Mansion by the Lake (2002)

1h 46m
Running Time

September 25, 2002
Release Date

Mansion by the Lake (2002)

1h 46m
Running Time

September 25, 2002
Release Date

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Plot.

Very loosely based on Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Lester James Peries's MANSION BY THE LAKE follows a family of formerly wealthy, expatriate Sri Lankan landowners, now impoverished, as they return from England to the magnificent country estate they left behind.

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Cast & Crew.

Ranjit Rubasinghe

Ranjit Rubasinghe

The activist student

Elson Divituragama

Elson Divituragama

Valet in mansion

Lucky Dias

Lucky Dias

The lawyer

Dayananda Jayawardena

Dayananda Jayawardena

The mansion's caretaker

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

Writer

Senaka Wijesinghe

Senaka Wijesinghe

Kirthie Bandara, rebel

Lester James Peries

Lester James Peries

Writer / Director

Somaweera Senanayake

Somaweera Senanayake

Dialogue

Chandran Rutnam

Chandran Rutnam

Producer

K. A. Dharmasena

K. A. Dharmasena

Cinematography

Gladwin Fernando

Gladwin Fernando

Editor

Pradeepa Ratnayake

Pradeepa Ratnayake

Music

K.A. Dharmasena

K.A. Dharmasena

Cinematographer

Satischandra Edirisinghe

Satischandra Edirisinghe

Details.

Release Date
September 25, 2002

Original Name
Wekanda Walauwa

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 46m

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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.

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