Duhulu Malak

Duhulu Malak
Ravindra and Nita, scene at Nuwara Eliya.
Directed by	Vijaya Dharmasri
Starring	Nita Fernando Ravindra Randeniya Tony Ranasinghe
Music by	Sarath Dassanyake
Release date	1976
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala

Duhulu Malak is a 1976 Sinhalese language romance film directed by Vijaya Dharmasri that follows the lives of middle-class people in Sri Lanka. The film stars Nita Fernando, Ravindra Randeniya and Tony Ranasinghe and is notable for containing the first depiction of adultery in a Sinhala film. As per some cinema analysts, the story of the film advises young people to be aware of their own attitudes, such as understanding, fairness and patience as they will lead them to a better married life.

The movie was critically acclaimed; the British Film Institute listed it on their long list of Top Sri Lankan Films in 2006.

Also Nita Fernando reached the peak of her cinema career by winning the OCIC Best Actress Award in that year for the movie.

The theme of the movie has the psychological background, which exposing the sexual desire of a woman's mind, also similar as 1981 released British movie Lady Chatterley's Lover.

A bored housewife (Nita Fernando) married to a university lecturer, her cousin brother (Tony Ranasinghe) seeks out external influences to remedy her boredom in 1970s middle class society in Sri Lanka.

One day the housewife, Nilupa Suraweera and their servant goes for shopping and they meet one neighbour, a young man named Rohan (Ravindra Randeniya) inside a shop and they talk and recognize each other. Then, gradually the friendship between the two grows into a deeper bond. One day, the young man invites the lady and family except the husband Suraweera, to visit a ship that had arrived from abroad at the Colombo port. Inside the ship, the lady and the young man are left alone and their hidden feelings are exposed, as a love affair blooms.

The lady gets to know about a musical show conducted at a place that they can reach very easily, by one of her favorite music stars. She likes to attend this show, but Suraweera is not willing, although he finally agrees. They meet Rohan there as well and they have a small chat. They come home early because Suraweera is not interested in the show.