The Kite (1979)
The film deals with the inter-ethnic, communal violence between Sinhalese and Tamils. It demonstrates the ambivalence of the Sinhala socio-political establishment towards the Tamil people.
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Cast
Gamini Fonseka
as Nadaraja
Kala Keerthi Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka, was a Sri Lankan film actor, film director and member of parliament. Often considered as the Greatest Actor in the Sinhala Cinema, Fonseka dominated the ci...
Wimal Kumara de Costa
as Simon
Veena Jayakody
as Sushila
Virginia Sandhya Peiris, better known as Veena Jayakody, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama, and television. Jayakody started as a child artist and has played critically acclaimed roles i...
Somasiri Dehipitiya
as Mr. Jayasekara
Shanthi Lekha
as Sushila's Mother
Rita Irene Koys (July 1, 1929 – May 11, 2009),[1] better known as Shanthi Lekha, was a Sri Lankan Film actress. She played the role of mother in more films than any other actress in Sinhala cinema..
Director
Sunil Ariyarathna