Dorakada Marawa

Dorakada Marawa දොරකඩ මාරාව
official DVD poster
Directed by	Vasantha Obeysekera[1]
Written by	Vasantha Obeysekera
Produced by	Abeysena Salaroo
Starring	Sanath Gunathilake Sangeetha Weeraratne Veena Jayakody
Cinematography	Jayanath Gunawardena
Edited by	Stanley de Alwis
Music by	Rohana Weerasinghe
Distributed by	Fifth circuit[2]
Release date	2 October 1998 (1998-10-02)
Running time	120 minutes[3]
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala

Dorakada Marawa (Death at the Doorstep) (Sinhala: දොරකඩ මාරාව) is a 1998 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Vasantha Obeysekera and produced by Sarath Abeysena for Abeysena Salaroo. It stars Sanath Gunathilake and Sangeetha Weeraratne in lead roles along with Veena Jayakody and Sathischandra Edirisinghe. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.[4][5] It is the 904th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[6]

Plot

The film revolves about the death of a newly-wed couple in a car crash.

Cast

• Sanath Gunathilake as Priyantha
• Sangeetha Weeraratne as Subhashini
• Veena Jayakody as Priyantha's mother
• Sathischandra Edirisinghe as Subha's father
• D.B Surendra
• Ramani Fonseka
• Malkanthi Jayasinghe
• Rex Kodippili
• Geetha Kanthi Jayakody as Subhashini's sister
• Roger Seneviratne as Priyantha's friend
• Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi as Coroner
• Bandula Vithanage
• Sarath Namalgama

References

1. "Vasantha creates screen puzzle". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
2. "'Dorakada Marawa' release on fifth circuit". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
3. "Death at the Doorstep (1998)". IMDb. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
4. "Sinhala screened films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
5. "Dorakada Marawa: a tense drama of human relationships". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
6. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

External links

• Sri Lanka Cinema Database