වැලිකතර (1971)

Curiosidades

Welikathara, is a 1971 action thriller drama film made by Sri Lankan director D. B. Nihalsinghe. Screen play and script by Dr. Tissa Abeysekara. It is the maiden film directed by D. B. Nihalsingha. The film stars Gamini Fonseka and Suvineetha Weerasinghe in lead roles along with Joe Abeywickrama, Piyasena Ahangama and Kithsiri Perera in supportive roles.

Production

The film is about the clash between Goring Mudalali (Joe Abeywickrema) and ASP Randeniya (Gamini Fonseka). The film marked the turning point in the career of many of those who were involved in it. D. B. Nihalsingha went on to direct several other award-winning films, Ridi Nimnaya, Maldeneiye Simieon and Kelimadala, before he went on to pioneer color television production in Sri Lanka and South Asia.

Tissa Abeysekara, previously an "additional dialogue writer" to Lester James Peris, marked his entry as a screenplay writer with Welikathara. He went on to become Sri Lanka's foremost script writer thereafter. Joe Abeywickrema, who until then was a comedy actor, went on to become a character actor of repute with his magnificent performance.

Gamini Fonseka, who was Sri Lanka's foremost star at that time, gave a significant performance where, in a total reversal of the heroic roles he portrayed, he acted out a character in decline. Somadasa Elvitigala added one more feather to his cap with this film after the beautiful musical score he created for Sath Samudura. The 1st Assistant Director is Ranjith Newton Fernando and the 2nd Assistant Director is Tissa De Silva.

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