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‘Arumaya’ for Avurudu
Arumaya is a two episodic New Year teledrama that revolves around a middle class family in a village. It will be telecast on New Year days on April 13 and 14 at 7.00 pm on Rupavahinin Channel.

Subanaris a wealthy landowner lives a simple life. He is much older than his wife Emyline. Vineetha is his elder daughter while Priyani is the younger. Vineetha is married to Nihal who works in a private firm as an accounts clerk. They have a daughter called Ashani who is four years old. Young Priyani is in love with the village postman Dayapala. Emyline and Vineetha object to this affair while Nihal too objects for reasons of his own.

Nihal’s objectives are to possess the ancestral lands owned by Vineetha’s family. Priyani who finds the situation distasteful leaves home marries Dayapala and starts a new life. This makes Subanaris depressed and he misses his much-loved daughter Priyani.

Nihal’s plans are realised when Emyline writes the properties in Vineetha’s name. When Nihal tries to compel Subanaris is to write the lands in his name, a situation arises where Nihal has to leave home. He goes back to his village in Galle. Subanaris and Emyline are now left alone in the ancestral house. Subanaris is depressed as he misses his much-loved daughter Priyani.

Nihal forces his wife to sell the land that she got from the mother. As a result Subanaris and Emyline quarrel and Emyline leaves home. When Priyani gets to know that her father is all alone at home she decides to come home with Dayapala, her husband. As the story proceeds many dramatic turns take place.

What will happen when Nihal gets caught to the Tsunami? Who will live in the ancestral house in the end?

Edward Gunawardena, Manike Attanayake, Sarath Chandrasiri, Lakshi Fonseka, Himalee Siriwardena, Namal Suriyabandara and the child actress Induwaree Sanjana are in the stellar cast in Arumaya.

The miniplay is edited by Dushyantha Polgampola while the camera is directed by Rohana Samaraweera. Chandana Senarath Bandara does the make up and screenplay is written by U. B. Ratnayake.

Wasantha Kumara Kobawaka penned the lyrics to the music of Navaratne Gamage and the playback songs are sung by Ranjan Saliya and Savindhi Karunatilake.

Saman Kumara Liyanage directed Arumaya which is produced by Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

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