Name: Kadawunu Poronduwa (1947)
Released: 1947-01-21
Duration: 2:20
Rating: 59
Cast: B.A.W. Jayamanne, Rukmani Devi, Josap Perera, Stanley Mallawarachchi, D. T. Perera

Kadawunu Poronduwa / කඩවුණු පොරොන්දුව
[ Black&White 35mm ]
Film No : 1
Released Date : 1947-01-21

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SUMMARY

Kadawunu Poronduwa / කඩවුණු පොරොන්දුව
Film No : 1
Released Date : 1947-01-21
Colorimeter : Black&White
Video Format : 35mm
Category :
Duration : 2:20
Company : Chitrakala Movietone Ltd
Studio : Chitrakala - Madurei

Main Actor : B.A.W. Jayamanne
Main Actress : Rukmani Devi
Director : Jyotish Sinha
Producer : S.M. Nayagam

TRAILER

NATIONAL AWARDS

FOR ARTISTS

1	Special Award - First Film Producer 4th Deepashika Award Ceremony 1974	S.M. Nayagam
2	Commemorative Award 2nd Presidential Award 1980	S.M. Nayagam

DESCRIPTION

Kadawunu Poronduwa (Sinhala, "The Broken Promise") was the first film to be made in the Sinhala language; it is generally considered to have heralded the coming of Sinhala Cinema. The film was produced and filmed in India however, and was highly influenced by South Indian melodrama. It was first shown on January 21, 1947 at the Kingsley Cinema in Colombo.

A remake was released in 1982.