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‘Maya
Ranga’ deals with mystery and vice Prof. Nimal Senanayake famous for his earlier scripts on ‘Ella Langa Walawwa’, Durganthaya, ‘Maya Mandeera’ and ‘Dhawala Kanya’ (the translation of The Woman in White) wrote the script for Maya Ranga. The play directed by Anuruddha Jayasinghe consists of a versatile cast including Dilhani Ekanayake, Nilmini Tennekoon, Palitha Silva, Bimal Jayakody, D. B. Gangodathenna and Nilanthi Wijesinghe. Maya Ranga edited by Rukmal Nirosh, camera by Chandana Jayasinghe, art director Elegedara Ranasinghe and music directed by Ruwan Weerasekara is a suspense miniplay that will bring entertainment to many. Manori, an only daughter born to an affluent family has a heart ailment from her childhood. Although she looks healthy, she knows that sudden shocks could affect her fatally. This was the diagnosis given by her physicians. Living in England with her parents for a long time, Manori detests the life there and she decides to come to Sri Lanka with her attendant and her best friend Miula. Miula lively young woman worked as a nurse in a hospital before she left Sri Lanka and she also had taken part in number of stage plays as an experienced amateur actress. Returning to Sri Lanka and hoping to get away from the rush in the city, planning to write a play Manori finds a job in upcountry guesthouse. There they meet Ranjan who is working for a land Sales Company. He has come to Hatton for a auction of a tea estate and a bungalow. Manori and Miula join Ranjan on his visit to estate the following day. During their visit they come to know that the tea estate 'Roossagaha Watte' is cursed by the goddess Kali. This was due to the destruction of a Kovil there by the previous owner a European. A series of tragedies follow and the owner and a number of his family members had to pay with their lives. And this had lowered the demand for the estate and number of buyers had declined as a result. Having visited the estate, Manori gets interested in the property and decides to buy it and her relationship with Ranjan soon turns in to a love affair. Despites Miula's opposition Manori marries Ranjan and this happens even without the knowledge of her parents who are in England. The couple along with Miula goes to live in Roossagahawatte and soon there starts quarrels between Ranjan and Miula. Ranjan demands that Miula be sent away but Manori objects this and Ranjan has to give her wishes. It is at this time that Mahesh, a family friend of Manori who has come on a holiday from London to visit Sri Lanka is invited by Manori to spend a few days at Roossagahawatte. Mahesh soon realises that there is something fishy in Ranjan's behaviour and Ranjan responds by not getting on well with the visitor. Suspecting Ranjan Mahesh starts dig into his past and he discovers some enlightening details… The curse of Kali seems to be realized when death and destruction follows the occupants of Roossagahawatte. Will Mahesh unravel the mystery? Who is behind the havoc caused by the death and destruction? Is the force natural or supernatural? The final episode of Maya Ranga will reveal all. |
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