| Bawa Duka භව දුක | |
| Director: | Dharmasiri Bandaranayake |
| Producer: | Samadhi Films |
| Starring: | Swarna Mallawarachchi Jackson Anthony Somy Rathnayake |
| Music: | Gunadasa Kapuge |
| Cinematography: | Lal Wickramaarchchi |
| Editing: | J. Suranimala |
| Runtime: | 180 minutes |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Language: | Sinhala |
Bawa Duka (Sinhala; Sinhalese: භව දුක) is a 1997 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Dharmasiri Bandaranayake and co-produced by Ven. Vijayapura Pagngnananna Thero and Jayaratne Wadduwage for Samadhi Films. It stars Swarna Mallawarachchi, W. Jayasiri and Jackson Anthony in lead roles along with Ravindra Randeniya and Hemasiri Liyanage. Music composed by Gunadasa Kapuge.[1] [2] It is the 877th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[3] This film has a sequel, Bawa Karma.
The film is set in 1905 during the British colonial reign in Sri Lanka. Nona Hami is raped by Muhandiram. Peduru Appu marries her without knowing that she is pregnant with Muhandiram's child. The whole village learns about it but Peduru accepts her as his wife irrespective of her state. Many years pass and they have more kids. Nona Hami and Peduru always fight over the eldest child, Giran, who is Muhandiram's child. Giran is forced to jump into the river to escape his father's beatings.