Akkara Paha

Akkara Paha
Milton Jayawardena (as Sena) and Anoma Wattaldeniya (as Sadha) in a scene from the film
Directed by	Lester James Peries
Written by	Tissa Abeysekera Madawala S. Ratnayake (book)
Produced by	P. E. E. Anthonypillai
Starring	Milton Jayawardena Malini Fonseka Janaki Kurukulasuriya
Edited by	Sumitra Gunawardana
Music by	W.D. Amaradeva
Distributed by	Ceylon Studios
Release date	1969
Running time	128 min
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala
Budget	Approx. 200,000 rupees

Akkara Paha (Sinhala, Five Acres of Land) is a 1969 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries. The film stars Milton Jayawardena as Sena, a young man from a rural society who travels to the city to pursue a higher education.

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) of weak character 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

Actor	Role
Milton Jayawardena	Sena
Malini Fonseka	Kumari
Janaki Kurukulasuriya	Theresa
Anoma Wattaladeniya	Sandawathie
Douglas Ranasinghe	Samarasena
Gamini Wijesuriya	Sena's father
Shanthi Lekha	Sena's mother
Sriyani Perera	unnamed character

External links

• Sri Lanka Cinema Database
• Akkara Paha at IMDb

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