Wekande Walauwa

Wekande Walauwa

Ravindra, Malini, Paboda and Vasanthi starring.
Directed by Lester James Peries
Starring Malini Fonseka
Ravindra Randeniya
Vasanthi Chathurani
Release dates
2003
Country Sri Lanka
Language Sinhala

Wekande Walauwa (Mansion by the Lake) is a 2002 award winning Sinhalese language film directed by Lester James Peries that 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.[1] The film was the country's first ever submission for the Academy Awards.

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Academy Awards Submission

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.

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Wekande Walauwa". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-11-09.

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