Yuganthaya (film)

Infobox Film | name = Yuganthaya


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caption = Scene from film
director = Lester James Peries
producer =
writer = A.J. Gunawardena
starring = Gamini Fonseka
Richard De Zoysa
Ramani Bartholomeusz
Wickrema Bogoda
music = Premasiri Khemadasa
cinematography = William Blake
editing = Gladwin Fernando
distributor = Tharanga Chithrapata
country = Sri Lanka
released = flagicon|Sri Lanka 1983
runtime = 130 min
language = Sinhala
budget =
amg_id = 1:227736
imdb_id = 0086615
followed_by =

Yuganthaya is a 1983 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries; it was adapted from the novel "Yuganthaya" by Martin Wickramasinghe, and deals with the beginning of labor unions in Sri Lanka.

For the film, Lester won Sri Lanka's Presidential Award for best director. cite web|url=http://www.lesternsumitra.com/lester/achi81_1.htm|title=Achievements- 1981-2000|accessdate=2007-04-17|date=2004|publisher=Lester James Peries] Critical reception was mixed however, and some critics found the film not up to par with the earlier films.

Plot

Simon Kabilana (Gamini Fonseka) is a powerful ruthless capitalist who uses terror to keep his workers under control and yield high production quotas. His son Malin (Richard De Zoysa) is the complete opposite, coming back from England idolizing Marx and Lenin, causing them to clash. Malin eventually gives up his fortunes in his father's company and works toward a confrontation with his father.

Production

The film was shot on 35mm and used eastmancolor. cite web|url=http://www.lesternsumitra.com/lester/filmo81yuga.htm|title=Filmography- 1981-2000|accessdate=2007-04-17|date=2004|publisher=Lester James Peries]

References

External links

* [http://www.lesternsumitra.com Official site] of Lester James Peries
*imdb title|id=0086615|title=Yuganthaya