Asoka (1955 film)

Asoka is a 1955 Sri Lankan romantic musical based on the Bollywood film Sheesa.

Cast

 * Sumith Bibile as Sarath
 * Pushpa Janet as Asoka
 * Ananda Weerakoon as Harry
 * Punya Heendeniya
 * Eddie Yapa as Pattiya
 * Benjamin Fernando as Seeya
 * D. J. Samarakkody
 * Sumith Dissanayake as Doctor
 * Prema Kanthi
 * Wimala Kumari as Sisi
 * Sheela Renuka as Sarath's sister
 * S. H. Jothipala as Goviya
 * Oliver Silva as Thel Veda
 * Dharmadasa Kulatunga as Beggar
 * W. Chularatne as Donald
 * Noel Perera
 * Marcus Perera
 * N. R. Dias
 * G. S. B. Rani
 * Seetha Nanayakkara
 * E. Marshall Perera

Songs
The songs were recorded by the cast for the movie and by prominent playback singers for general release:


 * "Katharagamey" – Jikki, Dharmadasa Walpola and chorus (lyrics by Abeysekera)
 * "Sataneki Jivithe" – Dharmadasa Walpola (lyrics by Abeysekera)
 * "Thanivay Upanne" – Mohideen Baig (lyrics by Abeysekera; melody from 1954 Bollywood film Dost)
 * "Maruwa Maruwa" – G. S. B. Rani Perera (lyrics by Abeysekera)
 * "Payana Sanda Sey" – G. S. B. Rani Perera and Dharmadasa Walpola (lyrics by Piyasena Costa)
 * "Adare Sagarey" – G. S. B. Rani Perera
 * "Prem Suwandai" – Dharmadasa Walpola and Chitra Somapala (melody from the song Äaja re Baalam""by Sandhya Mukherjee in the Hindi movie Ek Do Teen,1953.)
 * "Meka Thama Dewiangai" – Ananda Samarakoon, Dharmadasa Walpola and Mohideen Baig (A. J. Kareem and Haroon Lantra in movie)
 * "Loke Sihinayak" – Mohideen Baig and G. S. B. Rani Perera (lyrics by Abeysekera; melody from Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar's "Jaag Dard-e-Ishq Jaag" in 1953 Bollywood film Anarkali)
 * "Prem Pahana Niwa" – Mohideen Baig and G. S. B. Rani Perera (melody from 1953 Tamil movie Avan)
 * "Seeya Manamalaya" – Mohideen Baig and Dharmadasa Walpola (Eddie Yapa and A.J. Kareem in movie. Lyrics by Abeysekera)
 * "Prem Geethai Sangeethay" – Sathyawathi (Vindoini in movie) melody from : "Mai to chali re piya ke desh" by Geeta Dutt in the Hindi movie "Suhaag Sindoor", 1953