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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.
Tissa Abeysekera adapted Madawela S. Rathnayake'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


Milton Jayawardena as Sena Medawatta
Janaki Kurukulasuriya as Theresa Perera
Malini Fonseka as Kumari 'Akka'
Anoma Wattaladeniya as Sandhawathie 'Sandha'
Gamini Wijesuriya as Banda Medawatta 'Thaththa'
Shanthi Lekha as Sena's Amma
Douglas Ranasinghe as Samarasena 'Samarey'
Sriyani Perera as Sujatha Gajanayake
Shirani Kurukulasuriya as Leena Perera
Ruby de Mel as Mrs. Perera 'Mamma'
Basil de Saram as Ranjith Perera
Seetha Kumari as Sandha's Amma
Amarasiri Kalansuriya as Gunapala
Wijeratne Warakagoda as Teacher
Mapa Gunaratne as Loku Iskola Mahattaya
Lionel Deraniyagala as Doctor




References






External links


Sri Lanka Cinema Database
Akkara Paha at IMDb

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Akkara Paha
• Akkara
• Douglas Ranasinghe
• Tissa Abeysekara
• Deaths in April 2023
• W. D. Amaradeva
• Malini Fonseka
• Amarasiri Kalansuriya
• Madawala Rathnayake
• Wijeratne Warakagoda