Changes in the Village (ගම්පෙරලිය) 61 years old

Piyal is a handsome young teacher who is hired to teach English to Nanda, a member of a high class family. They fall in love, but can't elope because Piyal is of a lower class. Nanda's parents instead push her into a marriage with Jinadasa, who is of the same class as them. With economic downturn in Sri Lanka, both families lose their status and Jinadasa leaves to try to make a better life for himself; he never achieves his goal and dies penniless. Piyal and Nanda can now finally come together. They have changed however, and the earlier idylic nature of their relationship is not recaptured.

Credits

Changes in the Village Cast

Name Character
Malini Fonseka She was 14, now 75 years old

Changes in the Village Crew

Name Department
Lester James Peries as Director. He was 44 (99) years old when He died Directing
Changes in the Village poster
Changes in the Village (61 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, July 21, 1963
  • Runtime: 105 minutes