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‘Naga Kanya’ : The man-snake fight
'Naga Kanya' the first Sri Lankan film on the clash between a snake and man will be released soon. Scripted, screenplay written and directed by A. A. Junaideen, the film stars Sanath Gunatillake, Dilhani Ashokamala, Arjuna Kamalanath, Sriyantha Mendis, Chandrika Perera, M. K. Sudakar, Sunil Walpita and Sumith Suranga. Naga Kanya was produced by P. Aaruran.

The story revolves around a female serpent which chases after a human to avenge the killing of a snake. Saman a young boy used to play at nearby shrub. One day while he was climbing a tree to pluck some fruit he sees a snake. Frightened by the sight of the snake, Saman falls from the tree and dies on the spot. The desperate mother rushes the child to the nearby hermitage where a powerful monk was residing. The mother begs from the monk to help her get her child back.

And the monk manages to give life to the child but to do this he kills a snake. Angered by this the female serpent comes after Saman to kill him. On the advice of the monk the mother sends the child abroad.

After twenty years Saman returns to the country with his wife while his mother was unaware of his son's return. When she comes to know about his return, she scolds him.

The female serpent which was searching for Saman kills his mother. Would Saman be a victim of the snake? Or will he be able to escape?

In the technical crew Lalith M. Thomas handled the camera, edited by Kumarasiri de Silva and music directed by Somapala Ratnayake and Ashoka Peiris. To the lyrics of Chandradasa Fernando, Kalasoori Latha Walpola performs the playback singing.

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