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

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Dilhani Ekanayake

Principal Sathyangana

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Roger Seneviratne

Sathyajith / Wasu

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Shyam Fernando

A Student's Father

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Jagath Chamila

Vindana's Father

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Rukshanthi Perera

Kanchana

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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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