Gehenu Lamai

Gehenu Lamai
ගැහැණු ළමයි
Directed bySumitra Peries
Screenplay bySumitra Peries
Based onNovel by Karunasena Jayalath by same name
Produced byLester James Peries
StarringVasanthi Chathurani
Ajith Jinadasa
Shyama Anandan
CinematographyM. S. Ananda
Edited bySumitra Peries
Music byNimal Mendis
Release date
  • 17 March 1978 (1978-03-17)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Gehenu Lamai (Sinhala: ගැහැණු ළමයි English : Girls) is a 1978 Sri Lankan Sinhala teenage drama film directed by Sumitra Peries and produced by her husband Lester James Peries for Lester Films.[1] The film introduced Vasanthi Chathurani into Sinhala cinema. Along with her, film stars Ajith Jinadasa and Jenita Samaraweera in lead roles along with Shyama Anandan and Cyril Kothalawala. Music composed by Nimal Mendis.[2] It is the 390th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[3]

The film received positive reviews from critics and earned box office success.

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  2. ^ "Sinhala screened films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.