The Koggala Trilogy movies in order
There are 3 Koggala Trilogy films, about 3.6 hours in total. The first was released in 1963, the latest in 1983. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
Martin Wickramasinghe's famous trilogy is known as the Koggala Trilogy (or the Gamperaliya trilogy). It consists of three novels that trace the changing social structure of a southern Sri Lankan village.Trilogy BooksGamperaliya (The Village / The Uprooted, 1944)Yuganthaya (End of an Era, 1949)Kaliyugaya (Age of Destruction, 1957)
- 1
Changes in the Village (1963)
21 Jul 1963
Piyal is a handsome young teacher who is hired to teach English to Nanda, a member of a high class family. They fall in love, but can't elope because Piyal is of a lower class. Nanda's parents instead push her into a marriage with Jinadasa, who is of the same class as them. With economic downturn in Sri Lanka, both families lose their status and Jinadasa leaves to try to make a better life for him
- 2
Kaliyugaya (1982)
19 Mar 1982 · 85 min
Piyal and Nanda have now aged, and their children have left them. Priya reminisces on her life after her son sends her a letter from London accusing her and her husband of various faults.
- 3
Yuganthaya (1983)
27 Dec 1983 · 130 min
Malin parts ways with his father Simon after realising that their ideologies do not match. While the father believes in using fear to control his employees, the son believes in equality and justice.
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.