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Changes in the Village

54 %|Jul 21, 1963|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Lester James Peries
Director
Reggie Siriwardena
Writer
Martin Wickremasinghe
Novel
W.D. Amaradeva
Original Music Composer
Willie Blake
Director of Photography
Sumitra Peries
Editor
Anton Wickremasinghe
Producer