Joe Abeywickrama
Know for: Acting
Born: 1927-06-22
Place of birth: Rathnapura, Sri Lanka
Also know as:
Thushara (1970)
Sampath, Thushara and Keerthi are batchmates. Sonia is a relation of Sampath. Thushara is Sampath's girl friend at campus. Sonia and Thushara are...
Village in the Jungle (1980)
Baddegama or, more correctly, Beddegama is a 1980 award winning Sinhalese language film directed by Lester James Peries that follows the lives of...
The Road from Elephant Pass (2009)
The Road from Elephant Pass is a 2008 action thriller film produced, screen played and directed by Chandran Rutnam based on the novel The Road from...
Loku Duwa (1994)
"Loku Duwa" depicts an attractive and self-sacrificing daughter of the middle class in the city who is trapped in a family of traditional values.
Death on a Full Moon Day (1997)
Drama about a father who refuses to believe in his son's death at war.
The Compensation (2002)
An elderly man who regrets certain events in his past life displays his struggle to relieve the bottled-up feelings which had disturbed him...
A Woman in a Whirlpool (1985)
Set in the dry zone of Sri Lanka, Suddi is married to a notorious criminal in the village, Romiel. Convicted for a murder Romiel is jailed. Miserable...
Kolomba Sanniya (1976)
Kolomba Sanniya (Colombo Mania) is a 1976 Sinhalese language comedy film directed by Manik Sandrasagara that follows the lives of middle and...
The Wasps Are Here (1978)
Set in a fishing village named Kalpitiya, this movie explores tradition and exploitation because of capitalism in this small village.
Mangrove Island (1976)
Madol Duwa (Mangrove Island) is a 1976 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries and produced by Upasena Marasinghe. The film stars Ajith...
Awaragira (1990)
Awaragira is a 1990 Sri Lankan film directed by Lester James Peries and produced by Dilman Jayaratne for Dil Films. It stars Joe Abeywickrama,...
Welikathara (1971)
An intense, cat-and-mouse drama between newly appointed ASP Randeniya and a local thug (Goring Mudalali). Randeniya's life gradually falls apart as...
The Way of the Lotus (Devoid of Passions) (1987)
This psychological drama attempts to dwell into the mind of Aravinda, whose Buddhist empathy and detachment are contrasted with his worldly friends...
The Girls (1978)
The Girls is about the growing up of two schoolgirl sisters and the disappointments to which they are condemned by their impoverished backgrounds.
Thun Man Handiya (1970)
Based on the famous novel Thun Man Handiya, this movie demonstrates a fraction of life of a youth who reflects back to his childhood and steps to a...
Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon (1972)
Chandar is a black leopard who lives near the beach of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) together with his mother and his sister.