Pura Handa Kaluwara

Purahanda Kaluwara
පුරහඳ කළුවර
DVD poster
Directed byPrasanna Vithanage'[1]
Written byPrasanna Vithanage
Screenplay byPrasanna Vithanage
Produced byPrasanna Vithanage
Starring
CinematographyM.D Mahipala
Edited byK. Sekar Prasad
Production
company
Gemini Studios
Release date
  • 9 October 2001 (2001-10-09) (Colombo)
[2]
Running time
72 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Purahanda Kaluwara (Death on a Full Moon Day) (Sinhala: පුරහඳ කළුවර) is a 2001 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed and produced by Prasanna Vithanage.[3] It stars Joe Abeywickrama and Priyanka Samaraweera in lead roles along with Linton Semage and Mahendra Perera. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge.[4][5] The film has received mainly positive reviews.[6] It is the 967th film in Sri Lankan cinema.[7][8]

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  2. ^ "'Kaluwara' finally wins". Sunday Times. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Sri Lankan movies". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  4. ^ "How war has shattered the life of a Sri Lankan village". World Socialist Web Site. 29 February 2000. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ^ Wonder Phil Productions. "Death on a full moon day | Under Construction - UC Films". Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  6. ^ ""Pura Handa Kaluwara" (Death on a Full Moon Day) a film by Prasanna Vithanage". Refugee Watch Online. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  8. ^ "'Purahanda Kaluwara' today on Sirasa TV". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 3 April 2024.