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Ajantha Ranasinghe
Ranasinghe Arachchilage Ajantha Sarath Kumara Ranasinghe (30 May 1940 – 27 February 2016), popularly as Ajantha Ranasinghe, was an award winning Sri Lankan journalist, lyricist, poet, and novelist. Considered one of the most iconic and prolific lyricists ever produced in the country, over the course of a 40 year career he contributed to nearly 60 films and more than 400 songs. Personal life Ajantha Ranasinghe was born on 30 May 1940 in Thalammahara, a small village in the Kurunegala district. After obtaining his primary education at the Pannala Government School, he moved to Colombo and resumed his studies at St. John's College, Nugegoda. He left after completing the GCE Ordinary Level Exams. Ranasinghe was married to daughter of late singer Kokiladevi Weeratunga, Sarojini Weeratunge. Journalist career Ranasinghe's uncle Asoka Pieris was a well known dramatist, and he came under his influence and through that got to showcase his talent over the airwaves. At a very young age, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurunegala
Kurunegala ( si, කුරුණෑගල, ta, குருணாகல்) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an ancient royal capital for 50 years, from the end of the 13th century to the start of the 14th century. It is at the junction of several main roads linking to other important parts of the country. It is about from Colombo, from Kandy and from Matale. Located at an altitude of above sea level, Kurunegala is surrounded by coconut plantations and rubber estates. There are eight very noticeable large rocks that encircle and dominate the city. Kurunegala's rocks rise from the plain below and have characteristic names, six of which come from the animals that they are imagined to represent. The largest among them is Ethagala or the "Elephant Rock" (though the translation is actually tusker), reaches . The shape of Ethagala resembles an elephant. Etymology Kurunegala has been n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left Right Sir
''Left Right Sir'' ( si, ලෙෆ්ට් රයිට් සර්) is a 2004 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy action film directed by Bandu Samarasinghe and produced by National Film Corporation. It stars Bandu Samarasinghe and Nilanthi Dias in lead roles along with Neil Alles, and Vijaya Nandasiri. Music composed by Sarath de Alwis. It is the 1035th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Cast * Bandu Samarasinghe as Sudha * Nilanthi Dias as Madhu * Neil Alles as Saradiel 'Mudalali' * Vijaya Nandasiri as Pinto * Sanoja Bibile as Mary * Susil Perera as Piyasoma * Sando Harris as Ronnie * Susila Kottage as Madhulawathi * Tyrone Michael as Siripala * Rahal Bulathsinhala as Steven Cooray * Teddy Vidyalankara as Jimmy * Arjuna Kamalanath Arjuna Kamalanath Karunaratne (born 10 September 1975 as අර්ජුන කමලනාත්) inhala is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema. Though he became popular as an actor in cinema, Kamalanath also performed as a director, producer an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People Of British Ceylon
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Kurunegala
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Births
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aathma Warusha
''Aathma Warusha'' ( si, ආත්ම වරුෂා) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by Kusum Chandra Gamage and produced by Mohomed Saleem for Niko Films. It stars Lal Weerasinghe and Anusha Damayanthi in lead roles along with Cletus Mendis and Robin Fernando. Music composed by Asela Indralal. The film was released 10 years after its shooting. It is the 1234th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Cast * Lal Weerasinghe as Wije * Anusha Damayanthi * Robin Fernando * Cletus Mendis * Vishaka Siriwardana * Miyuri Samarasinghe * Chandi Rasika * Sureni Senarath * Sarath Silva * Sarath Dikkumbura * Mark Samson Thelge Marcus Samson Peiris, popularly as Mark Samson (born February 29, 1956 – died 19 January 2019 as මාක් සැම්සන් inhala was a Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, tra ... References External links කාටවත් අත නොපා ජීවත්ව ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanyavi
''Kanyavi'' ( si, කන්යාවි, italic=yes) is a 2009 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Siritunga Perera and produced by Indika Wijeratne for Cine Vision Lanka Films. It stars Sanath Gunathilake and Meena Kumari in lead roles along with Sathischandra Edirisinghe and Pubudu Chathuranga. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge. The film introduced Dilani Madurasinghe to cinema for the first time. It is the 1132rd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film was successfully screened for 60 days at Ritz Borella and other NFC circuit cinema halls around the country. Plot Cast * Sanath Gunathilake as Janaka Senanayake * Meena Kumari as Imaya Senanayake * Dilani Madurasinghe as Kumari * Sathischandra Edirisinghe as Janaka's father * Pubudu Chathuranga as Madhava * Hyacinth Wijeratne as Janaka's mother * Himali Sayurangi as Tharushi Nadeesha * Seetha Kumari Seetha Kumari Ehelepola (born 9 May 1940 – died 7 August 2013 as සීතා කුමාරි ඇහැ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliya (2009 Film)
''Juliya'' ( si, ජූලියා, italic=yes) is a 2009 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film directed by Sampath Sri Roshan and produced by Charith Abeysinghe for Studio X Films. It stars both director and producer Sampath Sri Roshan and Charith Abeysinghe themselves with Nadeesha Hemamali in lead roles along with Sasanthi Jayasekara and Ravindra Randeniya. Music composed by Ranga Dasanayake. The film also introduced High Definition Cinema to the country. It is the 1165th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Cast * Sampath Sri Roshan as Dev * Sasanthi Jayasekara as Shakie * Charith Abeysinghe as Dilru * Nadeesha Hemamali as Juliya * Ravindra Randeniya * Robin Fernando as George Lewke Bandara * Veena Jayakody as Mrs. Lewke Bandara * Sriyantha Mendis as Lesli * Rex Kodippili * Sandun Wijesiri * Sanet Dikkumbura * Teddy Vidyalankara Ganwari Teddy Vidyalankara (born on December 16, 1955, as ටෙඩී විද්යාලංකාර inhala is a Sri Lankan actor, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitasakwala Kumarayai Pancho Hathai
''Pitasakwala Kumarayai Pancho Hathai (Alien Prince and Seven Kids)'' ( si, පිට සක්වළ කුමාරයයි පැංචෝ හතයි, italic=yes) is a 2008 Sri Lankan Sinhala science fiction film directed by Sirimal Wijesinghe and produced by Dushyantha Mahabaduge for Cinemaya International. It stars Sanath Gunathilake and Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Janaka Kumbukage and Suminda Sirisena. Music composed by Aruna Lian. It is the 1109th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Cast * Sanath Gunathilake * Dilhani Ekanayake * Janaka Kumbukage as Alien * Nilanthi Wijesinghe * Suminda Sirisena Kala Keerthi Suminda Sirisena ( Sinhala: සුමින්ද සිරිසේන) (born July 4, 1948) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He has played a wide range of starring or supporting roles and a recipient of Bes ... * Ishan Samsudeen * Kapila Sigera * Devnaka Porage References 2008 films 2000s Sinhala-language films 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wada Bari Tarzan Mathisabayata
''Wada Bari Tarzan Mathisabayata'' ( si, වැඩබැරි ටාසන් මැතිසබයට, italic=yes), also as Wada Bari Tarzan 2, is a 2008 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film co-directed by Sudesh Wasantha Peiris and Sunil Soma Peiris and produced by Sunil T. Fernando for Sunil T. Films. The film is the sequel to blockbuster 2007 movie ''Weda Beri Tarzan''. Tennyson Cooray and Piyumi Purasinghe reprised their role in first film in lead roles along with Chathura Perera, Janesh Silva and Jeevan Handunnetti. Music composed by Keshan Perera. It is the 1105th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Cast * Tennyson Cooray as Tarzan 'Ta' / Mason * Piyumi Purasinghe as Maheshi * Chathura Perera as Perera * Janesh Silva as Cowboy * Jeevan Handunnetti as Nanna * Susila Kottage as Susila * D.B. Gangodathenna as Gunda 'Daddy' * Prasanna Fonseka as Nayakathuma * Ananda Wickramage as Rival * Dayaratne Siriwardena as Kiri Honda Sequel The sequel of the film, ''Nathi Bari Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ran Kevita
''Ran Kevita 1 (The Golden Rod)'', ( si, රන් කෙවිට, italic=yes) is a 2007 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's fantasy film directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya and co-produced by Pravin Jayarathne, Dilman Jayaratne, Janitha Marasinghe and Udayakantha Warnasuriya for Millennium Entertainment. Its sequel film '' Ran Kevita 2'' directed by the same director released in 2013. It stars Harith Beddewela and Hisham Samsudeen in lead role along with Vijaya Nandasiri and Srinath Maddumage. Music composed by Sangeeth Wickramasinghe. It is the 1084th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot 12-year-old Suran comes from a village. His pen friend Janith lives in town and he visits Suran's rural village during school vacations. Going around the beautiful village Suran and Janith one day visit a friend's home. There they find a loris. Seeing the animal Suran is reminded of a story he had read in a book and the two friends start to dig out the truth of what he had heard. Getting toge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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