Mansion by the Lake

1h 46min

Drama

Very loosely based on Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Lester James Peries's MANSION BY THE LAKE follows a family of formerly wealthy, expatriate Sri Lankan landowners, now impoverished, as they return from England to the magnificent country estate they left behind.

Production Companies

Lester James Peries Productions

Taprobane Pictures

Cast

Malini Fonseka

Malini Fonseka

Sujata Rajasuriya, the widow
Vasanthi Chathurani

Vasanthi Chathurani

Sita, the adopted girl
Sanath Gunathilake

Sanath Gunathilake

Gunapala, the brother
Paboda Sandeepani

Paboda Sandeepani

Aruni, the teenager
Ravindra Randeniya

Ravindra Randeniya

Lucas, the upstart
Iranganie Serasinghe

Iranganie Serasinghe

Aunt Catherine
Asoka Rodrigo

Asoka Rodrigo

Inspector Alwis
Nuwangi Liyanage

Nuwangi Liyanage

The servant
Ranjit Rubasinghe

Ranjit Rubasinghe

The activist student
Elson Divituragama

Elson Divituragama

Valet in mansion
Lucky Dias

Lucky Dias

The lawyer
Dayananda Jayawardena

Dayananda Jayawardena

The mansion's caretaker
Senaka Wijesinghe

Senaka Wijesinghe

Kirthie Bandara, rebel

Release date

25th Sep 2002

Status

Released

Spoken languages

සිංහල, தமிழ்