Hanthane Kathawa [SEP] country of origin
Hanthane Kathawa
Hanthane Kathawa (Sinhalese language word means "Story of Hanthana") is a 1969 film based on a love story of university students of Sri Lanka. It was directed by famous Sri Lankan film director Sugathapala Senerath Yapa and screened on August 1, 1968. This film also remarks the cinema debut of famous actor Vijaya Kumaratunga.
Synopsis.
Love story of Hanthane.
External links.
- Official Website - National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka Cinema Database
Venice International Film Festival and being selected one of the outstanding films of the year, receiving a Diploma, at the London Film Festival. His subsequent works of the period were also critical successes ("Desa Nisa" and "Madol Duwa").
Dharmasena Pathiraja, who had worked on Yapa's "Hanthane Kathawa", emerged with his debut directorial effort, "Ahas Gauwa", in 1974. It served to capture the spirit of the dissolute urban youth and provided a major artistic venture for actors like Cyril Wickremage