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Cast

Swarna Mallawarachchi

Swarna Mallawarachchi

Nona Hami

Jackson Anthony

Jackson Anthony

Peduru

Ravindra Randeniya

Ravindra Randeniya

Muhandiram

Hemasiri Liyanage

Hemasiri Liyanage

Nona Hami's Father

Somy Rathnayake

Somy Rathnayake

Arachchi

Miyuri Samarasinghe

Miyuri Samarasinghe

Peduru's Mother

W. Jayasiri

W. Jayasiri

Officer (Ralahami)

Suvineetha Weerasinghe

Suvineetha Weerasinghe

Arachchi Hamine

Ravindra Yasas

Ravindra Yasas

Puramipiya

Lalitha Sarachchandra

Lalitha Sarachchandra

Nona Hami's Mother

Crew

Dharmasiri Bandaranayake

Dharmasiri Bandaranayake

Director

Dharmasiri Bandaranayake

Dharmasiri Bandaranayake

Screenplay

Ven. Vijayapura Pagngnananna Thero

Ven. Vijayapura Pagngnananna Thero

Co-Producer

Jayaratne Wadduwage

Jayaratne Wadduwage

Co-Producer

Gunadasa Kapuge

Gunadasa Kapuge

Music Director

Lal Wickramaarchchi

Lal Wickramaarchchi

Cinematography

J. Suranimala

J. Suranimala

Editor

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Bawa Duka - The Sorrow of Existence - Part I

19970.0 / 10180 min
Drama

Overview

Set in 1905 during the British colonial reign in Sri Lanka

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.