Duhulu Malak  Duhulu Malak is a 1976 Sinhalese language romance film directed by Vijaya Dharmasri that follows the lives of middle-class people in Sri Lanka. The film stars Nita Fernando, Ravindra Randeniya and Tony Ranasinghe and is notable for containing the first depiction of adultery in a Sinhala film. As per some cinema analysts, the story of the film advises young people to be aware of their own attitudes, such as understanding, fairness and patience as they will lead them to a better married life. The movie was critically acclaimed; the British Film Institute listed it on their long list of Top Sri Lankan Films in 2006. Also Nita Fernando reached the peak of her cinema career by winning the OCIC Best Actress Award in that year for the movie. The theme of the movie has the psychological background, which exposing the sexual desire of a woman's mind, also similar as 1981 released British movie Lady Chatterley's Lover. A bored housewife (Nita Fernando) married to a university lecturer, her cousin brother (Tony Ranasinghe) seeks out external influences to remedy her boredom in 1970s middle class society in Sri Lanka. One day the housewife, Nilupa Suraweera and their servant goes for shopping and they meet one neighbour, a young man named Rohan (Ravindra Randeniya) inside a shop and they talk and recognize each other. Then, gradually the friendship between the two grows into a deeper bond. One day, the young man invites the lady and family except the husband Suraweera, to visit a ship that had arrived from abroad at the Colombo port. Inside the ship, the lady and the young man are left alone and their hidden feelings are exposed, as a love affair blooms. The lady gets to know about a musical show conducted at a place that they can reach very easily, by one of her favorite music stars. She likes to attend this show, but Suraweera is not willing, although he finally agrees. They meet Rohan there as well and they have a small chat. They come home early because Suraweera is not interested in the show. In the meantime, the lovers meet each other secretly, mostly in the absence of the lady's husband. The servant of the house also shows a slight willingness to support their secret love affair. Once the couple escapes narrowly as the husband returns home earlier than before. One day, the family schedules to visit the hill country Nuwara Eliya because the husband has some official commitments in the area.