini Fonseka, Vasanthi Chathurani, Sanath Gunathilake.