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Eddie Junior
Bulathsinhalage Hubert de Silva (12 March 1926 – 3 November 1982 as එඩී ජූනියර්) inhala, popularly known by his stage name Eddie Junior, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and theater as well as a music composer and singer. Personal life Junior was born on 12 March 1926 in Negombo. His father Eddie de Silva, who was popularly known as Eddie Master was a renowned music composer. In time, he joined his father's theater troupe as a composer and actor. There he met actress Pearl Vasudevi; they married in 1940. The couple has one daughter, Sujeewa Lalee. Sujeewa also acted in few films including maiden acting in ''Sithijaya''. Vasudevi died 19 June 1987 at the age of 72 following a brief illness. Cinema career Junior started acting career with stage dramas conducted by Sirisena Wimalaweera Sirisena Wimalaweera ( si, සිරිසේන විමලවීර; born 23 June 1901 – died 24 August 1963) was a Sri Lankan filmmaker and theater master. He made sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negombo
Negombo (, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in Western Province, from Colombo via Colombo - Katunayake Expressway. Negombo is one of the major commercial hubs in the country and the administrative centre of Negombo Division. Negombo has about 142,136 population within its divisional secretariat division. Negombo municipal boundary is fully extended throughout its Divisional Secretariat area. Negombo is known for its long sandy beaches and centuries old fishing industry. Negombo has a large bilingual (Sinhala/Tamil) population with a clear Roman Catholic majority. = Etymology = The name "Negombo" is the Portuguese corrupted name of its Tamil name ''Neerkolombu''. The Sinhala name means from Old-Tamil Naval terminology Meegaman Pattinam. Meegaman denotes Naval Captain, where the local Karava population’s long association of Naval and Fishing connections. Later, "Village of the honeycomb", gaining its name ... [...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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl Vasudevi
Pearl Peters (born 30 March 1915 – died 19 June 1987 as පර්ල් වාසුදේවි) inhala, popularly as Pearl Vasudevi, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema as well as a singer. Personal life Vasudevi was born as Pearl Peters in Galle on March 30, 1915 to a Burgher family. She studied at the Good Shepherd Convent, Colombo and became interested in theater at a young age. She was married to fellow actor Eddie Junior. The couple has one daughter, Sujeewa Lalee. Sujeewa also acted in few films including maiden acting in ''Sithijaya''. Vasudevi died 19 June 1987 at the age of 72 following a brief illness. Career Vasudevi made her debut as an actress in 1930 playing the role of a princess in the play ''Aparikshakari Nadu Theenduwa'' at the age of 15. With her fluency in English, she also secured a leading role in an adaption of '' Merchant of Venice''. Vasudevi joined Eddie Master's troupe shortly after acting in the role of Seetha in ''Ramayanaya''. The dramatist's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a 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 hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic 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 medieval world, and in England at the time of ... [...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 wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirisena Wimalaweera
Sirisena Wimalaweera ( si, සිරිසේන විමලවීර; born 23 June 1901 – died 24 August 1963) was a Sri Lankan filmmaker and theater master. He made several critically acclaimed films from 1949 to 1960. He is the first independent Sinhalese and Sri Lankan to direct a Sinhala film and first Sinhala Independent Producer. Personal life Wimalaweera was born on 23 June 1901 in Tangalle. He was a man of good knowledge about different languages such as Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu, etc. At the age of eleven, he traveled to India with his uncle to study Ayurvedic medicine. But, unfortunately, he got the idea of doing drama. He has two daughters - Somawathi and Premawathi; and three sons, Daya, Upasena and Ranjith. His elder son Daya Wimalaweera was a popular film director, cameraman, script writer and also a producer. Upesena Wimalaweera is also a sound engineer and editor. Wimalaweera was rushed to the Khalil Private Hospital in Maradana and was 62 years old when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amma (1949 Film)
''Amma'' is a 1949 Sri Lankan film directed by Sirisena Wimalaweera. It was adapted from one of his plays that bore the same name. The cast included Eddie Junior, Pearl Vasudevi, D. R. Nanayakkara and N. R. Dias and was filmed at the Neptune Studio in Madras. It was screened at the Central Cinema in Maradana. Plot Story involving a mother. Cast *Pearl Vasudevi as Nila: lead female character *D. R. Nanayakkara Don Ruter Nanayakkara (15 March 1915 – 4 January 1989) was a Sri Lankan actor in Sri Lankan cinema as well as in British drama. Playing lanky villains and comedic characters, Nanayakkara gained popularity in movies like ''Rekava'', ''Kurulu Be ... as Saranapala * Eddie Junior as Tilaka: lead male character *Upasena Wimalaweera as Young Tilaka *Murin Nissanka as Viola *R. Marshal Perera as Romeo *Carmen Vanidoti as Juliet *N. R. Dias as Juwanis *R. H. Nicholas Perera as Jomi *Sumana Ranasinghe as Noiyahami *Turin Silva *Asilin Ranasinghe *S. H. Jothipala as Samson So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surangani (film)
''Surangani'' is a 1955 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Cyril P. Abeyratne. Plot Cast * Kanthi Gunatunga as Ramya * Eddie Junior as Sena * D.R. Nanayakkara as Kuda * Pearl Vasudevi * Lilian Edirisinghe * Disna Ranjani * G. S. B. Rani as Aunt * M P Gemunu * Sujeeva Lalee * Kingsley Jayasekera Production The film was produced by ''The Ceylon Theatres Ltd.'' and was released on 19 February 1955 at Elphinstone (Maradana ) & 13 other centres through Ceylon Theatres circuit. Soundtrack The music was composed by T. R. Paapa. Popular songs included #''Aaley Pem Res Dahara'' – G. S. B. Rani Perera #''Suranganaavi Maage'' #''Sapaa Jeewey Uthum (Rupe Bale)'' – Dharmadasa Walpola Dharmadasa Walpola ( Sinhala: ධර්මදාස වල්පොල) (1927–1983) was the most prominent Sri Lankan male playback singer of the 1950s and 1960s. Walpola was an accomplished musician adapt at playing the flute, harmonium, ... #''Koibatado Mey Sathaa'' – Eddie Junio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amathikama
''Amathikama'' is a 1968 Sri Lankan Black and white drama film directed by Nihal Jayasinghe and produced by S. P. Muththaiya. The film stars Joe Abeywickrama and Sandhya Kumari in lead roles whereas Hugo Fernando, D.R. Nanayakkara and Pearl Vasudevi made supportive roles. Music directed by R. Muttusamy. Cast * Joe Abeywickrama as Mudalali * Hugo Fernando as Arachchi * Sandhya Kumari * D.R. Nanayakkara * Pearl Vasudevi * Jessica Wickramasinghe * H. R. Jothipala * B. S. Perera * Sirimathi Rasadari * Eddie Junior * Lilian Edirisinghe * M. V. Balan Mahadevan Vellupillai Balakrishnan (born 3 March 1941 – died 14 January 2017 as එම්. වී. බාලන්) inhala, popularly as M. V. Balan, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema. Career spanned for more than four decades, Balan has work ... * Hilda Agnes * Milton Jayawardena * Pujitha Mendis * Sunil Wesley Perera * Ione Weerasinghe References External links * 1968 films 1960s Sinhala-language films {{SriLank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahasin Polawata
''Ahasin Polowata'' (English: ''White Flowers for the Dead'', si, අහසින් පොලොවට) is a 1978 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Dr Lester James Peries and written by Tissa Abeysekara. The film stars Tony Ranasinghe as Sarath, an abusive husband who is haunted by his wife's death. Peries made the film as a favour to D. B. I. S. Siriwardene who was ardent that Peries direct a film based on his wife, Eileen's book. It was well received in Sri Lanka, critically and commercially, and made appearances at several foreign film festivals including the Cairo International Film Festival where it won the Best Film from the Third World award. Plot Dr.Sarath (Tony Ranasinghe) domineers over his timid wife Vineetha (Sriyani Amarasena). When she is to have a Caesarean delivery of their baby, Sarath refuses to be present even though he himself is a doctor. She dies during surgery and Sarath is forced to live with the spectre of his wife hanging over him. Cast * Tony Ranasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadawunu Poronduwa (1982 Film)
''Kadawunu Poronduwa'' is a 1982 Sinhala drama film directed by Roy de Silva and produced by his wife Sumana Amarasinghe. It is a remake of the first Sinhala film '' Kadawunu Poronduwa''. The film stars Vijaya Kumaratunga and Sumana Amarasinghe in lead roles whereas Eddie Jayamanne, Joe Abeywickrama and Ruby de Mel in suppiortive roles. It also marks the film debut of comedian Sunil Hettiarachchi as well as final appearance of Eddie Jayamanne in cinema. Reception The film received generally positive reviews and was the most popular film of 1982 in Sri Lanka. For the latter accomplishment, it was presented with a presidential award. Cast * Vijaya Kumaranatunga as Samson * Sumana Amarasinghe as Ranjani * Eddie Jayamanne as Manappuwa * Joe Abeywickrama as Hemapala * Ruby de Mel as Jayasena Hamine * Mabel Blythe as Josy Baba * Sonia Disa as Tekla * Victor Wickramage as Victor Moragoda * Henry Jayasena * Wijeratne Warakagoda as Psych ward nurse * Freddie Silva as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
