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By the river

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England educated Dr. Sarath Pathirana (Vijaya Kumaratunga), who is willing to try out new methods to treat his patients, is directed towards a special patient by the Head Doctor (Henry Jayasena) at the mental hospital. This patient is a beautiful girl named Nirmala…

DirectorSumitra Peries
WriterTissa Abeysekera

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Cast · Directed by Sumitra Peries

VKVijaya Kumaratunga
Vijaya Kumaratunga
Doctor Sarath Pathirana
VCVasanthi Chathurani
Vasanthi Chathurani
Nirmala Atapattu
HJHenry Jayasena
Henry Jayasena
Head Doctor
TRTony Ranasinghe
Tony Ranasinghe
Don Juwanis Atapattu
GKGeetha Kumarasinghe
Geetha Kumarasinghe
Mad Woman Miss De Soysa

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