Akkara Paha (Sinhala, Five Acres of Land) is a 1970 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Dr. Lester James Peries, with the screen play dialogue and script by Dr. Tissa Abeysekara. The film stars Milton Jayawardena as Sena, a young man from a rural society who travels to the city to pursue a higher education and Malini Fonseka as Kumari. Tissa Abeysekera adapted Madawela S. Ratnayake's book as a follow-up to Golu Hadawatha. The film received a lukewarm response in Sri Lanka, but was well received when shown in New York at the Museum of Modern Art's festival. Plot Sena (Milton Jayawardena) is sent to a boarding school at a well-to-do city university by his family who mortgage everything they own to pay for his education. Their future well-being is thus in the hands of Sena. Sena however succumbs to the temptations of city life and fails in his venture. The impoverished family takes on the titular scheme offered by the government to settle the North Central province. Cast Milton Jayawardena as Sena Medawatta Janaki Kurukulasuriya as Theresa Perera Malini Fonseka as Kumari 'Akka' Anoma Wattaladeniya as Sandhawathie 'Sandha' Gamini Wijesuriya as Banda Medawatta 'Thaththa' Shanthi Lekha as Sena's Amma Douglas Ranasinghe as Samarasena 'Samarey' Sriyani Perera as Sujatha Gajanayake Shirani Kurukulasuriya as Leena Perera Ruby de Mel as Mrs. Perera 'Mamma' Basil de Saram as Ranjith Perera Seetha Kumari as Sandha's Amma Amarasiri Kalansuriya as Gunapala Wijeratne Warakagoda as Teacher Mapa Gunaratne as Loku Iskola Mahattaya Lionel Deraniyagala as Doctor References External links Sri Lanka Cinema Database 1969 films Films directed by Lester James Peries Films set in Sri Lanka (1948–present) 1969 drama films Sri Lankan drama films