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List Of Sri Lankan Films Of The 1970s
Films produced in Sri Lanka in the 1970s. 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 {, class="wikitable" , - ! width=15% , Title ! width=12% , Director ! width=30% , Cast ! width=8% , Genre ! width=26% , Notes , - , {{Yearheader , 1979 , - , '' Samanmalee'' , Dayananda Gunawardena , Geetha Kumarasinghe, Roy de Silva, Sumana Amarasinghe, Rex Kodippili, Rukmani Devi, Eddie Jayamanne , Drama , Released on 19 January. , - , '' Geheniyak'' , Yasapalitha Nanayakkara , Vijaya Kumaratunga, Sonia Disa, Veena Jayakody, Rex Kodippili, Vincent Vaas, Vijaya Nandasiri, Annesley Dias , Drama , Released on 26 January. , - , '' Minisun Athara Minihek'' , Jo Dev Ananda , Gamini Fonseka, Veena Jayakody, Roy de Silva, Geetha Kumarasinghe, Freddie Silva, Rex Kodippili, Stanley Perera , Action , Released on 23 February. , - , ''Sarungale'' , Sunil Ariyaratne , Gamini Fonseka, Farina Lai, M. Abbas, Wimal Kumara de Costa, Veena Jayakody, Sriyani Amarasen ... [...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] |
Akkara Paha
''Akkara Paha'' (Sinhala, ''Five Acres of Land'') is a 1970 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Dr. Lester James Peries, with the screen play dialogue and script by Dr. Tissa Abeysekara. The film stars Milton Jayawardena as Sena, a young man from a rural society who travels to the city to pursue a higher education and Malini Fonseka as Kumari. Tissa Abeysekera adapted Madawela S. Ratnayake's book as a follow-up to ''Golu Hadawatha''. The film received a lukewarm response in Sri Lanka, but was well received when shown in New York at the Museum of Modern Art's festival. Plot Sena (Milton Jayawardena) is sent to a boarding school at a well-to-do city university by his family who mortgage everything they own to pay for his education. Their future well-being is thus in the hands of Sena. Sena however succumbs to the temptations of city life and fails in his venture. The impoverished family takes on the titular scheme offered by the government to settle the North Central province. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nita Fernando
Nita Fernando (born 5 September 1947, නීටා ප්රනාන්දු) in Negombo, Sri Lanka is an actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She has starred in films like '' Duhulu Malak'' and ''Pavuru Walalu''. Biography Early life Nita Fernando was the eldest of four children. She studied at Holy Family Convent Wennappuwa. Personal life Fernando gave up acting after her marriage to lawyer Elian Perera in 1975 and moved to Canada where she worked as receptionist at the Montreal General Hospital. Career Nita Fernando made her screen debut in ''Landaka Mahima'' alongside Joe Abeywickrama in 1965. Over the next eight years, she made over 40 films e.g. '' Duhulu Malak'', ''Lasanda'', ''Hadawath Neththo'', ''Mangala'', ''Wasana'' and ''Shanthi''. Fernando obtained her first film role in Gamini Fonseka's ''Parasathu Mal''. She was unable to appear in the film however because her parents didn't approve. Discouraged, she toyed with the idea of becoming a teacher before she ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabel Blythe
Mabel Josephine Blythe (28 March 1930–27 December 2004: මේබල් බ්ලයිත්) was an actress and singer in Sri Lankan cinema. One of the earliest pillars in Sinhala cinema, she acted in several popular films as well as worked as a playback singer. Personal life Blythe was born on 28 March 1930 in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka as the second child of the family. Her father John Blythe was a Burgher physician. Her mother was from upcountry with the initials 'Kumarihamy'. The couple got married amid protests on both sides. She was educated at the Good Shepherd Convent in Nuwara Eliya and the Good Shepherd's Convent in Kandy in English Medium. At the age of sixteen, she took Senior Certificate. She has two sisters and two brothers. Her sister Shirley Blythe is also a popular film actress who acted in the early Sinhala films: ''Hadisi Vinischaya'', ''Segawunu Pilithura'', ''Kusumalatha'', ''Umathu Wishwasaya'', ''Hadisi Vivahaya'' and ''Vanaliya''. Her younger sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy De Silva
Chathurartha Devadithya Gardiyawasam Lindamulage Roy Aloysius Felix de Silva, popularly known as Roy de Silva (රෝයි ද සිල්වා; 30 August 1937 – 30 June 2018), was a Sri Lankan actor and film director in Sri Lankan cinema and former acting president of the Olympic Council of Asia. He entered the film industry as an actor in 1964 with '' Sujage Rahasa'' directed by Palaniyaandi Neelakantan. He then moved towards cinema direction, becoming one of the most successful film makers in the Sri Lankan film industry. His blockbuster movies such as ''Re Daniel Dawal Migel'' series, '' Cheriyo'' series, ''Clean Out'', and ''Sir Last Chance'' were economically successful and made hallmarks in the industry. Personal life Born on 30 August 1937, as Chathurartha Devadithya Gardiyawasam Lindamulage Roy Aloysius Felix de Silva, he quickly changed his name to Roy de Silva in the beginning of his cinema career. He was born in Yatawatta, Matale as the fourth of seven siblings. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geetha (1970 Film) , a 2005 murder case
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Geetha may refer to: *Geetha (actress) (born 1962), Indian actress * P. Geetha Jeevan (born 1970), Tamil Nadu minister *Geetha Salam (1946–2018), Indian actor also known as Abdul Salam *Geetha Vijayan (born 1972), Indian actress * Sathi Geetha (born 1983), Indian sprinter * ''Geetha'' (1981 film), a 1981 South Indian film * ''Geetha'' (2019 film), a 2019 Kannada film * ''Geetha'' (TV series), a 2020 Kannada serial *GEETHA, a syllabic abbreviation for the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (ΓΕΕΘΑ) *Geetha Angara homicide On the afternoon of February 9, 2005, the body of 43-year-old Geetha Angara (born July 15, 1961) a chemist, was found in a water tank at the Passaic Valley Water Commission treatment facility in Totowa, New Jersey, United States, after the tanks ... [...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 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranganie Serasinghe
Kala Keerthi Iranganie Roxanna Meedeniya, (born 9 June 1927"Irangani As Told to Kumar de Silva", Kumar de Silva, Samaranayake Publishers, 2013), popularly as Iranganie Serasinghe, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Since her debut in ''Rekava'', Serasinghe has become recognized for playing motherly figures in various films and television serials. She is the aunt of President Ranil Wickramasinghe. Early life and education She was born on 9 June 1927 in Mudungomuwa, Ruwanwella, Sri Lanka to Joseph Hercules Meedeniya, Rate Mahatmaya of Ratnapura and Violet Ellawela. Her paternal grandfather was J. H. Meedeniya, J. H. Meedeniya Adigar was elected unopposed to the Ruwanwella seat in the State Council and her uncles included D. R. Wijewardena and Sir Francis Molamure. Her mother was the sister of Nanda Ellawala's father who was a Member of Parliament for Ratnapura. She had three siblings, Indrani Meedeniya, Kamani Vitharana who married Professor Tissa Vitharana ... [...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] |
Gamini Fonseka
Kala Keerthi Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka () (21 March 1936 - 30 September 2004 as ගාමිණී ෆොන්සේකා), was a Sri Lankan film actor, film director and politician. Often considered as the Greatest Actor in the Sinhala Cinema, Fonseka dominated the cinema in 1960s and 1970s to bagged Best Actor award in multiple times. Apart from acting, he was the Deputy Speaker of Sri Lanka Parliament from 1989 to 1994 and Governor of the North-Eastern Province from 1995 to 1998. He is widely regarded as the King of Sri Lankan cinema history and first Crowned King out of three (Joe Abeywickrama and Tony Ranasinghe are others) to die. Personal life Fonseka was born on 21 March 1936 in Dehiwela the third child of William and Daisy Fonseka. Starting school at a Presbyterian institution, he moved on to S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. As a youngster, he gained repute for imitating administrative figures at school. Foneska also prospered in the study of the Sinhala l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aathma Pooja
Aathma is the fifth studio album by Andorran metal band Persefone. It was released on 24 February 2017 by label ViciSolum Productions. Track listing Personnel Source: ;Persefone * Marc Martins: vocals * Carlos Lozano: guitars * Miguel Espinosa: keyboards, vocals * Tony Mestre: bass * Sergi Verdeguer: drums * Filipe Baldaia: guitars ;Guest musicians * Paul Masvidal Paul Albert Masvidal (born January 20, 1971) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist, singer and a founding member of the progressive metal band Cynic. He has remained a continual member in Cynic for nearly three decades and has ... (Cynic (band), Cynic, Death (metal band), Death): narration (track 1), guitars and vocals (track 7) * Øystein Landsverk (Leprous): guitars (track 10, part 3) * Merethe Soltvedt (Two Steps from Hell): vocals (track 10, parts 2 and 4) ;Production * Mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (Katatonia, Opeth, Devin Townsend, Arch Enemy, Symphony X) * Artwork by Travis S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
