A young man from a very wealthy family in the upcountry, while training at the Diyathalawa Military Academy, has a love affair with Ashawari, the youngest daughter of the Ohiya Station master, and the conflict between two families is a fascinating story of victory, defeat, love and hate.

The story of Clarence Wijewardena, who rewrote the flow of Sinhala music with use of the electric guitar in the 60s.