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| Kadawunu Poronduwa | |
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 Rukmani Devi in a scene | |
| Directed by | Jyotish Sinha |
| Screenplay by | Roy De Silva, B A. W Jayamanne |
| Story by | B. A. W. Jayamanne |
| Produced by | Chitrakala Movietone Ltd |
| Starring | Rukmani Devi, B. A. W. Jayamanne, Peter Peiris, Miriam Jayamanne, Hugo Fernando, Stanley Mallawarachchi, Eddie Jayamanne, Gemini Kantha, Timothius Perera, J B Perera, Rupa Devi |
| Cinematography | K Prabhakar |
| Edited by | Pakeer Saleh |
| Music by | Narayana Aiyar |
| Distributed by | Minerva Group |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Kadawunu Poronduwa (Sinhala: කඩවුනු පොරොන්දුව, "The Broken Promise") was the first film to be made in the Sinhala language; it is generally considered to have heralded the coming of Sinhala Cinema. The film was produced and filmed in India however, and was highly influenced by South Indian melodrama. It was first shown on January 21, 1947, at the Kingsley Cinema in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[1]
A remake was released in 1982.
- ^ "First Sinhala Talkie "Broken Promise" was Released 70 Years Ago on Jan 21 1947". dbsjeyaraj.com. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2017.