Binaramalee
| Binaramalee බිනරමලී | |
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| Directed by | Mudalinayaka Somaratne |
| Written by | Tissa Abeysekara |
| Based on | Radio drama Muwan Palessa |
| Produced by | Mudalinayaka Somaratne |
| Starring | Swarna Kahawita Wickrama Bogoda Piyadasa Gunasekera Shanthi Lekha D. R. Nanayakkara |
| Cinematography | D. B. Nihalsinghe |
| Edited by | D. B. Nihalsinghe |
| Music by | Somadasa Elvitigala |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Binaramalee (Sinhala: බිනරමලී) is a 1969 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed and produced by Mudalinayaka Somaratne as his maiden directorial venture. It stars Swarna Kahawita and Wickrama Bogoda in lead roles along with Piyadasa Gunasekera, Shanthi Lekha and D. R. Nanayakkara with supportive roles. Music composed by Somadasa Elvitigala.
It is the 200th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. It is the first Sri Lanka film based on a radio drama, which was made by director himself as a radio drama Muwan Palessa.
The film received critically acclaim and became a blockbuster of that year. The film received several awards at 1970 Sarasaviya Awards ceremony including, Best Film, Best Actress and Best Director.