After Gamperaliya 'Bawa Tharanaya"( crossing of sansara) wins Delhi award

At the 4th Delhi International film festival the film 'Bawa Tharanaya" (Crossing of Sansara) written and directed by Devinda Kongahage was adjudges as the best film at the festival.

It was in the year 1963 the film "Gamperaliya" directed by Sir Lestor James Pieris received an award
at the Delhi International film festival.

In this film the main characters had been portrayed by Malani Fonseka, Sajeewa Rasaputra, Udayanthi Kulatunga, Roshan Pilapitiya, Mahendra Perera , Chandika Nanayakkara and a host of others.

This story had been taken from the novel written by  Professor Lona Devaraj on  upcountry throne.There had been many Tele drama scripts written based on this novel but this film had been the  debut  endeavour  of Devinda, also based on  a story written from this novel.