Malini Fonseka Gamini Fonseka Shanthi Lekha Saman Bokalawela Trilicia Gunawardena Francis Perera Wijeratne Warakagoda
Cinematography
M. S. Ananda
Edited by
Lester James Peries Edvin Leetin Gladvin Fernando
Music by
Premasiri Kemadasa
Release date
19 February 1972 (1972-02-19)
Running time
108 minutes
Country
Sri Lanka
Language
Sinhala
Nidhanaya (English: The Treasure) is a 1972 Sinhalese language film Dr. Lester James Peries, the screen play, dialog and script by Dr. Tissa Abeysekara, starring Gamini Fonseka and Malini Fonseka.[1] The film stars Gamini Fonseka and Malini Fonseka in lead role along with Shanthi Lekha, Saman Bokalawela and Trilicia Gunawardena in supportive roles.[2]
Movie is based on a short story written by G.B.Senanayake in one of his short story collection known as "The Revenge". It revolves around a murder which is committed for the purpose of gaining access to a hidden treasure. The film won the Silver Lion of St. Mark award at the 1972 Venice International Film Festival and was also selected as one of the outstanding films of the year, receiving a Diploma, at the London Film Festival. It was also chosen as the best film of the first 50 years of Sri Lankan cinema and was included among the top 100 films of the century by the Cinémathèque Française.[3][4]
^"40 years for the greatest film ever produced in Sinhala cinema". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^A call to preserve national cinematic history, The Island (Sri Lanka) (October 19, 2013), Retrieved 03-05-2018
^Gamini Fonseka and Lester James Peries Cinematic relationship of an actor and director by D. B. S. Jeyaraj, (Daily FT, 18 October 2014), Retrieved 03-05-2018
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