Asoka (1955 film)
# Asoka (1955 film)

Asoka is a 1955 Sri Lankan romantic musical based on the Bollywood film Sheesa.

## Cast

* Sumith Bibile as Sarath
* Pushpa Janet as Asoka
* Ananda Weerakoon as Harry
* Punya Heendeniya
* Eddie Yapa as Pattiya
* Benjamin Fernando as Seeya
* D. J. Samarakkody
* Sumith Dissanayake as Doctor
* Prema Kanthi
* Wimala Kumari as Sisi
* Sheela Renuka as Sarath's sister
* S. H. Jothipala as Goviya
* Oliver Silva as Thel Veda
* Dharmadasa Kulatunga as Beggar
* W. Chularatne as Donald
* Noel Perera
* Marcus Perera
* N. R. Dias
* G. S. B. Rani
* Seetha Nanayakkara
* E. Marshall Perera

## Songs

The songs were recorded by the cast for the movie and by prominent playback singers for general release:

* "Katharagamey" – Jikki, Dharmadasa Walpola and chorus (lyrics by Abeysekera)
* "Sataneki Jivithe" – Dharmadasa Walpola (lyrics by Abeysekera)
* "Thanivay Upanne" – Mohideen Baig (lyrics by Abeysekera; melody from 1954 Bollywood film Dost)
* "Maruwa Maruwa" – G. S. B. Rani Perera (lyrics by Abeysekera)
* "Payana Sanda Sey" – G. S. B. Rani Perera and Dharmadasa Walpola (lyrics by Piyasena Costa)
* "Adare Sagarey" – G. S. B. Rani Perera
* "Prem Suwandai" – Dharmadasa Walpola and Chitra Somapala (melody from the song Äaja re Baalam""by Sandhya Mukherjee in the Hindi movie Ek Do Teen,1953.)
* "Meka Thama Dewiangai" – Ananda Samarakoon, Dharmadasa Walpola and Mohideen Baig (A. J. Kareem and Haroon Lantra in movie)
* "Loke Sihinayak" – Mohideen Baig and G. S. B. Rani Perera (lyrics by Abeysekera; melody from Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar's "Jaag Dard-e-Ishq Jaag" in 1953 Bollywood film Anarkali)
* "Prem Pahana Niwa" – Mohideen Baig and G. S. B. Rani Perera (melody from 1953 Tamil movie Avan)
* "Seeya Manamalaya" – Mohideen Baig and Dharmadasa Walpola (Eddie Yapa and A.J. Kareem in movie. Lyrics by Abeysekera)
* "Prem Geethai Sangeethay" – Sathyawathi (Vindoini in movie) melody from : "Mai to chali re piya ke desh" by Geeta Dutt in the Hindi movie "Suhaag Sindoor", 1953
