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 (1970-05-08)
Running time
128 min
Country
Sri Lanka
Language
Sinhala
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.
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