Pavuru Valalu

Pawuru Walalu
පවුරු වළලු
Pawuru Walalu ; පවුරු වළලු
Directed by	Prasanna Vithanage
Written by	Tony Ranasinghe
Produced by	Padma Films
Starring	Tony Ranasinghe ; Nita Fernando ; Sangeetha Weeraratne
Cinematography	Suminda Weerasinghe
Edited by	Lal Piyasena
Music by	Harsha Makalanda
Release date	22 January 1999;
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala

Pawuru Walalu (Walls Within) (Sinhala: පවුරු වළලු) is a 1998 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Prasanna Vithanage and produced by Nita Fernando for Padma Films. It stars Tony Ranasinghe, Nita Fernando and Sangeetha Weeraratne in lead roles along with Mahendra Perera and Roger Seneviratne. Music composed by Harsha Makalanda. It is the 908th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.

The film was telecast on television for the first time through Sirasa TV on 26 January 2003 at 8.00 p.m.

Plot

Violet is a middle-aged woman living in Galle Fort in the 1950s. She is a single mother and raised her two daughters in the city. Her daughters go on to marry, and Violet begins to wonder how to seek happiness as her former partner Victor Mendis returns to the city. She begins to live "according to her heart's desires" and must deal with the societal pressures placed upon her as a result.

Cast

Nita Fernando as Violet
Tony Ranasinghe as Victor Mendis
Sangeetha Weeraratne as Lily
Mahendra Perera as Anthony
Damayanthi Fonseka as Daisy
Seetha Kumari as Maggie
Roger Seneviratne as Ranjith
Chandra Kaluarachchi as Alice 'Nona'
Edward Gunawardena as Edward
Sanat Dikkumbura

References

↑ "Nita breaks with tradition at 'Pauru Walalu' premiere". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
↑ "A reel from the past: Pawuru Walalu at Sooriya Village". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
↑ "Sinhala Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
↑ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
↑ "'Pawuru Walalu' on Sirasa TV". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
↑ "Walls within : Pavuru valalu". University of California Riverside. Retrieved 10 June 2026.

External links

Pavuru Valalu at IMDb

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[1] "Nita breaks with tradition at 'Pauru Walalu' premiere". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[2] "A reel from the past: Pawuru Walalu at Sooriya Village". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[3] "Sinhala Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[4] "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

[5] "'Pawuru Walalu' on Sirasa TV". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

[6] "Walls within : Pavuru valalu". University of California Riverside. Retrieved 10 June 2026.