Wekande Walauwa
Wekande Walauwa (Mansion by the Lake) (Sinhala: වෑකන්ද වලව්ව) is a 2002 award-winning Sinhalese language drama film directed by Lester James Peries and co-produced by Asoka Perera and Chandran Rutnam. It stars Malini Fonseka, Vasanthi Chathurani and Sanath Gunathilake in lead roles along with Paboda Sandeepani and Ravindra Randeniya. Music composed by Pradeep Ratnayake.[1] It is the 1020th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[2]
| Wekande Walauwa වෑකන්ද වලව්ව | |
|---|---|
Ravindra, Malini, Paboda and Vasanthi starring. | |
| Directed by | Lester James Peries |
| Screenplay by | Lester James Peries |
| Produced by | Asoka Perera Chandran Rutnam |
| Starring | Malini Fonseka Ravindra Randeniya Vasanthi Chathurani |
| Cinematography | K.A. Dharmasena |
| Edited by | Gladwin Fernando |
| Music by | Pradeep Ratnayake |
Release date |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Story 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.[3][4] The film was the country's first ever submission for the Academy Awards and received the Golden felini award from UNESCO.[5]
The film was shot at Bandaragama, Piliyandala and Panadura areas.[6] The release of the film delayed due to the April 2 Parliament election.[7]
Cast edit
- Malini Fonseka as Mrs.Sujata Rajasuriya
- Ravindra Randeniya as Lucas
- Vasanthi Chathurani as Sita
- Sanath Gunathilake as Gunapala
- Paboda Sandeepani as Aruni
- Iranganie Serasinghe as Aunt Catherine
- Lucky Dias as The lawyer Muthugoda
- Elson Divithurugama as Gabriel
- Senaka Wijesinghe as Student Activist
- Ranjith Rubasinghe as Student Activist
- Chitra Warakagoda
Academy Awards Submission edit
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. The film was screened at the grand finale of the Asian Film Festival in Mumbai, India on August 10, 2002.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Wekande Walawwa a film of repute". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Wekande Walauwa". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- ^ "Lester's latest at Cannes". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ^ "Lester continues his line". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Wekande Walawwa show delayed". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Lester wins more kudos for his work on films". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
Notes edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit