Mansion by the Lake (2002)
September 25, 2002Release Date
Mansion by the Lake (2002)
September 25, 2002Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Malini Fonseka
Sujata Rajasuriya, the widow
Vasanthi Chathurani
Sita, the adopted girl
Sanath Gunathilake
Gunapala, the brother
Ravindra Randeniya
Lucas, the upstart
Paboda Sandeepani
Aruni, the teenager
Iranganie Serasinghe
Aunt Catherine
Lester James Peries
Director
Asoka Rodrigo
Inspector Alwis
Anton Chekhov
Writer
Somaweera Senanayake
Writer
Nuwangi Liyanage
The servant
Ranjit Rubasinghe
The activist student
Elson Divituragama
Valet in mansion
Chandran Rutnam
Producer
Lucky Dias
The lawyer
Dayananda Jayawardena
The mansion's caretaker
Details.
Release DateSeptember 25, 2002
Original NameWekanda Walauwa
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Genres
Wiki.
Wekande Walauwa (Mansion by the Lake) (Sinhala: වෑකන්ද වලව්ව) is a 2002 award-winning Sinhalese language drama film directed by Lester James Peries and co-produced by Asoka Perera and Chandran Rutnam. It stars Malini Fonseka, Vasanthi Chathurani and Sanath Gunathilake in lead roles along with Paboda Sandeepani and Ravindra Randeniya. Music composed by Pradeep Ratnayake. It is the 1020th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.Story follows the lives of wealthy people in Sri Lanka. As per the film director the story is inspired by Anton Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard adapted to a Sri Lankan family context. It was screened out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. The film was the country's first ever submission for the Academy Awards and received the Golden felini award from UNESCO.The film was shot at Bandaragama, Piliyandala and Panadura areas. The release of the film delayed due to the April 2 Parliament election.