''Bicycle Hora'' is a 1968

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 ...

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thriller film directed by K.A.W. Perera and produced by E. A. P. Edirisinghe for EAP Films. The film stars Oswald Jayasinghe and

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 ...

in lead roles whereas

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 ...

D. R. Nanayakkara Don Ruter Nanayakkara (15 March 1915 – 4 January 1989) was a Sri Lankan actor in Sri Lankan cinema as well as in British drama. Playing lanky villains and comedic characters, Nanayakkara gained popularity in movies like ''Rekava'', ''Kurulu Be ...

and

Wally Nanayakkara Kurukula Arachchige Don Wally Nanayakkara (born 14 June 1939 – died 11 October 2003 as වොලී නානායක්කාර) inhala, popularly as Wally Nanayakkara, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Personal ...

made supportive roles. Film music score done by

Premasiri Khemadasa Deshamanya Kala Keerthi Dr.Premasiri Khemadasa ( Sinhala: ආචාර්ය ප්‍රේමසිරි කේමදාස ) (25 January 1937 – 24 October 2008) also known as "Khemadasa Master" was a Sri Lankan music composer. Exploring ...

. The film received critics acclaim and later won many awards at third Sarasaviya Awards Ceremony.

Cast

* Oswald Jayasinghe *

Gemunu Wijesuriya Gamunu Mahinda Wijesuriya (5 August 1934 – 19 March 2007: as si, ගැමුණු විජේසූරිය), was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre, radio and television as well as a broadcaster, comedian, singer and radio program pr ...

Ruby de Mel Ruby Jasmine de Mel (born as රූබි ද මැල්) inhala 4 December 1917 – 8 November 2004) was a Sri lankan film actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. One of the earliest pillars in Sri Lankan film history, de M ...

B. S. Perera Balasuriyage Steven Perera (born 31 March 1924 – died 24 June 1982 as බී. එස්. පෙරේරා) inhala, popularly as B. S. Perera, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and theater as well as a director and singer. One of the earlie ...

Leticia Peiris Meemanage Mary Magdalene Leticia Peiris (born 18 October 1934 – died 31 October 2013 as ලැටීෂියා පීරිස්‌) inhala, popularly as Leticia Peiris, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of ...

David Dharmakeerthi Kalukapuge Don David (born 1 September 1913 – died 10 September 1987 as ඩේවිඩ් ධර්මකීර්ති), popularly known as David Dharmakeerthi was an actor Sri Lankan early Sri Lankan cinema. Personal life He was born on 1 ...

Lilian Edirisinghe Lilian Edirisinghe (born 19 May 1922 – died 26 December 1993 as ලිලියන් එදිරිසිංහ) inhala, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. One of the earliest pillars in Sri Lankan film histor ...

Sonia Disa Mary Felicia Perera (born June 7, 1944, සෝනියා දිසා) inhala, popularly as Sonia Dissanayake or known professionally as Sonia Disa, is a former actress in Sri Lankan cinema. Starting her career in 1962, Disa became one of th ...

Pearl Vasudevi Pearl Peters (born 30 March 1915 – died 19 June 1987 as පර්ල් වාසුදේවි) inhala, popularly as Pearl Vasudevi, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema as well as a singer. Personal life Vasudevi was born as Pearl Peters i ...

* Richard Albert * Joseph Seneviratne *

Robin Fernando Pattiyage Robin Steven Fernando (born 15 June 1937 – died 8 January 2022 as රොබින් ප්‍රනාන්දු in inhala, popularly as Robin Fernando, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television as well as a stunt coord ...

Don Sirisena Don Sirisena (born 1934 – died 1986 as දොන් සිරිසේන) inhala, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and theater. One of the most popular comedy artists ever in Sri Lankan film history, Sirisena had a career spanned about thr ...

* Jessica Wickramasinghe * Herbert Amarawickrama *

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 ...

Awards

* Best Film – 3rd place at 6th Sarasaviya Awards - 1969 * Best Actor – D.R. Nanayakkara at 6th Sarasaviya Awards - 1969 * Best Supporting Actress – Jessica Wickramasinghe at 6th Sarasaviya Awards - 1969 * Best Director – K.A.W. Perera at 1st place at Gunwan Viduli Sammana Ulela 1970 * Best Script Writer – K.A.W. Perera at 1st place at Gunwan Viduli Sammana Ulela 1970

References

External links

* 1968 films 1960s Sinhala-language films {{SriLanka-film-stub