An embarrassing problem emerges in a quiet household somewhere in a province of Sri Lanka. The patriarch of a lovely family suddenly dies in front of the TV one fateful night. He experienced something soulfully romantic before his last breath and the most sensitive part of his deceased body still functions without pulse or blood pressure. His two grown sons and a mourning mother are eager to bend down the standing organ to avoid shameful reactions at the funeral.
Ilango Ram
Director
Priyantha Sirikumara
Elder Brother
Thusitha Laknath
Younger Brother
Chandani Seneviratne
Kamala
Ranjith Panagora
Wilbert Jayabahu
Dilhani Ekanayake
mistress
Chamila Peiris
mother's younger sister
Sulochana Weerasinghe
younger son's wife
Aloka Gayathrie
elder son's wife
Asela de Silva
doctor
Kaushalya Fernando
Mother
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