Jyotish Sinha
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Ralahamy, a man of high status, dies leaving his family in debt after having squandered his fortune through extensive drinking and other vices. To get back into wealth, Ralahamy's widow Tackla pushes their daughter Ranjani to marry Victor, a wealthy older man with a child from an earlier marriage. In this process, Samson, Ranjani's boyfriend, who had tried extensively to get the family back into good graces going so far as to pay off their debts, is spurned. He then goes abroad to win a fortune. When Samson returns he learns of Ranjani's engagement to Victor and tries to reach her through letters. His letters are hidden from her however, and rumours spread that Samson is now a cripple. Ultimately the truth is revealed.
The Broken Promise
Gehenu Geta is a 1959 Sri Lankan film directed by Jyotish Sinha, Kingsley Rajapakse, and T. Somasekaran. The film stars Henry Jayasena, Kumari Bibile, Dudley Wanaguru, Udula Dabare, Florida Jayalath, Vincent Weerasekera, Joe Abeywickrema. Released on 24 July. Story based on English filmThe Fabulous Senorita(1952), Hindi filmAlbela(1951) and Tamil filmManamagan Thevai(1957). The film was produced in Sri Lanka.