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Ape Principal

Ape Principal

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Ape Principal

"The story of children and parents in our time"

2023

1h 40m

8.0(2 votes)

Family

Drama

Overview

A new principal comes to the underdeveloped village school that is affected by lazy teachers and drugs.

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Cast & Crew

8 members

Acting

Dilhani Ekanayake

Principal Sathyangana

Dilhani Ekanayake

Acting

Roger Seneviratne

Sathyajith / Wasu

Roger Seneviratne

Acting

Shyam Fernando

A Student's Father

Shyam Fernando

Acting

ජගත් චමිල

Vindana's Father

ජගත් චමිල

Acting

Rukshanthi Perera

Kanchana

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Acting

Samantha Kumara Gamage

Somasundara, Vice Principal

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Chaminda Batukotuwa

Peon

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Shirantha Premawardhana

Nimal Sir, the English teacher

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