Elegy for a Mother
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Sumanawathie's elder son is a Buddhist monk. Her daughter has run from home and married a man who ignores and quarrels with the daughter. Sumanawathie's younger son Saliya gets a job as a soldier. Sumanawathi gets upset as she is left alone in her house. As the film progresses she gets to know that her son has disappeared during a war operation. Her health declines rapidly. After a long time, Saliya comes again to her home alive. Meanwhile her elder son is killed by terrorists when he travels with a team to distribute goods to the poor people.
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Edited by Ravindra Guruge
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14 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Malini Fonseka
as Sumanawathi
Roshan Pilapitaya
as Saliya, her youngest son
Pradeep Dharmadasa
as Kassap aka Pradeep Dharmadasa, her elder son
Gayani Gisanthika
as Premalatha, her daughter
Asoka De Zoysa
as Ranbanda, her son-in-law
Sanath Gunathilake
as The Doctor
Tissa Abeysekera
as Ven. Rathanapala Thero
Douglas Ranasinghe
as Divisional Secretary
Manjula Kumari
as Sunanda
Daya Tennekoon
as Appuhamy
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