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Kanyavi
''Kanyavi'' ( si, කන්යාවි, italic=yes) is a 2009 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Siritunga Perera and produced by Indika Wijeratne for Cine Vision Lanka Films. It stars Sanath Gunathilake and Meena Kumari in lead roles along with Sathischandra Edirisinghe and Pubudu Chathuranga. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge. The film introduced Dilani Madurasinghe to cinema for the first time. It is the 1132rd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film was successfully screened for 60 days at Ritz Borella and other NFC circuit cinema halls around the country. Plot Cast * Sanath Gunathilake as Janaka Senanayake * Meena Kumari as Imaya Senanayake * Dilani Madurasinghe as Kumari * Sathischandra Edirisinghe as Janaka's father * Pubudu Chathuranga as Madhava * Hyacinth Wijeratne as Janaka's mother * Himali Sayurangi as Tharushi Nadeesha * Seetha Kumari Seetha Kumari Ehelepola (born 9 May 1940 – died 7 August 2013 as සීතා කුමාරි ඇහැ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pubudu Chathuranga
Eththiligoda Vidana Gamage Pubudu Chathuranga, (born 12 November 1982: si, පුබුදු චතුරංග), popularly as Pubudu Chathuranga, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is also worked as a model, TV presenter and a screenplay writer. Personal life Pubudu was born on 12 November 1982 in Kithulampitiya, Galle. His mother, Lalitha Indrani Weththasinghe, is a housewife born in Colombo who moved to Galle after marrying his father, E.V.G Somasiri, in the 1970s. He has one sister, Dushanthi Thamodini who is married to Sisira Kalansooriya. The name Pubudu means "blossoming of wisdom", and Chathuranga stands for any four noble things. Pubudu attended Richmond College in Galle, which his father had also attended. As a school boy he has won the primary best student award of his school and got the best results in Ordinary Level. After Advanced Level He was selected to receive higher education as a candidate for a Higher National Diploma in Engine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathischandra Edirisinghe
Patikirige Sathischandra Edirisinghe (born 11 February 1941 as Patikirige Sathischandra Edirisinghe, සතිස්චන්ද්ර එදිරිසිංහ) inhalais an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Considered one of the earliest pillars of Sri Lankan drama history, Edirisinghe is noted as a highly versatile actor with a career spanning more than five decades. He is a recipient of life time awards at many award ceremonies. Personal life Sathischandra Edirisinghe was born on 11 February 1941 in Kelaniya as the sixth child of the family. His father is late Patikirige Edirisinghe was a Chief Supervisor of the Department of Cottage Industries. Mother is late Ushettige Elizabeth Perera was a housewife. He has one elder brother, late Dharmasiri, four elder sisters - Techla Sandaseelee, late Florida Katherine, Mershia Sirima and Mary Elizabeth and two younger brothers - Nimal Ranjith and Sunil. Youngest of the family, Sunil is a singer in Sri Lankan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyacinth Wijeratne
Threeris Hyacinth Wijeratne ( si, හයසින්ත් විජේරත්න; 3 October 1946 – 31 July 2021), was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. In a career spanned more than four decades, she was known for her breakthrough roles in ''Karumakkarayo'', ''Tharaka Mal'' and ''Ho Gaana Pokuna.'' Personal life Hyacinth Wijeratne was born on 3 October 1946 in Modara, Sri Lanka as the third child of the family. She was educated at Mary Margaret College, Modara (currently known as St. Anthony's College). She later attended St. James' College, Modara for further studies. She had two older sisters, one younger brother and one younger sister. When she was about 15 or 16 years old, she and her younger sister Niluka drowned in Kala Oya where Niluka died by the incident and Hyacinth narrowly escaped. She was married to Ivan Wijeratne and the couple had one son, Shirash Wijeratne. Her husband Ivan died in 2019. Career She applied for a newspaper advertisem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himali Sayurangi
Himali Sayurangi Ranaweera (born July 18 as හිමාලි සයුරංගි) Sinhala_language">Sinhala.html" ;"title="Sinhala_language.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Sinhala language">Sinhala">Sinhala_language.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Sinhala language">Sinhala, is an actress in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. She is best known for the role as Udeni in popular television serial '' Deveni Inima''. She started her artistic career as a presenter and later joined the film industry. She has also excelled in dance, singing and dubbing Personal life She was born on 18 July as the second of the family. She has one elder brother and one younger brother. Younger brother worked in the computer department of a television channel. Her father worked at the Insurance Corporation and mother is a housewife. She completed education from Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda. Sayurangi is married to Asanga Jayalath where the wedding was celebrated on 1 March 2012 at Cinnamo ... [...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] |
Sanath Gunathilake
Somsiri Sanath Julien Gunatilake (born 27 October 1955: Sinhala:සනත් ගුණතිලක), popularly as Sanath Gunatilake, is an actor, director, screenwriter in Sri Lankan cinema and film director. A highly versatile actor across many genres, Gunatilake is a veteran actor in the Sri Lankan cinema industry with a career spanning more than four decades. He Served as a member of Western Provincial Council as United National Party member, and later join as media head of President Chandrika Kumaratunga. Personal life Gunatilake was born on 27 October 1955, in Mulgampola, Kandy, Sri Lanka, to a middle-class family where his father Hector Gunatilake was a lawyer and mother Grace Goonetileke was a teacher. According to him, his father is a good fan of cinema, and this has influenced him to take part in art at an early age. He was educated at Kingswood College, Kandy and successfully passed GCE O/L, but failed to mark in A/L as he wished to do. As his first job, he worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premasiri Khemadasa
Deshamanya Kala Keerthi Dr.Premasiri Khemadasa ( Sinhala: ආචාර්ය ප්රේමසිරි කේමදාස ) (25 January 1937 – 24 October 2008) also known as "Khemadasa Master" was a Sri Lankan music composer. Exploring the various styles of music around the world Khemadasa endeavoured to develop a unique style of music. He combined Sinhala folk tunes, Hindustani music, Western music and many other streams of music in his compositions while adapting them to fit contemporary music. Biography Early life Khemadasa grew up in Talpitiya, Wadduwa and attended St. John's College Panadura and then Sri Sumangala College Panadura. Born the thirteenth child into a poor rural family on the west coast of Sri Lanka, Khemadasa started with nothing. There was no musical heritage in his family. He was self-taught, learning how to play on cheap bamboo flutes when he was only 6 years old. In all his life, Khemadasa would never receive formal training in music. As a teena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seetha Kumari
Seetha Kumari Ehelepola (born 9 May 1940 – died 7 August 2013 as සීතා කුමාරි ඇහැලේපොළ) inhala, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the earliest pillars in Sri Lankan film history, Ehelepola had a career that spanned more than four decades. She was notable to act in many motherly roles in television serials as well as films. Personal life Kumari was born on 9 May 1940 in Ehelepola village, Matale. She has one son, Pradeep Kumara Abeyratne, who currently lives in Italy. She died on 7 August 2013 due to a sudden heart attack at the age of 73. After the body being placed in the Colombo Art Gallery on 10 August 2013 from 10 am to 4 pm, funeral took place on the same day at Borella Cemetery. Career Her elder sister was married to Matale. After the husband's sudden death, Kumari with her son stayed at elder sister's house. The son was three years old at that time. One day, Ananda Jayaratne came to the house of sis ... [...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] |
Nadeeka Guruge
Nadeeka Guruge ( si, නදීක ගුරුගේ) is one of the most influential composers in Sri Lankan music. Biography "I grew up with the guitar and the guitar speaks at this concert" says Nadeeka on his concerts titled ''Nostal Guitar Electrica 2015'' and 'Echo in the Mountains'. Guruge started as a young musician researching in 1999. His first serious musical work was "Sanyugma" a folk and applied music production with Marcello Titto Li, a Bolivian folk musician, in 1999. Since then he has been working in movies, tele dramas, stage dramas, songs and advertising. Films *''Sulanga Enu Pinisa'' 2005 *'' Sankara'' 2006 *'' Aba'' 2007 *''Karma'' 2010 – also as protagonist. *''Ira Handa Yata'' 2009 *''Nikini Vassa'' 2011 *The Kuveni 2011 *'' Cindrella'' 2011 *'' Gamani'' 2011 *''Maharaja Gemunu ''Maharaja Gemunu (King Gemunu)'' ( si, මහරජ ගැමුණු) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala epic film directed by Jayantha Chandrasiri and produced by Gunapal ... [...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] |
