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Akkara Paha
Akkara Paha
	Milton Jayawardena (as Sena) and Anoma Wattaldeniya (as Sadha) in a scene from the film
Directed by	Lester James Peries
Written by	Tissa Abeysekera ; Madawala S. Rathnayake (book)
Produced by	P. E. E. Anthonypillai
Starring	Milton Jayawardena; Anoma Wattaladeniya; Malini Fonseka; Janaki Kurukulasuriya;
Cinematography	M. S. Ananda
Edited by	Sumitra Gunawardana
Music by	W.D. Amaradeva
Distributed by	Ceylon Studios
Release date	8 May 1970;
Running time	128 min
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala

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Akkara Paha (Sinhala, Five Acres of Land) is a 1970 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries, with the screen play dialogue and script by Tissa Abeysekara. The film stars Milton Jayawardena as Sena, Anoma Wattaladeniya as Sadha and Malini Fonseka as Kumari.^[1]

Tissa Abeysekera adapted Madawela S. Rathnayake's book as a follow-up to Golu Hadawatha. The film received a lukewarm response in Sri Lanka, but was well received when shown in New York at the Museum of Modern Art's festival.

Plot

Sena (Milton Jayawardena) is sent to a boarding school at a well-to-do city university by his family who mortgage everything they own to pay for his education. Their future well-being is thus in the hands of Sena. Sena however succumbs to the temptations of city life and fails in his venture.

The impoverished family takes on the titular scheme offered by the government to settle the North Central province.

Cast

Milton Jayawardena as Sena Medawatta
Janaki Kurukulasuriya as Theresa Perera
Malini Fonseka as Kumari 'Akka'
Anoma Wattaladeniya as Sandhawathie 'Sandha'
Gamini Wijesuriya as Banda Medawatta 'Thaththa'
Shanthi Lekha as Sena's Amma
Douglas Ranasinghe as Samarasena 'Samarey'
Sriyani Perera as Sujatha Gajanayake
Shirani Kurukulasuriya as Leena Perera
Ruby de Mel as Mrs. Perera 'Mamma'
Basil de Saram as Ranjith Perera
Seetha Kumari as Sandha's Amma
Amarasiri Kalansuriya as Gunapala
Wijeratne Warakagoda as Teacher
Mapa Gunaratne as Loku Iskola Mahattaya
Lionel Deraniyagala as Doctor

References

^ "All about the film "Akkara Paha"". sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-23.

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[1] "All about the film "Akkara Paha"". sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-23.

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 | director = [[Lester James Peries]]
 | producer = P. E. E. Anthonypillai
-| writer = [[Tissa Abeysekera]] <br /> [[Madawala S. Ratnayake]] (book)
+| writer = [[Tissa Abeysekera]] <br /> [[Madawala S. Rathnayake]] (book)
 | starring = {{Plain list |
 * [[Milton Jayawardena]]
+* [[Anoma Wattaladeniya]]
 * [[Malini Fonseka]]
 * [[Janaki Kurukulasuriya]]
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 | editing = [[Sumitra Gunawardana]]
 | distributor = Ceylon Studios
-| country = [[Sri Lanka]]
+| country = [[Dominion of Ceylon|Sri Lanka]]
-| released = 8 May 1970
+| released = {{Film date|1970|05|08|df=yes}}
 | runtime = 128 min
 | language = [[Sinhalese language|Sinhala]]
 | budget =
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-'''''Akkara Paha''''' (Sinhala, ''Five Acres of Land'') is a [[1970 in film|1970]] [[Sri Lanka]]n [[drama film]] directed by Dr. [[Lester James Peries]], with the screen play dialogue and script by Dr. [[Tissa Abeysekara]]. The film stars Milton Jayawardena as Sena, a young man from a rural society who travels to the city to pursue a higher education and [[Malini Fonseka]] as Kumari.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All about the film "Akkara Paha" |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features/2019/05/30/5617/ප්%E2%80%8Dරවීණ-මාධ්%E2%80%8Dයවේදියකුගේ-අදීන-ගමන්-මඟ |archive-date=2021-01-23 |access-date=2021-01-23 |website=sarasaviya}}</ref>
+'''''Akkara Paha''''' (Sinhala, ''Five Acres of Land'') is a [[1970 in film|1970]] [[Sri Lanka]]n [[drama film]] directed by [[Lester James Peries]], with the screen play dialogue and script by [[Tissa Abeysekara]]. The film stars Milton Jayawardena as Sena, Anoma Wattaladeniya as Sadha and [[Malini Fonseka]] as Kumari.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All about the film "Akkara Paha" |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features/2019/05/30/5617/ප්%E2%80%8Dරවීණ-මාධ්%E2%80%8Dයවේදියකුගේ-අදීන-ගමන්-මඟ |access-date=2021-01-23 |website=sarasaviya}}</ref>
-Tissa Abeysekera adapted Madawela S. Ratnayake's book as a follow-up to ''[[Golu Hadawatha]]''. The film received a lukewarm response in Sri Lanka, but was well received when shown in New York at the Museum of Modern Art's festival.
+Tissa Abeysekera adapted Madawela S. Rathnayake's book as a follow-up to ''[[Golu Hadawatha]]''. The film received a lukewarm response in Sri Lanka, but was well received when shown in New York at the Museum of Modern Art's festival.
 ==Plot==
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 * Sriyani Perera as Sujatha Gajanayake
 * Shirani Kurukulasuriya as Leena Perera
-* [[Ruby de Mel]] as Mrs. Perera 'Mamma'
+* Ruby de Mel as Mrs. Perera 'Mamma'
 * Basil de Saram as Ranjith Perera
 * [[Seetha Kumari]] as Sandha's Amma
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 [[Category:1969 drama films]]
 [[Category:Sri Lankan drama films]]
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