Podi Wije

Male, Deceased Person

– 1956

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Who was Podi Wije?

Podi Wije was a notorious gang robber from Polonnaruwa.

He terrorised the North Central Province in Sri Lanka for several months before being shot dead in a jungle five miles off a Minneriya rice mill.

His legacy includes a song bearing his name written and performed by Anton Jones and the 1988 film Podi Wije.

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Died
1956

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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