Duwata Mawaka Misa (Mother Alone)
“Duwata Mawak Misa” (Mother Alone) directed by Mrs. Sumithira Peiris, and produced by Dr (Mrs) Milina Sumathipala won 07 Presidential awards in 1998 and 02 OCIC awards. By popular request, this film was screened on our national carrier Sri Lankan Airlines in their June/July 2011 cycle

Synopsis
Siri Wickrama, an affluent businessman blessed with happy family life, suddenly finds his grip on life slackening. He is on the verge of bankruptcy. To make matters worse his daughter Thusari, his only offspring, has conceived a child in a clandestine Love-affair. He seeks out the young man who is responsible for his daughter’s situation, and tries to persuade him to make amends by marrying Thusari. The young man denies his involvement in the affair. Next he learns that the young fellow has left the country surreptitiously. Stricken with remorse at the slur she has caused to the respectability of her parents. Thusari tries to get rid of the child within her. With no one else to turn to, Thusari seeks the warmth of her parents, affection. With Thusari’s childbirth only a little way away, Thusari’s father suffers a fatal heart attack. She has only her mother’s love to help her.
Credits
Producer :
Milina Sumathipala
Director :
Sumithra Peries
Script:
Tony Ranasinghe
Stroy :
G.B. Senanayake
Music :
Nimal Mendis
Camera :
K.A. Dharmasena
Art Director
Mani Mendis
Editor
Gladwyn Fernando
Cast
Sangeetha Weeratatne
Sanath Gunathilake
Ranjan Ramanayake
Sriyani Amarasena
W. Jayasisi
Stuart Chapman
Seetha Kumari
K.A. Piyakaru
Tony Ranasinghe
Wasanthi Chathurani
Yasodha Wimaladharma
Manike Attanayake
Ama Wijesekera
Felix Premawardena
Roger Seneviratne
Duration :
130 minutes
Year of Release :
1997
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