Jayalath Manoratne

	Jayalath Manoratne Kala Suri Kala Keerthi Dr. Keselgaspe Manatunga Jayalath Manoratne ( si, කෙසෙල්ගස්පේ මනතුංග ජයලත් මනෝරත්න; 12 June 1948 – 12 January 2020), popularly known as Jayalath Manoratne, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He was a lecturer by profession as well as a director and producer. A highly versatile actor from drama to comedy, Manoratne won awards at OCIC (International Catholic Organization for Cinema and Audiovisual), Presidential, Sarasaviya, Raigam Tele'es, Sumathi and the State Literary and Drama festivals. He was the best actor back to back in 1991 and 1992 for his performance in ''Socrates'' and ''Dvitva''. He is considered by critics as one of the five actors who have dominated the Sri Lankan Stage. He died on 12 January 2020 while receiving treatment for cancer at the age of 71. Personal life Manoratne was born on 12 June 1948 in Dehipe, Nuwara Eliya as the youngest son in the fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya ( si, නුවර එළිය ; ta, நுவரெலியா) is a city in the hill country of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its name means "city on the plain (table land)" or "city of light". The city is the administrative capital of Nuwara Eliya District, with a picturesque landscape and temperate climate. It is at an altitude of 1,868 m (6,128 ft) and is considered to be the most important location for tea production in Sri Lanka. The city is overlooked by Pidurutalagala, the tallest mountain in Sri Lanka. Nuwara Eliya is known for its temperate, cool climatethe coolest area in Sri Lanka. History The city was founded by Samuel Baker, the explorer of Lake Albert and the upper Nile in 1846. Nuwara Eliya's climate lent itself to becoming the prime sanctuary of the British civil servants and planters in Ceylon. Nuwara Eliya, called Little England, was a hill country retreat where the British colonialists could immerse themselves in their pastimes su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gunasena Galappatty Gunasena Galappatty (born June 7, 1927, in Dikwella in Matara, Sri Lanka) was a Sri Lankan dramatist, director, producer, and Sinhala radio play writer regarded as the pioneer of suspense drama in Sri Lanka. Education Galappatty attended Dikwella Central College and Matara Rahula College. In 1952, he entered University of Ceylon, Peradeniya campus, to study for a bachelor's degree in economics. At Peradeniya, he started associating with Professor Ediriweera Sarachchandra and Charles Silva and was involved in theatre work. His first production was a folk drama ''Sandakinduru'' in 1957 in which he blended folk drama with modern Sinhalese music. This was a success and he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study experimental theatre at Yale University, United States. He was a teacher at Kotte Ananda Sastralaya in 1955 and next joined for a while the State Language Department as a translator, again continuing as a teacher. Career From Yale, he went to Broadway in 1959, the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Athuru Mithuru (film) ''Athuru Mithuru'' is a preschool education paper in Sri Lanka which prints in Sinhala language monthly. ''Athuru Mithuru'' is the most popular preschool education paper in Sri Lanka which runs according to the pre-school curriculum. It is published by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House), a government-owned company. The education paper commenced publishing on 1 May 2012. ''Athuru Mithuru'' is written as a tabloid Tabloid may refer to: * Tabloid journalism, a type of journalism * Tabloid (newspaper format), a newspaper with compact page size ** Chinese tabloid * Tabloid (paper size), a North American paper size * Sopwith Tabloid, a biplane aircraft * ''Ta ... size, with colourful drawings. It includes preschool activities, drawings, poems, stories and competitions. The current editor-in-chief of the paper is Anoma Gangoda while Gunapala Jayalath is the sub-editor. The circulation is close to 100,000 and sales are managed by Dinesh De Alwis. ''Athuru Mithur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Prarthana (1986 Film) Prarthana may refer to: * Prayer in Hinduism, called , Sanskrit for ''prayer'' * Prarthana Samaj, a Hindu reform movement and society * Sangh Prarthana, a nationalist hymn in Sanskrit of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Arts and entertainment * ''Prarthana'' (1943 film), a Hindi social film * ''Prarthana'' (1978 film), an Indian Malayalam film * '' Adaraneeya Prarthana'', a Sri Lankan film * Prarthana TV, an Odia language spiritual TV channel People Prarthana Behere (born 1983), Indian actress Prarthana Thombare (born 1994), Indian tennis player Prarthana Fardin Dighi, Bangladeshi film actress Prarthana Indrajith (born 2004), Indian playback singer Places * Prarthana School in Padmanabhanagar Padmanabhanagar is a posh residential locality in South Bangalore, India, covering an area of 1.68 km2 It's one of the zones of BBMP. Padmanabhanagar has a very famous park called Lakshmikanta Park. This park houses Lakshmi Kantha temple. ..., Bangalore, India See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Saranga (1981 Film) Saranga may refer to: * ''Saranga'' (1994 film), a Pakistani action film * ''Saranga'' (1961 film), a Bollywood film * Șarânga, a village in the commune of Pietroasele, Romania * Sharanga, the celestial bow of the Hindu God Lord Vishnu * David Saranga David Saranga ( he, דוד סרנגה) (born February 18, 1964) is Israel's ambassador in Romania. He served as the Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor to the President of the State of Israel, Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin, and former Head of European Parliamen ... (born 1964), Israel’s ambassador in Romania {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Titus Thotawatte Thotawattege Don Manuel Titus de Silva ( Sinhala:ටයිටස් තොටවත්ත), popularly as Titus Thotawatte, was a Sri Lankan director and editor who made several popular Sri Lankan action movies in the 1960s and 1970s and later developed Sinhala children's programmes. Thotawatte died on 15 October 2011 in Colombo. Early life He was born on 17 April 1927 in Colombo. He was the fourth child in a family of five children, with 3 elder brothers and one younger sister. He attended Ananda College in Colombo and studied art under J.D.A. Perera and Stanley Abeysinghe and Matara Technical College. Career Thottawatte joined Lester James Peries and Willie Blake as editor to make ''Rekava'' in 1956. It was an attempt to make a truly Sinhalese movie in contrast with the Southern Indian copies then in vogue. Thottawatte debuted as a director with ''Chandiya'' in 1965. The film starred Gamini Fonseka in the first villains role of Sinhala Cinema. Other early films include ''Kau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Handaya ''Handaya'' ( si, හඳයා, italic=yes) is a 1979 Sri Lankan Sinhala black-n-white children's film directed and produced by Titus Thotawatte for Thotawatte Salaroo. The film is cited as a legend in Sinhala cinema history. It stars many child actors along with Henry Jayasena, J.H.Jayawardana and Pearl Wasudevi in lead roles along with U. Ariyavimal and Gemunu Wijesuriya. Music composed by Somapala Rathnayake. It is the 434th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film received mainly positive reviews from critics and awarded in many local and international film festivals. ''Handaya'' received 8.8 of ratings from IMDb database. Background Before screening in film halls, the film was screened few times for children orphanages around the country. The premiere screening of the film was celebrated on 2 November 1979 on 10am onward at the Savoy Cinema Hall with the presence of prime minister Ranasinghe Premadasa and lady Hema Premadasa. Film was released to public on 16 November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Doo Daruwo Doo Daruwo (Sinhala, "children") was one of the longest running Sri Lankan television serials, airing from 1990 to 1995. It was one of the most popular shows of its time and drew in 8 million viewers at its peak. Plot This was a story that revolved around a family; how a family starts, grows rich by indulging in all types of vices and more importantly, how it changes over generations while infusing different social morals into it. Cast and crew Cast Henry Jayasena – Sudu Seeya Iranganie Serasinghe - Dulsey Aachchi * H.A. Perera - Dias Sunethra Saratchandra - Kusumalatha Neil Alas - Sumanadasa Veena Jayakody - Sudharma Jayalath Manoratne - Punsiri Chandani Seneviratne - Nandani Nilmini Tennakoon – DeepthiUdeni Alwis- Sampath Ajith Lokuge Yashoda Wimaladharma – Priyanvada Kelum Wijesuriya Deepani Silva Deepani Silva ( si, දීපානි සිල්වා) also known as Deepani de Silva ( si, දීපානි ධී සිල්වා) is a Sri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]