Bawa Duka - The Sorrow of Existence - Part I (1997)
"Set in 1905 during the British colonial reign in Sri Lanka"
Drama
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Set during the British colonial reign in Sri Lanka (1905), this powerful drama follows Peduru who descends from a line of traditional drummers, crossing over to three generations. Peduru's struggle for survival in this harsh rural hamlet exposes the repressive Buddhist institutionalization of the locals, and the hierarchical structure backed by the British colonials.
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Cast
Swarna Mallawarachchi
Nona Hami
Jackson Anthony
Peduru
Ravindra Randeniya
Muhandiram
Hemasiri Liyanage
Nona Hami's Father
Somy Rathnayake
Arachchi
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Miyuri Samarasinghe
Peduru's Mother
W. Jayasiri
Officer (Ralahami)
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Suvineetha Weerasinghe
Arachchi Hamine
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Ravindra Yasas
Puramipiya
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Lalitha Sarachchandra
Nona Hami's Mother
Dharmadasa Kuruppu
Babonchi