Awaragira

Awaragira
අවරගිර
Directed byLester James Peries
Written byTony Ranasinghe
Based onAwaragira (novel) by G. B. Senanayake
Produced byDil Films
StarringJoe Abeywickrama
Iranganie Serasinghe
Tony Ranasinghe
CinematographyDonald Karunaratne
Edited byGladwin Fernando
Music byPremasiri Khemadasa
Distributed byDil Process International
Release date
  • 1 September 1991 (1991-09-01)
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Awaragira (Sinhala: අවරගිර) is a 1990 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries and produced by Dilman Jayaratne for Dil Films. This film was based on the novel 'Awaragira' by G.B. Senanayake. It stars Joe Abeywickrama, Iranganie Serasinghe and Tony Ranasinghe in lead roles along with Lucky Dias and Vasanthi Chathurani. Music composed by Premasiri Khemadasa.[1] It is the 836th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[2] The film was released from May 14 to 27, 2004 at the Regal in Colombo and nine other CEL circuit cinemas for a short release.[3]

  1. ^ "Sinhala screened films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Awaragira for a short release". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.