Ganga Addara

Ganga Addara (English : Beside the River) was a 1980 Sinhalese language film directed by Sumitra Peiris and produced by Sumathi Films. The film stars Vasanthi Chathurani and late Vijaya Kumaratunga in the lead roles. Adapted from a novel by Letitia Botejue, its script was written by veteran director Tissa Abeysekara. Both, the music and the English lyrics of the famous song Ganga Addara from this film were composed by Nimal Mendis and was sung by Vijaya Kumaratunga, who also made his mark as a playback singer. The song was translated in to Sinhala by Augustus Vinayagaratnam. Ganga Addara, which was the second production of Sumathi Fims was set in Kandy, colonial Sri Lanka. Its plot is about a tragic love story between a boy and his...