Gehenu Lamai

Gehenu Lamai
Sinhalaගැහැණු ළමයි
Directed bySumitra Peries
Screenplay bySumitra Peries
Based onNovel by Karunasena Jayalath by same name
Produced byLester James Peries
StarringVasanthi Chathurani
Ajith Jinadasa
Shyama Anandan
CinematographyM. S. Ananda
Edited bySumitra Peries
Music byNimal Mendis
Production
company
Lester Films
Release date
  • 17 March 1978 (1978-03-17)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Gehenu Lamai (Sinhala: ගැහැණු ළමයි / English: Girls) is a 1978 Sri Lankan drama film written and directed by Sumitra Peries and produced by her husband Lester James Peries. The film introduced Vasanthi Chathurani into Sinhala cinema. Along with her, film stars Ajith Jinadasa and Jenita Samaraweera in lead roles along with Shyama Anandan and Cyril Kothalawala. Music composed by Nimal Mendis. It is the 390th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.

The film received positive reviews from critics and earned box office success.