

Plot Summary
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. Silindu is a hunter in a small village where he and his family endure a life of hardships. After facing disease and poverty under colonial rule, the final blow comes when Silindu is tried for murder.
Full Cast & Characters

Joe Abeywickrama
Silindu

Malini Fonseka
Punchi Menika

Vijaya Kumaratunga
Babun

Arthur C. Clarke
Leonard Sidney Woolf

Henry Jayasena
Village Headsman

Tony Ranasinghe
Fernando

Nadika Gunasekera
Hinnihamy

David Dharmakithri
Mudalithana

Trelicia Gunawardena
Silindu's Sister

D.R. Nanayakkara
Exorcist

Asoka Peiris
Mr. Perera

Vincent Vaas
Priest
Director & Crew
Lester James Peries
Director
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What is the IMDb rating of Baddegama?
It has an IMDb rating of 6.0/10 based on 6 votes.
Who directed Baddegama?
Baddegama was directed by Lester James Peries and released in 1980.
How long is Baddegama?
Baddegama has a runtime of 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1980-01-01
- Status
- Released





