Desa Nisa
| Desa Nisa | |
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| Directed by | Lester James Peries |
| Written by | Gunasena Galappatty |
| Produced by | Lester James Productions Northwestern Enterprises |
| Starring | Joe Abeywickrema Sriyani Amarasena Ravindra Randeniya |
| Cinematography | Sumitta Amerasinghe |
| Edited by | Gladwin Fernando |
| Music by | Premasiri Khemadasa |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
| Budget | 200,000 rupees |
Desa Nisa (English: A Certain Look) is a 1975 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries. The film stars Joe Abeywickrema as Nirudaka, an ugly man who worries that his blind wife will leave him if she regains her sight.
Peries made the film as a vehicle for Joe Abeywickrema. The source material was a Gunasena Galappatti play which was made more accessible to a lay audience by Galappatti on Peries' urging. Critics were puzzled by the film and wrote that it was Peries' most mysterious.