Akkara Paha

Akkara Paha (Sinhala, Five Acres of Land) is a 1970 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries, with the screen play dialogue and script by Tissa Abeysekara. The film stars Milton Jayawardena as Sena, Anoma Wattaladeniya as Sadha and Malini Fonseka as Kumari.[1]

Akkara Paha
Milton Jayawardena (as Sena) and Anoma Wattaldeniya (as Sadha) in a scene from the film
Directed byLester James Peries
Written byTissa Abeysekera
Madawala S. Ratnayake (book)
Produced byP. E. E. Anthonypillai
Starring
  • Milton Jayawardena
  • Anoma Wattaladeniya
  • Malini Fonseka
  • Janaki Kurukulasuriya
CinematographyM. S. Ananda
Edited bySumitra Gunawardana
Music byW.D. Amaradeva
Distributed byCeylon Studios
Release date
8 May 1970
Running time
128 min
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Tissa Abeysekera adapted Madawela S. Ratnayake's book as a follow-up to Golu Hadawatha. The film received a lukewarm response in Sri Lanka, but was well received when shown in New York at the Museum of Modern Art's festival.

Plot

Sena (Milton Jayawardena) is sent to a boarding school at a well-to-do city university by his family who mortgage everything they own to pay for his education. Their future well-being is thus in the hands of Sena. Sena however succumbs to the temptations of city life and fails in his venture.

The impoverished family takes on the titular scheme offered by the government to settle the North Central province.

Cast

References
  1. "All about the film "Akkara Paha"". sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
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