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‘Uththamavi’: Travails of a village damsel
By Susitha R. Fernando
‘Uththamavi’ unfolds the distressing misfortunes of village life telecast every Wednesday at 8.30 pm on Rupavahini Channel. The cast of ‘Uththamavi’ includes Vasanthi Chathurani, Suminda Sirisena, Nilmini Tennakoon, Rangana Premaratne, Niel Alles, Mahendra Perera, Gayani Gisanthika, Rukmal Nirosh, Sumith Ratnayaka, Samanthi Lanerole and Niroshan Illeperuma.

The script is by Somawira Senanayake and Thusitha de Silva is the director. Ramyalatha was a village woman who did various jobs to eke out a living. She canoed alone for fishing, sometimes worked in a stone quarry, and sometimes hawked goods. Her husband was a chena cultivator. On and often wild elephants disturbed their way of life. Her daughter is dumb. Her brother, Anuradha, is a young unemployed graduate. Anuradha commences a herbal medicine packeting business and gradually.

improves himself. He is involved in a love affair with Nelum the daughter of Nelson Mudalali of the village who lives by vile means. Nelum is a young girl whose behaviour is completely opposite to her father’s, Nelson is opposed to Anuradha’s affair with his daughter Nelum. He has threatened Anuradha many a time. Nelson Mudalali is making arrangements to give Nelum in marriage to a young crookish businessman named Manilal who has political connections.

In the meantime Ramyalatha’s husband becomes the victim of an attack by a wild elephant. Ramyalatha’s dumb daughter becomes pregnant by a worthless young man. With these tragic experiences their lives were confronted with many trials and tribulations.

Premasiri Khemadasa did the music while Chinthaka Somakirthi handled the Camera. Asoka Athaudahetti was the assistant director, Sanjaya Nipuna Arachchi did make up, Chandana Nishantha (Lucki) was the art director while the Production manager was W. Ravindra. The executive producer was Mrs. Kamini Rajapakse.

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