Bawa Karma - The Sorrow of Existence - Part II (1997)
Overview
A continuation of “Bawa Duka”; via Peduru’s family, the narrative exposes the social stasis/class discrimination encouraged by the local Sinhalese Buddhist clergy, while the arrival of the Christian missionaries signals a more progressive mindset, though at the cost of conversion to a monotheistic faith. Tyranny is not only practiced by the British colonials but equally facilitated by local traditional institutions--thus, the resultant suffering (Duka) of Peduru is a combination of the two.
Cast
Jackson Anthony
Peduru
Ravindra Randeniya
Muhandiram
Swarna Mallawarachchi
Nona Hami
Hemasiri Liyanage
Nona Hami's Father
Kamal Addaraarachchi
Appu
Suvineetha Weerasinghe
Arachchi hamine
Somy Rathnayake
Arachchi
Sarath Kulanga