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Cheriyo Holman
''Cheriyo Holman'' ( si, චෙරියෝ හොල්මන්) is a 2002 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy horror film directed by Parakrama Jayasinghe and co-produced by Raj Ranasinghe and Thilak Atapattu. It is the fourth and last film of ''Cheriyo film series'', which is sequel to ''Cheriyo Darling''. It stars Bandu Samarasinghe, Dilhani Ekanayake and Ananda Wickramage. Music for the film is done by Somapala Rathnayake. It is the 979th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot The film is set in a hotel. Many people visit the hotel and reserve their rooms. Meanwhile the hotel is haunted by a ghost, "Mohini" (Dilhani) and all people are afraid of her horror incidents. Further information about the ghost is exhibited in the last part of the film. Until that moment, the film revolves around comedic incidents as well as hotel workers flirting with a beautiful girl, later known as the ghost. Cast * Bandu Samarasinghe * Dilhani Ekanayake * Ananda Wickramage * Manel Wanaguru * Susila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandu Samarasinghe
Kala Bhushana Bandusena Samarasinghe, popularly known as Bandu (බන්දු සමරසිංහ: born 22 November 1952), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular comedians in Sinhala cinema, Bandu is best known for comedy roles in several blockbuster film franchises such as ''Re Daniel Dawal Migel'', ''Cheriyo'', ''Jolly Halo'' as well as ''Somy Boys''. In addition to acting, he also worked as a director, scriptwriter, singer, lyricist and producer. In April 2022, he was appointed as the Consul General in Milan, Italy replacing Neela Wickramasinghe who died while serving in the relevant position. However, it was revealed that he himself would not accept as the Consul General in Milan due to disappointment of the government’s conduct. Personal life Bandu was on born on 22 November 1952 in a family of five children. His father Kegalle Podi Mahaththya (1917-1980) was a mechanic and his mother Lellagaha Goda Iskole Hamine (1925-2007) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananda Wickramage
Ananda Wickramage ( si, ආනන්ද වික්රමගේ, born August 4, 1953) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Wickramage is most notable for the role ''Mervyn'' in ''Paba'' teledrama, double acting in ''Patalavilla'' teledrama, president in political sitcom ''And Company'' and as ''Kotalawala'' in stage drama ''Neinage Suduwa''. Television career Ananda Wickramage has acted more than 100 television serials. His role in the serials such as ''Patalavilla'' and ''Paba'' become highly popularized. He directed the television serial ''Menik Maliga'', and ''Hada Pudasuna''. Notable works * ''Ananthaya'' * ''And Company'' * ''Aswenna'' * ''Athuru Paara'' * ''Bindunu Sith'' * '' Bonda Meedum'' * ''Dedunnen Eha'' * ''Ekas Ginna'' * ''Hada Pudasuna'' * ''Hapanaa'' * ''Hathwana Kandayama'' * ''Ingammaruwa'' * ''Itu Devi Vimana'' * ''Jeewithaya Horu Aran'' * ''Kadathira'' * ''Kadupul Mal'' * ''Kammiththa'' * ''Kathura'' * ''Kokila Ginna'' * ''Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susila Kottage
Hewamunaweerage Susila Devi de Silva (born January 30, 1957 as සුසිලා කෝට්ටගේ) inhala, popularly known as Susila Kottage, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema theater and television. One of Sri Lanka's best female comedians, Kottage is famous for the role ''Dayawathi'' in television serial '' Kopi Kade'' and films ''Angara Dagara'' and ''Sikuru Hathe''. Personal life Susila Kottage was born on 30 January 1957 in Matara. Her mother died at the delivery and her father married another woman when she was young. She completed her education from Sujatha Vidyalaya, Matara. She is married to Rahal Bulathsinhala, who is a retired jail police officer as well as a renowned actor. She met Rahal during stage dramas. Acting career Selected television serials * ''Bedde Senehasa'' * ''Dangayanta Pamanai'' * ''Dekada Kada'' * ''Doo Kumariyo'' * ''Eth Kanda Lihini'' * ''Gajamuthu'' * ''Hapanaa'' * ''Hatara Kenderaya'' * ''Hatara Wate'' * ''Hiruta Pipena Sooriyakantha' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilhani Ekanayake
Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake ( si, දිල්හානි ඒකනායක; born 4 March 1970) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular film actresses in Sinhala cinema, Ekanayake has won several awards as the most popular actress in multiple times. Personal life Ekanayake studied at St Clare's girls school, in Colombo. She is married to singer and actor Priyankara Perera son of singer Milton Perera. She has a son, Dilmin Perera. In late 2020, her husband Priyankara was diagnosed with a kidney failure. He was hospitalized and need to undertake a kidney transplant with an A + or O + type kidney. Career Before entering cinema, she acted in few ballets such as ''Vishwa Geethaya'' and ''Saama''. In 1987, along with Channa Wijewardena, she performed the ballet ''Ukussa''. Ekanayake made her cinema debut in 1991 film ''Dedunnen Samanaliyak'' directed by Yasapalitha Nanayakkara. In that year, she won the Sarasaviya award for the Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somapala Rathnayake
Rathnayake Arachchilage Somapala ( Sinhala: සෝමපාල රත්නායක; 7 November 1947 – 18 July 2017), popularly known as Somapala Rathnayake, was a Sri Lankan actor, composer, lyricist and a renowned musician. Personal life Rathnayake was born on 7 November 1947 in a small village near Kadugannawa as the fourth of the family with 10 siblings. His father was Rathnayake Arachchilage Don James. He was popularly known as Rathnayake Veda Mahaththaya, was an apothecary and sang "noorthi gee," a type of Sinhala folk songs. His mother was Abeykoon Mayadunnelage Sumanawathi. He was educated at Kadugannawa Junior School and then attended to Kadugannawa Maha Vidyalaya for secondary education. He learned music under K.M. Sugathapala at the school. One of his elder brothers, Victor Rathnayake is a renowned musician in Sri Lanka. Victor has two daughters and two sons from first marriage with Chithra Rathnayake. His daughter Chandani is a dancer and a vocalist. His elder son ... [...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] |
Sinhalese Language
Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million. Sinhala is also spoken as the first language by other ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, totalling about 2 million people as of 2001. It is written using the Sinhala script, which is a Brahmic script closely related to the Grantha script of South India. Sinhala is one of the official and national languages of Sri Lanka. Along with Pali, it played a major role in the development of Theravada Buddhist literature. The early form of the Sinhala language, is attested as early as the 3rd century BCE. The language of these inscriptions with long vowels and aspirated consonants is a Prakrit similar to Magadhi, a regional associate of the Middle Indian Prakrits that has been used during the time of the Buddha. The closest relatives are the Vedda language (an endangered, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheriyo Film Series
''Cheriyo'' is a Sri Lankan film series centered on a series of comedy action films, produced by TK Films and RS Films and distributed by EAP cinema theaters. Overview The franchise consists of four films in the ''Cheriyo'' series, ''Cheriyo Doctor'' (1991), ''Cheriyo Captain'' (1995), ''Cheriyo Darling'' (1996) and '' Cheriyo Holman'' (2002). The first three films of the franchise was directed by Roy de Silva with his screenplay and dialogues. The film ''Cheriyo'' ''Doctor'' was produced by Thilak Atapattu for TK Films, cinematography by S. A. Gafoor and edited by S. V. Chandran. The second film ''Cheriyo'' ''Captain'' was produced again by Thilak Atapattu, cinematography by G. Nandasena and edited by Densil Jayaweera. Third film ''Cheriyo'' ''Darling'' was co-produced by director Roy de Silva with his wife Sumana Amarasinghe for Roy-Sumana Films (RS Films). The film cinematography done by J.J. Yogaraja and edited by Densil Jayaweera. The final film of the franchise, ''Cheri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheriyo Darling
''Cheriyo Darling'' ( si, චෙරියෝ ඩාලිං) is a 1996 Sri Lankan Sinhala medical mystery romantic comedy film directed by Roy de Silva and co-produced by director himself with his wife Sumana Amarasinghe for RS Films. It is the third film of '' Cheriyo film series'', which is sequel to ''Cheriyo Captain''. It stars Joe Abeywickrama, Dilhani Ekanayake and Bandu Samarasinghe in lead roles along with Tennison Cooray, Ronnie Leitch, Freddie Silva, Wimal Kumara de Costa, Ravindra Randeniya, Sanoja Bibile, Sumana Amarasinghe & Damith Fonseka in supporting roles. Music for the film is done by Somapala Rathnayake and it is the 863rd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Sri Lankan films ever made, Cheriyo Darling is the only film in history to get a rating of 70 or more in the official 'Films.lk' Sinhalese Cinema database. Plot State mental hospital is in chaos. Junior Doctors Dr. Coco & Dr. Dunnoth Mala gives anatomy lectures t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the Sri Lankan film industry. It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947 with '' Kadawunu Poronduwa'' produced by S. M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone. Sri Lankan films are usually made in Sinhala and Tamil languages, the dominant languages of the country. Cinema of Sri Lanka is also referred to as Follywood as many famous Sri Lankan actors had surnames starting with an "F." In the first nine years, most films were made in neighboring Southern India and closely followed the conventions of Indian cinema. Studio shooting was the norm, with Indian style sets erected in film studios. It is widely believed that ''Rekava'', made in 1956 by pioneer director Lester James Peries, was the first Sinhala film to be shot completely out of studio, however, it was the film "Gambada Sundari", starring Kingsley Jayasekera and Sheela Peiris in 1950, which was the first film shot outside studios instead. It was al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manel Wanaguru
Manel Chinthamani Wanaguru ( si, මානෙල් වානගුරු; born 18 October 1951), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Personal life Manel Wanaguru was born on 18 October 1951. Her father Dudley Samuel Wanaguru was also an actor in Sinhala cinema. Dudley was born on 16 December 1922 and died on 29 July, 2003. He was a past pupil of St. Joseph's College, Wattala. He made his debut acting through film ''Eda Ra'' and then acted in many films such as ''Daiwa Wipakaya'', ''Hadisi Vivahaya'', ''Gehenu Geta'' and ''Patachara''. He also directed the film ''Sengawunu Menika''. Her mother was Indrani Dissanayake, who was a housewife. Manel has six siblings: Upendra, Lakshman, Tissa, Nihal, Tamara and Rohan. Wanaguru is married to Ananda Wickramage, who is also a renowned actor and comedian. The couple has two sons - Janith Wickramage and Sanketh Wickramage, both are actors. Acting career Selected television serials * ''Akuru Maki Na'' * ''Anne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Vidyalankara
Ganwari Teddy Vidyalankara (born on December 16, 1955, as ටෙඩී විද්යාලංකාර inhala is a Sri Lankan actor, and stunt director. Vidyalankara contributed more than 500 films across all languages including Sinhala, Tamil, English, Telugu and Hindi. He is the first stuntman to bring group stunts to Sri Lankan cinema. Early life Born in 1955 at Negombo, he completed education from Carey College, Colombo. He started gymnastics and other free style martial arts at the small age with the influence of Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that ... films. He started boxing at the school and got a chance to practice martial arts course started at YMBA Hall performed by overseas stuntmen. Cinema career In 1976, he attended to a party organized b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
