The Storm
Maruthaya - මාරුතය
Release: 1995-06-09
·Runtime: 120m
Drama
Maruthaya is a very honest, daring, and dramtic exposure of the traumatic experiences of an honest politicain and his family. Director Vasantha Obeysekera’s frank and sensitive handling of an age old topic, conveys a clear message that in politics, honesty is not always the best policy! And politicians are losers everytime! Maruthaya highlights the tragic plight of a politician’s family, which had tasted all the perks of power when the going was good, and the shattering experience of being faced with defeat at the elections, and all the evil that comes with it in Sri Lanka.
Production Countries
Sri Lanka
Cast
Cyril Wickramage
as Dharmawardena
Jagath Chamila
as Nimal
Wasantha Vittachchi
Sangeetha Weeraratne
as Kumari
Yashoda Wimaladharma
as Renuka
Lucky Dias
as Patrick
Kamal Addaraarachchi
as Priyath
Veena Jayakody
as Geetha Wickramaratne
Palitha Silva
as Dinesh
Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi
Daya Alwis
as Dharme's associate
Mahendra Perera