Ganga Addara

Ganga Addara English Beside the River was a 1980 Sinhalese language film directed by Sumitra Peiris and produced by Sumathi Films. The film stars Vasanthi Chathurani and late Vijaya Kumaratunga in the lead roles. Adapted from a novel by Letitia Botejue, its script was written by veteran director Tissa Abeysekara. The music and english lyricsBanks of the River were composed by Nimal Mendis. It was translated into Sinhala by Augustus Vinayagaratnam and was sung by Vijaya Kumaratunga, who also made his mark as a playback singer. Ganga Addara, which was the second production of Sumathi Films was set in Kandy, colonial Sri Lanka. Its plot is about a tragic love story between a boy and his uncles daughter, where all the incidents take place around river Kalani, a famous river in Sri Lanka.

England educated Dr. Sarath Pathirana Vijaya Kumaratunga, who is willing to try out new methods to treat his patients, is directed towards a special patient by the Head Doctor Henry Jayasena at the mental hospital. This patient is a beautiful girl named Nirmala Vasanthi Chathurani, who does not speak a single word nor trouble anyone excessively unlike any other patient at the hospital.In order to cure her, Dr. Pathirana seeks help from her father, a proud, rich man called D.J. Atapattu Tony Ranasinghe and the patient herself. He is certain that he can restore her to normal, if he can find out the causes for the sudden change in her mental makeup. ........

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