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Dhammika Siriwardana
Dhammika Siriwardana (15 September 1954 – 15 December 2015) (also known as Dhammika Siriwardena and K.D.T Siriwardena) was a Sri Lankan Film, teledrama producer and a businessman. Dhammika is the founding Chairman of Alankulama Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. Early life Dhammika was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo. Filmography Dhammika was the script writer & director of film Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe that featured famous actors Roshan Ranawana and Pooja Umashankar. Asai Man Piyabanna was a film produced by Dhammika Siriwardana. Few of other films produced by Dhammika are Rosa Kele, Paaya Enna Hiru Se and Mahindagamanaya ''Mahindagamanaya'' ( si, මහින්දාගමනය, italic=yes) is a 2011 Sri Lankan Sinhala historical film directed by Sanath Abeysekara and produced by Dr. Daminda Upali Fernando. It stars Jeevan Kumaratunga, Dilhani Ekanayake in lead .... References Dhammika turns over a new leaf with Suwanda Denuna JeewitheAsai Mang Piyambanna: Nothing but a light-hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 in the Municipality. It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is itself within the urban/suburban area of Colombo. It is also the administrative capital of the Western Province and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life, colonial buildings and monuments. Due to its large harbour and its strategic position along th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalanda College, Colombo
''Āpadāna Sobhinī Panñā'' , motto_translation = Character Illumines Wisdom , established = , founder = Patrick de Silva Kularatne , type = National , grades = 1–13 , enrollment = 7500 , gender = Boys , affiliation = Buddhist , location = Sri Dhamma mawatha , city = Colombo , country = Sri Lanka , free_label_2 = , free_2 = , colours = Maroon, Silver , alumni = Old Nalandians , information = , website = Nalanda CollegeG 498 Gazette Extraodinary of the Democratic So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe
''Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe'' is a 2010 Sinhala-language romantic musical film written and directed and produced by Dhammika Siriwardana. The film stars Roshan Ranawana and Pooja Umashankar in lead roles along with Gayathri Dias, Rex Kodippili, Himali Siriwardena and Pubudu Chathuranga. Shooting of the film was commenced on 6 August 2008 in and around Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Bandarawela, Welimada and Colombo. Plot Ayeshmantha, owner of his father's business, falls in love with a girl named Rashi, only to find she is marrying. Saddened, Ayeshmantha loses interest in the family business and considers suicide. He leaves home only to find Rashmi, who persuades him to not kill himself. Rashmi sends Ayeshmantha to live with her aunts. Rashmi's aunts are suspicious of a would be love affair between Ayeshmantha and Rashmi, therefore disallowing Ayeshmantha to live there further. Rashmi breaks up with her fiancé. Meanwhile, Ayeshmantha decides to restore the family business. Ayeshmant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roshan Ranawana
Roshan Ranawana ( si, රොෂාන් රණවන) (born 23 March 1981) is a Sri Lankan film actor and a model. Ranawana was awarded the most popular actors award at the Derana film awards in 2013. Ranawana made his acting debut with ''Hiripoda Wessa'' (2006) and won a Presidential award for best upcoming actor for his performance. He played the lead role in several commercial successes such as ''Tharaka Mal'' (2007), ''Asai Mang Piyabanna'' (2007), ''Rosa Kale'' (2008), ''Feel My Love'' (2008), ''Dancing Star'' (2009) and ''Suwanda Danuna Jeewithe'' (2010). Personal life Roshan is married to his longtime partner Kushlani. The couple has one son, Minneth, born in 2019. Ranawana is a devoted Buddhist and committed vegetarian. He also appeared in many Buddhist programs in TNL TV particularly about the vegetarian life. He is also an active humanitarian on preventing cancer around the country carrying accompany with Cancer Care Association. Modelling Ranawana was a former t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pooja Umashankar
Pooja Gauthami Umashankar, mononymously known as Pooja, is an Indian-Sri Lankan actress, who has primarily appeared in Tamil, Sinhala and Malayalam language films. Early and personal life Pooja's mother, Sandhya, is a Sri Lankan Sinhalese and her father, H. R. Umashankar, is an Indian Kannadiga Brahmin from Sringeri, in the Chikmagalur district of Karnataka. Umashankar was at Valparai, working with Hindustan Unilever Limited, as a manager. Pooja can speak Kannada, Sinhala, Tamil, and English. After she did her pre-schooling in Sri Lanka, she came to India and went to Poornapragnya in Aldur, Chikmagalur and then to Nirmala Convent in Mysuru. Later she continued her education at Baldwin's Girls High school in Bengaluru and did graduation (B.Com.) and Post Graduation (MBA) at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. In December 2016, she married Prashan David Vethakan, who is a Sri Lankan businessman. Career Pooja was introduced by a friend of her to cinematographer-turned-director J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asai Man Piyabanna
''Asai Man Piyabanna'' ( si, ආසයි මං පියාඹන්න, italic=yes) is a 2007 Sri Lankan Sinhala musical romantic film directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya and produced by Dhammika Siriwardana for Alankulama Films. It stars Roshan Ranawana and Pooja Umashankar in lead roles along with Sanath Gunathilake and Upeksha Swarnamali. The music is composed by Rohana Weerasinghe. The film was released in November 2007 and was a major commercial success in Sri Lanka in that year, as well as receiving positive reviews. It is a remake of the 1999 Bollywood film '' Taal'' starring Aishwarya Rai, Anil Kapoor and Akshay Khanna. Cast *Roshan Ranawana as Praveen *Pooja Umashankar as Ranmalee / Maleesha *Gayathri Dias as Praveen's sister *Shiran Silva as Praveen's brother * Nalin Pradeep Udawela as Sarath *Sanath Gunathilake as Sapumal Senadheera *Upeksha Swarnamali *Umali Thilakarathne as Pabalu Production The music video for Piyabanna Asai was filmed in Kandy, Sri Lanka. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sri Lankan Films Of The 2000s
Films produced in Sri Lanka in the 2000s (decade). 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 {, class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" , - ! style="width:16%;", Title ! style="width:15%;", Director ! style="width:25%;", Cast ! style="width:12%;", Genre ! style="width:32%;", Notes , - , {{Year header , 2009 , - , ''Ali Surathal'' , Sudesh Wasantha Peiris Sunil Soma Peiris , Jeevan Kumaratunga, Semini Iddamalgoda, Rex Kodippili, Sanath Gunathilake, Ananda Wickramage, Wasantha Kumaravila, Anton Jude , Children's, Action , Released on 1 January. , - , ''Leader'' , Ranjan Ramanayake , Ranjan Ramanayake, Adeen Khan, Anton Jude, Janesh Silva, Ronnie Leitch, Robin Fernando, Anusha Damayanthi , Action, romance, comedy , Released on 2 February. , - , ''Dancing Star'' , Susara Dinal , Dushyanth Weeraman, Shiroshi Romeshika, Malini Fonseka, Sanath Gunathilake, Sabeetha Perera, Roshan Ranawana, Ravindra Randeniya, Rosy Senanayake, Sarath Kothalawala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Period Drama Films Set In Asia
Historical or period drama is a film genre in which stories are based on historical events and famous persons. Some historical dramas attempt to accurately portray a historical event or biography, to the degree that the available historical research will allow. Other historical dramas are fictionalised tales that are based on an actual person and their deeds. Due to the sheer volume of films included in this genre and in the interest of continuity, this list is primarily focused on films pertaining to the history of East Asia, Central Asia, and India. For films pertaining to the history of Near Eastern and Western civilisation, please refer to list of historical period drama films and series set in Near Eastern and Western civilization. The films on this page are divided into regions, and within each region the films are listed chronologically by subject matter. Central Asia South Asia Indian subcontinent history Pakistani history Sri Lankan history East Asia Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 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] |
Alumni Of Nalanda College, Colombo
Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women. The word is Latin and means "one who is being (or has been) nourished". The term is not synonymous with "graduate"; one can be an alumnus without graduating (Burt Reynolds, alumnus but not graduate of Florida State, is an example). The term is sometimes used to refer to a former employee or member of an organization, contributor, or inmate. Etymology The Latin noun ''alumnus'' means "foster son" or "pupil". It is derived from PIE ''*h₂el-'' (grow, nourish), and it is a variant of the Latin verb ''alere'' "to nourish".Merriam-Webster: alumnus .. Separate, but from the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lankan Music Video Directors
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] |
