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Chandra Kaluarachchi
Chandra Kankanamage Kaluarachchi (April 6, 1943 – November 1, 2019), popularly known as Chandra Kaluarachchi, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Kaluarachchi is best known for performances in ''Welikathara'' (1971), ''Ira Madiyama'' (2003) and ''Nisala Gira'' (2007). Personal life Chandra Kaluarachchi was born on 6 April 1943 and grew up in Narahenpita Narahenpita is a municipal ward of Colombo. Located at the South-Eastern corner and served by the Kelani Valley Railway Line The Kelani Valley railway line in Sri Lanka, covering the breadth of Colombo District. The line is owned, maintained, ..., near Colombo. She died on 1 November 2019 at the age of 76. She was married to musician and actor Lakshman Wijesekara. They had one daughter: Ama and one son: Vihanga. Career In the meantime the program named Lamapitiya was encouraged to pursue acting in radio. After leaving college she played the leading role in several Sri Lankan stage producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisala Gira
''Nisala Gira (Silent Honour)'' ( si, නිසලගිර, italic=yes) is a 2007 Sri Lankan Sinhala psychological drama film directed by Tanuj Anawaratne and produced by Nita Fernando for Padma Films with the funds of National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. It stars Nita Fernando herself, Ravindra Randeniya in lead roles along with debut actress Nimmi Harasgama and Saumya Liyanage. Music composed by Aruna Lian. It is the 1094th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film has received mixed reviews from critics. Plot Cast * Nita Fernando as Radha * Ravindra Randeniya as Minister Saliya * Angela Seneviratne as Cynthia * Nimmi Harasgama as Nanditha * Saumya Liyanage as Marko * Iranganie Serasinghe as Radha's mother-in-law * Chandra Kaluarachchi as Kudu Amma * Damitha Abeyratne as Poddi * Kanchana Mendis as Asela * Rozanne Diasz as Nicola * Jayani Senanayake Kapuwela Vidanage Senanayake Mudiyanselage Jayani Chamathka Dharmadasa Senanayake (born as ජයනි සේන ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lankan Film Actresses
Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, Balinese, Sinhala, Thai, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Sanskrit, Pali, Khmer, and also among Philippine languages. It is usually transliterated as ''Sri'', ''Sree'', ''Shri'', Shiri, Shree, ''Si'', or ''Seri'' based on the local convention for transliteration. The term is used in Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia as a polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, but also as a title of veneration for deities or as honorific title for local rulers. Shri is also another name for Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, while a ''yantra'' or a mystical diagram popularly used to worship her is called Shri Yantra. Etymology Monier-Williams Dictionary gives the meaning of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhalese Actresses
Sinhala may refer to: * Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka * Sinhalese people * Sinhala language, one of the three official languages used in Sri Lanka * Sinhala script, a writing system for the Sinhala language ** Sinhala (Unicode block), a block of Sinhala characters in Unicode * Sinhala cinema * Sinhala Kingdom, the Lankan kingdom mentioned in the ''Mahābhārata'' * "Sinhala", a song from the 1999 album ''The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia ''The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia'' is an album by Banco de Gaia. It was released in 1999 on Six Degrees Records Six Degrees Records is an independent record label noted for its catalog of recordings from international musicians and vocal ...'' {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Actresses
Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connected to an antenna which radiates the waves, and received by another antenna connected to a radio receiver. Radio is very widely used in modern technology, in radio communication, radar, radio navigation, remote control, remote sensing, and other applications. In radio communication, used in radio and television broadcasting, cell phones, two-way radios, wireless networking, and satellite communication, among numerous other uses, radio waves are used to carry information across space from a transmitter to a receiver, by modulating the radio signal (impressing an information signal on the radio wave by varying some aspect of the wave) in the transmitter. In radar, used to locate and track objects like aircraft, ships, spacecraft and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 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] |
1943 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani. * January 11 ** The United States and United Kingdom revise previously unequal treaty relationships with the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. ** Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. * January 13 – Anti-Nazi protests in Sofia result in 200 arrests and 36 executions. * January 14 – January 24, 24 – WWII: Casablanca Conference: Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States; Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; and Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud of the Free French forces meet secretly at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, to plan the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bora Diya Pokuna
''Bora Diya Pokuna'' ( si, බොරදිය පොකුණ) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala adult drama film directed by Sathyajith Maitipe and produced by Sunil Dharmasiri. It stars Kaushalya Fernando and Dilani Abeywardana in lead roles along with Priyanka Samaraweera and Duminda de Silva. Music composed by Pradeep Ratnayaka. It is the 1222nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film was screened at Smithsonian Institution in Washington on 5 December 2004. The film production was completed in 2003, but banned by the Public Performance Board of Sri Lanka, until it was granted in 2010 for showing in 2015. The film won a special prize for the Best Fiction Film at Honolulu International Film festival, 2005 in Hawaii. Cast * Kaushalya Fernando as Ariyalatha / Gothami * Dilani Abeywardana as Mangala * Duminda de Silva as Vipula * Priyanka Samaraweera as Suwineetha * Dharmasiri Bandaranayake as Desmond * Veena Jayakody as Doreen * Rathnawali Kekunawela as Bording mistress * Roh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samanala Thatu
''Samanala Thatu (Butterfly Wings)'' ( si, සමනල තටු, italic=yes) is a 2005 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's drama film directed by Somaratne Dissanayake and produced by Renuka Balasooriya. It stars Dasun Madushanka, Suminda Sirisena and Duleeka Marapana in lead roles along with Jayalath Manoratne and Vijaya Nandasiri. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe. The film received mostly positive reviews. It is the 1054th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Cast * Dasun Madushanka as Sirisena aka Sira * Suminda Sirisena as Soththi Martin * Duleeka Marapana as Batti * Dulanjalie Ariyatillake as Sira's sister * Jayalath Manoratne as Hospital keeper * Giriraj Kaushalya as Bicycle Shop owner * Chandra Kaluarachchi as Prostitute dealer * Quintus Weerakoon * Vijaya Nandasiri as Doctor * Hemantha Iriyagama as Police Constable * Ajith Lokuge as Drug dealer * Jagath Benaragama as Drug dealer * Anton Jude as Sarath * Vasantha Vittachchi as Lawyer * Sarath Chandrasiri as Money ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for Hypocrisy, hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the Tragedy, tragic Greek chorus, chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ira Madiyama
''Ira Madiyama (August Sun)'' ( si, ඉර මැදියම) is a 2005 Sri Lankan bilingual feature film directed by Award-winning Prasanna Vithanage and produced by Soma Edirisinghe for EAP Films. It stars Peter D'Almeida, and Nimmi Harasgama in lead roles along with Namal Jayasinghe and Mohamed Rahfiulla. Music composed by Lakshman Joshep de Saram. It is the 1047th film in Sri Lankan cinema. The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival. A website "www.iramadiyama.com" was launched along with the film, which is for the first time in Sri Lanka. Synopsis ''Ira Madiyama (August Sun)'' is set in Sri Lanka during the mid-1990s and tells three simultaneous stories against the backdrop of the country's savage civil war (1983 – 2009). Chamari (Nimmi Harasgama) is searching for her husband, a Sinhalese Sri Lankan Air Force pilot shot down in flight, whom she believes has been taken prisoner by the Tamil Tigers. Desperate to know the truth, she enlists a sympathetic jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
