Rebellion
1978, Sinhalese. Directed by Lester James Peries.
The film centered around the story behind national patriot Veera Puran Appu and his Matale rebellion in 1848 for the freedom from British. Though he was executed by the British by firing squad, his influence to the country's independence has been highly praised and thus Puran Appu is highlighted as a national hero of the Sri Lankan history.
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Sinhalese
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Cast & crew
- Lester James PeriesDirector
- Ravindra RandeniyaPuran Appu
- Tissa AbeysekeraVen. Kudapola
- Joe AbeywickramaKing David
- Malini FonsekaBandara Menike
- Shriyani AmarasenaKuda
- Robin FernandoHanguranketha Dingirala
- Jean-Pierre HutinCaptain Neville Watson
- Cletus MendisCast
- Dharmasiri BandaranayakeCast
- Granvil RodrigoRebel
- Buddhadasa VithanarachchiRebel
- Wilson KarunaratneRebel
Details
- Released
- 8 August 1978
- Original title
- වීර පූරන් අප්පු
- Country
- Sri Lanka
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Rebellion runs 119 minutes (1h 59m).
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Rebellion isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 August 1978. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Rebellion?
Rebellion (1978) was directed by Lester James Peries and stars Ravindra Randeniya, Tissa Abeysekera, Joe Abeywickrama.