''Kele Handa'' is a 1953 Sri Lankan

romantic musical Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

starring

Rukmani Devi Daisy Rasammah Daniels, known popularly as Rukmani Devi (15 January 1923 – 28 October 1978: si, රුක්මණී දේවී) was a Sri Lankan film actress and singer, who was often acclaimed as "The Nightingale of Sri Lanka". She mad ...

, Stanley Perera,

Eddie Jayamanne Wanniaarachchige Don David Victor Jayamanne, Order of the British Empire, MBE (15 February 1915 – 25 July 1981), popularly known as Eddie Jayamanne was a popular Sri Lankan comedian and actor of early Sri Lankan cinema. Early life He was born ...

Rita Ratnayake Rita Philomina Ratnayake (18 February 1934 – 6 November 2006 රීටා රත්නායක) was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema. She became very popular in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s early Sinhala cinema particularly with the role 'D ...

and

Mabel Blythe Mabel Josephine Blythe (28 March 1930–27 December 2004: මේබල් බ්ලයිත්) was an actress and singer in Sri Lankan cinema. One of the earliest pillars in Sinhala cinema, she acted in several popular films as well as wor ...

. It is based on a popular Sinhala novel by W. A. Silva. The adaption was successful due to the book being widely read in school as part of the curriculum and schools brought in students on buses to see the film. It is technically poor and was shot inside a studio though the story pertained to village life.

Plot summary

Love story of Malini, a village girl who goes to town to see the Vel festival and falls in love with a rich gentleman John Jayapala who pretends to be of low class.

Cast

as Malini * Stanley Perera as John Jayapala *

as Daisy Attanayake *

as Aanda *

as Missy *

B. A. W. Jayamanne Bernard Aloysius Wanniarachchi Jayamanne who was better known as B.A.W. Jayamanne (20 May 1908 – 16 February 1965: as බී.ඒ.ඩබ්ලිව්. ජයමාන්න) was a Sri Lankan playwright, director, producer and actor. He playe ...

* Peter Peries * Wimala Kumari * Udula Dabare as Mourner

Songs

*"Ho Manamalaya" – Eddie Jayamanne and Mabel Blythe *"Aley Rahasame" – Eddie Jayamanne and Mabel Blythe *"Mawila Penewe Rupe" – Rukmani Devi-mere qarar leja by lata-film aashiyana *"Anna Sudo" – Rukmani Devi and

Mohideen Baig Kala Suri Alhaj Kareem Mohideen Baig ( si, මොහිදින් බෙග්, ar, محي الدين بيك; 5 December 1919 – 4 November 1991), popularly as Mohideen Baig, was a Sri Lankan musician. One of the most influential singers in ...

-Apni Kaho Kuch meri suno-Talat and Lata from Parchchain *"Mageya Prema Malini" – Rukmani Devi and Mohideen Baig (melody from

Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and musician. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and ...

and

Shamshad Begum Shamshad Begum (Hindi: शमशाद बेगम, IAST: ''Śamśād Bēgam''; 14 April 1919 – 23 April 2013) was an Indian singer who was one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film industry. Notable for her distinctive voice and ...

's "Ada Se Jhoomte Hue" in 1952

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film ''Sinbad the Sailor'') *"Dewo Gin Mawa" – Rukmani Devi *"Pema Amadara" – Mohideen Baig (melody from

Talat Mehmood Talat Mahmood (24 February 1924 – 9 May 1998) was an Indian playback singer who is considered one of the popular male Indian film song and ghazal singers. Although he tried his luck as a film actor, he did not succeed a great deal in actin ...

's "Dil Matwala" in 1952

film ''Bewafa'') *"Maya" – Mohideen Baig-O Duniya Ke Rakhwale-BaijuBawra *"Parana Pinak" – Eddie Jayamanne and Mabel Blythe (melody from

Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly (); 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of Indian music. He ...

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Geeta Dutt Geeta Dutt (born Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri; 23 November 1930 – 20 July 1972) was an Indian playback singer and a famous Hindi and Bengali classical artist, born in Faridpur before the Partition of India. She found particular prominence as a ...

's "De Bhi Chooke Hum" in 1952

film '' Jaal'') *"Dinne Dinne" – Kele Hande Singing Group

External links

* 1953 films Sri Lankan romance films 1950s romantic musical films Sri Lankan black-and-white films Films scored by Vedha {{SriLanka-film-stub