Poster of Baddegama

Baddegama

Plot: Baddegama or, more correctly, Beddegama is a 1980 award winning Sinhalese language film directed by Lester James Peries that follows the lives of village people in British Colonial Sri Lanka. The film is based on the 1913 book titled as "The Village in the Jungle" by Leonard Woolf
Release Date: Tuesday, January 1 1980
46 years ago
Genres: Drama
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Cast

Portrait of Joe AbeywickramaJoe Abeywickrama. Joe Abeywickrama was 52 in Baddegama as 'Silindu'.
Birthday: Wed, Jun 22 1927 –
Died: Wed, Sep 21 2011
Portrait of Malini FonsekaMalini Fonseka. Malini Fonseka was 32 in Baddegama as 'Punchi Menika'.
Birthday: Wed, Apr 30 1947 –
Died: Sat, May 24 2025
Portrait of Vijaya KumaratungaVijaya Kumaratunga. Vijaya Kumaratunga was 34 in Baddegama as 'Babun'.
Birthday: Tue, Oct 09 1945 –
Died: Tue, Feb 16 1988
Portrait of Arthur C. ClarkeArthur C. Clarke. Arthur C. Clarke was 62 in Baddegama as 'Leonard Sidney Woolf'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 16 1917 –
Died: Wed, Mar 19 2008
Portrait of Henry JayasenaHenry Jayasena. Henry Jayasena was 48 in Baddegama as 'Village Headsman'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 06 1931 –
Died: Tue, Nov 11 2008
Portrait of Tony RanasingheTony Ranasinghe. Tony Ranasinghe was 42 in Baddegama as 'Fernando'.
Birthday: Sat, Jul 31 1937 –
Died: Tue, Jun 16 2015
Portrait of Nadika GunasekeraNadika Gunasekera. Nadika Gunasekera was >> in Baddegama as 'Hinnihamy'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of David DharmakithriDavid Dharmakithri. David Dharmakithri was >> in Baddegama as 'Mudalithana'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Trelicia GunawardenaTrelicia Gunawardena. Trelicia Gunawardena was >> in Baddegama as 'Silindu's Sister'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of D.R. NanayakkaraD.R. Nanayakkara. D.R. Nanayakkara was 65 in Baddegama as 'Exorcist'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1915 –
Died: Wed, Jan 04 1989
Portrait of Asoka PeirisAsoka Peiris. Asoka Peiris was >> in Baddegama as 'Mr. Perera'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vincent VaasVincent Vaas. Vincent Vaas was >> in Baddegama as 'Priest'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Wijerathna WarakagodaWijerathna Warakagoda. Wijerathna Warakagoda was 46 in Baddegama
Birthday: Tue, Nov 21 1933
Portrait of Nawanandana WijesingheNawanandana Wijesinghe. Nawanandana Wijesinghe was >> in Baddegama as 'Lawyer'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Lester James PeriesLester James Peries. Lester James Peries was 60 in Baddegama as 'Director, Writer'
Birthday: Sat, Apr 05 1919 –
Died: Sun, Apr 29 2018
Portrait of Willie BlakeWillie Blake. Willie Blake was >> in Baddegama as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of A.J. GunawardaA.J. Gunawarda. A.J. Gunawarda was >> in Baddegama as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Leonard WoolfLeonard Woolf. Leonard Woolf was >> in Baddegama as 'Novel'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday