Bambaru Avith

Bambaru Avith

DVD Cover of film
Directed by Dharmasena Pathiraja
Produced by Saranga Sahru Nirmane
Starring Malini Fonseka
Vijaya Kumaratunga
Joe Abeywickrema
Music by Premasiri Khemadasa
Release dates
1978
Running time
110 mins
Country Sri Lanka
Language Sinhala

Bambaru Avith (Sinhala, The Wasps are Here) is a 1978 dramatic film made by Sri Lankan director Dharmasena Pathiraja. It explores tradition and exploitation following the introduction of capitalism to a tiny fishing village and the subsequent clash between the local boss and the urban outsider.[1]

Plot

The film is set in a fishing village. Anton Aiya is an exploiter who outwardly resembles and acts like a regular fisherman. He feeds off the other fishermen. Into this setting arrives members of the urban entrepreneurial youth. They have adapted to Western Culture, dressing like Westerners and preferring Western music.

Conflict arises between Anton Aiya and Baby Mahattaya (Victor), a representative of the urban youth. A middle-class leftist Weerasena is also of this group. The arrival of these youths has clearly caused a social crisis requiring a solution and all Weerasena can do is stand on a platform and deliver a speech that no one listens to. He finally leaves for the city.

Cast

Actor Role
Joe Abeywickrema Anton Aiya
Vijaya Kumaratunga Victor, Baby Mahattaya
Wimal Kumara de Costa Weerasena
Malini Fonseka Helen
Ruby de Mel Helen's mother
Amarasiri Kalansuriya Friend
Daya Tennekoon Francis
Cyril Wickramage Cyril

Music

Premasiri Khemadasa composed the music for the film. The two main songs are "Udumbara" and "Handunagathoth Oba Ma."

Awards and nominations

References

  1. "Moving Images". Czech Business Weekly. 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
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