Maname was first presented at 1956 at Peradeniya Univercity grounds. To celebrate its 21 anniversary, the Government Film Unit (GFU) made a 35 mm Film Documentary with some parts of the Stage Drama. This is that version. May be there were some narration according to the film reel but it is missing here. Still you can see some film reel edits and damages with its age in some locations and specially at end. However thanks to Mr Palpita's kind efforts of finding and publishing this version here, we - all fans of the Original Maname Drama - really benefited of seeing it again as it was in 1970's.
If my memory serves me well this was staged in 1977 at the BMICH to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the original drama from 1956. Yes, this is a great clip of depicting snippets of that 1977 version. I remember Dhamma Jagoda later described himself as 'I'm the Colombo 7 Veddah to some people jokingly! after this.
Good to see my one of favourite. However Trilicia, Ben and Edmond Wijesinha were in the original drama and Balapitiye Charles silva Gunasinga Gurunnanse. I was lucky to see the original Maname in 1963! Since I have seen more than fifty times!
