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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 Lster 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]

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

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


Plot


Kusum witnesses Nimal leading a procession into their village.

Kusum then recalls her childhood spent with friend Nimal. She is taught by the older boy. Kusum then starts boarding school with a transition to her at an older age. She gains a friend in Podmini who admires Kusum's innocence.

When Kusum visits home, she takes to helping out at the home of Nimal's mother, Mrs. Satharasinghe. On one such visit Nimal engages Kusum in a relationship. They fall in love though Kusum starts to feel guilty due to her lower class status. Soma is chosen to be part of a beauty contest and Kusum and Nimal take the chance to spend time together.

Mrs. Satharasinghe finds out about the encounter and confronts Kusum causing her to reveal her relationship with Nimal. Mrs. Satharasinghe scolds her and relieves her of her duties helping out at their home. Driven by guilt, Kusum breaks off all contact with Nimal. Soma, meanwhile, gets pregnant and is abandoned by the father. Kusum starts to take care of the child.

Nimal becomes a teacher at Kusum's school causing them to come in contact again. She tries to keep their encounters formal though at the prodding of Podmini takes some notes from him ahead of another girl. The girl bullies Kusum before Podmini comes to her rescue. Kusum then rejects Nimal's help.

The story then returns to the present with Nimal arriving at the village. Kusum reveals she failed to get into college and is now unemployed. She questions if this is her fate.


Cast



Songs


No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Wiyo Gee Gayena Hade"Sunil AriyaratneNeela Wickramasinghe 
2."Gahanu Lamaine"Camilus PereraVictor Rathnayake 

References


  1. "සදා මේ සංසාරේ අපේ හමුවීම නොවේ: ගැහැනු ළමයි". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  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.





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