Mansion by the Lake

Very loosely based on Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Lester James Peries's MANSION BY THE LAKE follows a family of formerly wealthy, expatriate Sri Lankan landowners, now impoverished, as they return from England to the magnificent country estate they left behind.

Cast & Crew

Director

Lester James Peries

Malini Fonseka

Sujata Rajasuriya, the widow

Vasanthi Chathurani

Sita, the adopted girl

Sanath Gunathilake

Gunapala, the brother

Paboda Sandeepani

Aruni, the teenager

Ravindra Randeniya

Lucas, the upstart

Iranganie Serasinghe

Aunt Catherine