''Sath Samudura'' (
English language
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, "Seven Seas") is a landmark Sri Lankan film directed by professor
Siri Gunasinghe
Siri Gunasinghe ( Sinhala: සිරි ගුණසිංහ ; 18 February 1925 – 25 May 2017) was a Sri Lankan academic, poet, Sanskritist, art historian, author and filmmaker. He played a crucial role in honing the creativity of free Sinhal ...
and released in
1967
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. This film was critically acclaimed and is considered a major work in Sri Lankan cinema.
It depicts the plight of fishermen living in the
Southern Province of Sri Lanka.
Cast
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Cyril Wickramage
Cyril Wickramage (born 26 January 1932: Sinhala:සිරිල් වික්රමගේ) is an actor and director in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television as well as a singer. Wickramage is known for participating mainly in artistic ...
as Gunadasa
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Denawaka Hamine
Kala Suri Dona Meraya Denawaka, (20 February 1906 – 9 December 2002 as දෙනවක හාමිනේ), popularly known as Denawaka Hamine, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Known as "The grand old lady" of Sinhala cine ...
as Karolina, Gunadasa's mother
* Edmund Wijesinghe as Sirisena
*
Swarna Mallawarachchi
Swarna Mallawarachchi (born 1 August 1948: si, ස්වර්ණා මල්ලවාරච්චි), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema. Often known as the "Golden star of Sinhalese cinema", Swarna began her acting career whilst still a scho ...
as Soma
* Leena Fernando as Wimala
* Hemamali Gunasinghe as Sophie 'Nona'
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Rathnawali Kekunawela
George Rathnawali Kumarasiri Miguel (born 20 January 1931 – died 7 April 2018 as රත්නාවලී කැකුණවෙල) inhala, popularly as Rathnawali Kekunawela, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One ...
as Wimala's mother
*
Somasiri Dehipitiya
Dehipitiyage Don Somasiri (born January 29, 1933 – died April 27,1982), popularly as Somasiri Dehipitiya, was a popular Sri Lankan character actor. He is best known for performances in Dharmasena Pathiraja and Vasantha Obeysekera films.
Per ...
as Peter
* Bertie Kirthisena
* Sumitra Rajasinghe
*
Sirimathi Rasadari
Sirimathi Mary Fernando (born 10 May 1932 - died 3 September 1992 as :si:සිරිමතී රසාදරී, සිරිමතී රසාදරී) inhala, popularly as Sirimathi Rasadari, was an actress in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri L ...
Music
The score for the movie was composed and directed by Somadasa Elvitigala. Unlike popular films of the time, only a few songs were included and these were of sombre and austere quality.
W. D. Amaradeva
Sri Lankabhimanya Wannakuwattawaduge Don Albert Perera ( si, වන්නකුවත්තවඩුගේ දොන් ඇල්බට් පෙරේරා; ta, டபிள்யூ. டி. அமரதேவா; 5 December 1927 – 3 Nov ...
served as the vocalist.
Reception
The film was a huge critical success within Sri Lanka.
At the 1968 Sarasaviya Film Awards, the film took home Best Film, Best Director, Best Male Film Role (Edmund Wijesinghe), Best Female Film Role (Denawaka Hamine), Best Film Editing, Best Music Direction, Best Lyricist (Mahagama Sekera - "Sinidu Sudu Mudu Thalawe") and Best Male Singer (W. D. Amaradeva - "Sinidu Sudu Mudu Thalawe").
In 1997, it was named one of the Top Ten films of the first 50 years of Sri Lankan cinema.
References
External links
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1967 films
Films set in Sri Lanka (1948–present)
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