What is "yuganthaya"

Yuganthaya (Sinhala, The end of an era) is a novel written by Sri Lankan writer Martin Wickremasinghe and first published in 1949. It is the third and last part of Wickremasinghe's trilogy that began with Gamperaliya followed by Kaliyugaya.

The novel was made into a movie in 1983 by Lester James Peries.

Category:1949 novels Category:Sri Lankan novels Category:Historical novels Category:Novels set in Sri Lanka Category:Novels adapted into films

Yuganthaya is a 1983 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries; it was adapted from the novel Yuganthaya by Martin Wickramasinghe, and deals with the beginning of labor unions in Sri Lanka.

For the film, Lester won Sri Lanka's Presidential Award for best director. Critical reception was mixed however, and some critics found the film not up to par with the earlier films. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.