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The Road from Elephant Pass (film) The Road from Elephant Pass (film) The Road from Elephant Pass is a 2008 Sri Lankan war film, based on the Sri Lankan Civil War, written, produced, and directed by Chandran Rutnam based on the novel "The Road from Elephants Pass" by Nihal De Silva. It was a Blockbuster in Sri Lankan film history. It stars Suranga Ranawaka and Ashan Dias in lead roles along with Sanath Gunathilake and Joe Abeywickrama. The film's music was composed by Ajit Kumarasiri. It is the 1131st Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. A LTTE carder called "Kamala Velaithan" surrenders to the Sri