Wekande Walauwa
| Wekande Walauwa | |
|---|---|
 Ravindra, Malini, Paboda and Vasanthi starring. | |
| Directed by | Lester James Peries |
| Starring | Malini Fonseka Ravindra Randeniya Vasanthi Chathurani |
Release date | 2003 |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Wekande Walauwa (Mansion by the Lake) is a 2002 award winning Sinhalese language film directed by Lester James Peries that follows the lives of wealthy people in Sri Lanka. As per the film director the story is inspired by Anton Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard adapted to a Sri Lankan family context. It was screened out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was the country's first ever submission for the Academy Awards.
Cast
- Malini Fonseka - Mrs.Sujata Rajasuriya
- Ravindra Randeniya - Lucas
- Vasanthi Chathurani - Sita
- Sanath Gunathilake - Gunapala
- Paboda Sandeepani - Aruni
- Iranganie Serasinghe - Aunt Catherine
- Lucky Dias - The lawyer
Academy Awards Submission
Wekande Walauwa was Sri Lanka's first ever submission for the Academy Awards which was held in 2003 under the category of 'Award for Best Foreign Language Film' by a Sri Lankan Director.
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Wekande Walauwa". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
Notes
- Film Review in Spirituality & Health by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
- Film Review in Slant Magazine
- Film de Culte
- Page in Rotten Tomatoes
- Asiatica Film Mediale 2003
- Le Domaine
- Asia-Pacific Arts
External links
- Wekande Walauwa at IMDb
- National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka - Official Website
- Official Website of Lester James Peries in association with Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka
See also
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