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Wekanda Walauwa (2002)

Mansion by the Lake

Very loosely based on Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Lester James Peries's MANSION BY THE LAKE follows a family of formerly wealthy, expatriate Sri Lankan landowners, now impoverished, as they return from England to the magnificent country estate they left behind.

Drama

Wekanda Walauwa

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as Sujata Rajasuriya, the widow

Vasanthi Chathurani

Vasanthi Chathurani

as Sita, the adopted girl

Sanath Gunathilake

Sanath Gunathilake

as Gunapala, the brother

Paboda Sandeepani

Paboda Sandeepani

as Aruni, the teenager

Ravindra Randeniya

Ravindra Randeniya

as Lucas, the upstart

Iranganie Serasinghe

Iranganie Serasinghe

as Aunt Catherine

as Inspector Alwis

Nuwangi Liyanage

Nuwangi Liyanage

Ranjit Rubasinghe

Ranjit Rubasinghe

as The activist student

Elson Divituragama

Elson Divituragama

as Valet in mansion

Dayananda Jayawardena

Dayananda Jayawardena

as The mansion's caretaker

Senaka Wijesinghe

Senaka Wijesinghe

as Kirthie Bandara, rebel

Satischandra Edirisinghe

Satischandra Edirisinghe

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Lester James Peries

Lester James Peries

Lester James Peries

Lester James Peries

Somaweera Senanayake

Somaweera Senanayake

K. A. Dharmasena

K. A. Dharmasena

Gladwin Fernando

Gladwin Fernando

Pradeepa Ratnayake

Pradeepa Ratnayake

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