{"id":30233,"date":"2026-10-03T13:45:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T08:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=30233"},"modified":"2026-10-03T17:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T11:30:04","slug":"son-addicted-to-heroin-shoots-his-own-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=30233","title":{"rendered":"Son Addicted to Heroin Shoots His Own Mother\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A prophetic warning from 1988: How early Sri Lankan cinema foresaw the devastating impact of the drug epidemic on families and society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the initial stages when illicit drugs\u2014commonly known as &#8220;Kudu&#8221; (heroin)\u2014were being introduced and spread across Sri Lanka, serious warnings about this growing menace were highlighted even through cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film \u201cBudun Amma\u201d, released in April 1988, shed light on the tragic realities of this crisis. Directed by Roy de Silva, the movie starred Sumana Amarasinghe as the devoted mother and Kamal Addararachchi as her schoolboy son who fell into drug addiction. In a heart-wrenching turn of events depicting the extent of addiction-driven violence, the plot centers around the son shooting his own mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Film critic Aruna Gunaratne recently revisited and analyzed this impactful cinematic work, emphasizing its early commentary on a issue that continues to plague the nation today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is the detailed analysis by film critic Aruna Gunaratne regarding this creation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Note: You can attach or insert Aruna Gunaratne\u2019s detailed review\/excerpt directly below this section on the site.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Daily Movies   1988 APRIL 15 GEDARA BUDUN AMMA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" 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