Changes in the Village

Overview

Piyal is a handsome young teacher who is hired to teach English to Nanda, a member of a high class family. They fall in love, but can't elope because Piyal is of a lower class. Nanda's parents instead push her into a marriage with Jinadasa, who is of the same class as them. With economic downturn in Sri Lanka, both families lose their status and Jinadasa leaves to try to make a better life for himself; he never achieves his goal and dies penniless. Piyal and Nanda can now finally come together. They have changed however, and the earlier idylic nature of their relationship is not recaptured.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 21, 1963

Original language

Sinhala

Spoken languages

Sinhalese

Countries

Sri Lanka

Production

Cinelanka

Cast

Punya Hiendeniya,Henry Jayasena,Wickrama Bogoda,Trelicia Gunawardena,Gamini Fonseka,Malini Fonseka

Director

Lester James Peries

Writer

Reggie Siriwardena,Martin Wickramasinghe

Producer

Anton Wickremasinghe

Cinematography

Willie Blake

Music

W.D. Amaradeva

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0059211