Adata Vediya Heta Hondai (Sinhala, ''Tomorrow Is Better Than Today'') is a 1963

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n film directed by Indian filmmaker M. Masthan and produced by producer

K. Gunaratnam Kanagasabai Gunaratnam (20 July 1917 – 27 August 1989; ta, கனகசபை குணரத்தினம்; si, කනකසබේ ගුණරත්නම්), popularly known as K. Gunaratnam was a prolific film producer in Cinema ...

. The film starring

Gamini Fonseka Kala Keerthi Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka () (21 March 1936 - 30 September 2004 as ගාමිණී ෆොන්සේකා), was a Sri Lankan film actor, film director and politician. Often considered as the Greatest Actor in the Sinhal ...

and

Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya (born 2 December 1941 as ජීවරාණි කුරුකුලසූරිය) inhala, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular actresses in early Sinhala cinema, she pl ...

. It was a box office success in the country.

Plot

as Gamini *

as Sriyani *

Ananda Jayaratne ''Sandesaya'' ( Sinhalese language word meaning ''The Message'') is a 1960 film. The film based on the war between the Sinhalese people and the Portuguese invaders in Sri Lanka. It was directed by Sri Lankan film director Lester James Peries. It ...

as Ananda *

Sandhya Kumari Jayasuriya Arachchige Dona Mary Yvonne Perera, better known as Sandhya Kumari (born 6 January 1945 – died 2 June 1994) was a popular Sri Lankan actress who frequently played femme fatale roles in early Sinhala cinema. Personal life She was born ...

as Sandhya *

Vijitha Mallika Gamamathige Vijitha de Silva (born 5 July 1943 – died 16 October 1992 as විජිත මල්ලිකා) inhala, popularly as Vijitha Mallika, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema. One of the most popular film actresses in early Sinhal ...

as Vijitha * Nelson Karunagama as Doctor * Ignatius Gunaratne *

Alfred Edirimanne Alfred Edirimanne (born 25 March 1929 – died 27 November 2000 as ඇල්ෆ්‍රඩ් එදිරිමාන්න) inhala, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema as well as a film enthusiast, social activist and politician. He was one o ...

as Alfred 'Thaththa' *

Thalatha Gunasekara Abeykoon Mudiyanselage Thalatha Abeykoon (born 17 July 1937 – died 17 September 2003 as si, තලතා ගුණසේකර) inhala, popularly as Thalatha Gunasekara, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema. She is the mother of popular actre ...

Hugo Fernando Kanupulage Ugo Singho (July 14, 1912 – April 12, 1999), popularly known as Hugo Master or Hugo Fernando, was an actor and composer of Sri Lankan cinema. Debuting in the first Sinhalese film '' Kadawunu Poronduwa'', Fernando had an over 50 year ...

as Gabriel 'Mudalali' *

Anthony C. Perera Mahapatabadige Anthony Crisman Kivlojiyas Perera (born 13 September 1921 – died 20 May 1988 as ඇන්තනී සී. පෙරේරා) inhala, popularly as Anthony C. Perera, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and theater. One of the e ...

Christy Leonard Perera Kala Keerthi Madurawela Arachchilage Christy Leonard Perera (born 27 July 1932 – died 23 December 2015 as ක්‍රිස්ටි ලෙනාඩ් පෙරේරා) inhala, popularly as Christy Leonard Perera, was an actor in Sri Lank ...

* H. D. Kulatunga as Sandhya's Thaththa * Herbert Amarawickrama * Kalyani Perera

Songs

*"Sandun Gase" –

J. A. Milton Perera Jayasinghe Arachchige Milton Perera ( si, මිල්ටන් පෙරේරා; 5 May 1938 – 24 October 1991), popularly known as Milton Perera, was a singer, composer and playback singer of Sri Lankan cinema. One of the most respected art ...

and Mallika Kahawita *Sethsiri Sethsiri" – Latha and chorus *"Soka Susum Marathe" – Latha Walpola *"Baloli Loli" – Indrani Wijebandara *"Baloli Loli" – Latha Walpola *"Rasadun Netha Di" – Latha Walpola *"Amma" – Latha Walpola and chorus

Notes

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