Rebellion (1978)
The film centered around the story behind national patriot Veera Puran Appu and his Matale rebellion in 1848 for the freedom from British. Though he was executed by the British by firing squad, his influence to the country's independence has been highly praised and thus Puran Appu is highlighted as a national hero of the Sri Lankan history.
- Released
- 1978-08-08
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Lester James Peries
- TMDB rating
- 10.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Ravindra Randeniya as Puran Appu
- Tissa Abeysekera as Ven. Kudapola
- Joe Abeywickrama as King David
- Malini Fonseka as Bandara Menike
- Shriyani Amarasena as Kuda
- Robin Fernando as Hanguranketha Dingirala
- Jean-Pierre Hutin as Captain Neville Watson
- Cletus Mendis
- Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
- Granvil Rodrigo as Rebel
- Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi as Rebel
- Wilson Karunaratne as Rebel