Cinema
අම්මා
Sirisena Wimalaweera · 1949
Synopsis
Based on a play by its director, the film centres on a mother and her son Tilaka, whom we follow as a child and then as an adult; Nila plays the leading female role.
Context
The director here adapts one of his own plays. He left for Madras in November 1948, shot for eight months at the Neptune studio, with music by C. N. Pandurangan, and the film was released on 19 August 1949 at the Central Cinema in Maradana. Eddie Junior plays the adult Tilaka, Upasena Wimalaweera the child, and Pearl Vasudevi the role of Nila. The production company, Navajeewana, would give its name to the studio that the filmmaker built two years later.
Who it is for
A Sinhala-language film from the early period, known mainly for its cast and its songs; its interest is first of all historical.
Prizes and reception
The film opens the body of work of a pioneer who wanted to give the island a cinema of its own, drawn from its own stories and shown to village audiences.
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