Beddegama is a 1981 Sinhala-language motion picture written by A.j. Gunawarda and Lester James Peries. The movie is directed by Lester James Peries and produced by P. Wilfred Perera. Beddegama stars Malini Fonseka, Joe Abeywickrama and Vijaya Kumaratunga. The film is based on The Village in the Jungle. The music was composed by Nimal Mendis. Cinematography was done by Willie Blake and Donald Karunaratna and editing by Gladwin Fernando. The movie has a running time of 130 minutes.