{{Infobox film | name = Saaravita <br> සාරවිට | image = | alt = | caption = | director = Tissa Liyanasuriya | producer = Serendib Films | writer = K. A. W. Perera | based_on = | starring = Joe Abeywickrama <br> Wally Nanayakkara <br> Thilakasiri Fernando <br> Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya | music = W. D. Amaradeva | cinematography = W. A. Ratnayake | editing = Titus Thotawatte | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1965|06|25|df=yes|ref1=<ref name= Saaravita>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/story/2019/10/17/10877/සිරිසාර-බුලත්විට-කාලා-බලන් | title=All about Saaravita | publisher=Sarasaviya | accessdate=29 February 2020}}</ref>}} | runtime = | country = Sri Lanka | language = Sinhala | gross = | italic_title = | budget = }}
'''''Saaravita''''' ({{langx|si|සාරවිට|italic=yes}}) is a 1965 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy thriller film directed by Tissa Liyanasuriya and produced by Shesha Palihakkara for Serendib Films.<ref name= Saaravita /> It stars Joe Abeywickrama in lead role along with Wally Nanayakkara, Thilakasiri Fernando and Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.films.lk/saaravita-sinhala-film-1871.html | title=Saaravita - සාරවිට cast | publisher=Sinhala Cinema Database | accessdate=29 February 2020}}</ref> Music composed by W. D. Amaradeva. It is the 126th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php | title=Sri Lanka Cinema History | publisher=National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka | accessdate=29 February 2020 | archive-date=23 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823000528/http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php | url-status=dead }}</ref>
Saravita won the award for the Best film at the 1966 Sarasaviya Awards. Also, Tissa Liyanasuriya won Sarasaviya awards for Best Director, Joe Abeywickrema won Best Actor award and Nanda Malini won Best Songstress that year.<ref name= Saaravita />
==Plot==
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==Cast== * Joe Abeywickrama as Bamunusinghe Arachilage Gunahamy 'Saraiyya' * Jessica Wickramasinghe as Maggie Akka * Wally Nanayakkara as Jayathunga Arachige Marcus 'Marcus Aiyya' * Thilakasiri Fernando as Pahul 'Unnahe' * Piyadasa Gunasekera as Jackie * Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya as Imara Ganegoda * Sunila Jayanthi as Neranjana * Sobani Amarasinghe as Devika * Bandu Munasinghe as Somey * Somi Meegama as Imara's Amma * D. M. Colombage as Social service worker * B. S. Perera as Muslim Mudalali * Don Sirisena as Muslim Mudalali's co-worker * M. A. Simiyon as Robbed Mudalali * Martin Gunadasa * S. P. Liyanage as Pappa Mahaththaya
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==External links== * [http://ankusanews.com/archives/2918 සාරවිට චිත්රපටය (Saravita Movie) – 1965]
Category:1965 films Category:1960s Sinhala-language films Category:Films set in Sri Lanka
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