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Lal Kularatne
Mahathanthilage Lal Kularatne (born May 5, 1949 as ලාල් කුලරත්න) inhala, popularly as Lal Kularatne, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Kularatne is best known for the role ''Liyana Mahaththaya'' in ''Ethuma'' teledrama and role ''Adiriyan'' in ''Batti'' teledrama. Personal life He completed his education from Vidyarathna University College, Horana. He passed A/L examination through commerce stream and was able to enter to the university. She is married to Sriyani Perera, who is the elder sister of popular actress Devika Mihirani. Devika is married to popular artist, late Vijaya Nandasiri. He was a teacher by profession until fired due to lengthy vacation took for a stage drama showed in abroad in 2004. The couple has two sons - Awantha, Hirantha, and two daughters - Arundathi, Sanduni. Acting career At the school, his teacher was popular veteran artist Hemasiri Liyanage. Kularatne started acting under his guidance along with hi ... [...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] |
Sikuru Hathe
''Sikuru Hathe'' ( si, සිකුරු හතේ, italic=yes Translation: Venus at 7th place of the horoscope) is a 2007 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film directed by Giriraj Kaushalya and produced by Hans Anton Vanstarex for New Imperial Talkies. It stars Vijaya Nandasiri, Anarkali Akarsha and Suraj Mapa in lead roles along with Rodney Warnakula and Susila Kottage. Music composed by Tharupathi Munasinghe, and songs composed by Rohana Weerasinghe and Navaratne Gamage. It is the 1092nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. One of best comedy films ever produced in the country, ''Sikuru Hathe'' became the highest-grossing film in 2007 and won many awards at several local film award ceremonies. The film earned a record collection of Rs. 26 million for 31 days with nearly 300,000 patrons in 25 cinema theaters across the country. It collected Rs. 50 million with 500,000 patrons on October 30 completes 75th day. Plot The story revolves around the match-maker Mangala Jaya (Vijaya), wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Births
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Sinhalese Male Actors
Sinhala may refer to: * Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka * Sinhalese people * Sinhala language, one of the three official languages used in Sri Lanka * Sinhala script, a writing system for the Sinhala language ** Sinhala (Unicode block), a block of Sinhala characters in Unicode * Sinhala cinema * Sinhala Kingdom, the Lankan kingdom mentioned in the Mahabharata, ''Mahābhārata'' * "Sinhala", a song from the 1999 album ''The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia'' {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lankan Male Film Actors
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] |
Sumathi Merit Awards
The Sumathi Merit Awards are presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Companies associated with many commercial brands to uplift the talent of Sri Lankan actors and actresses, as well as technical crew who gained positive reviews from critics for their role in television screen. The award was first given in 1995. The following is a list of the winners of these awards since 1995. Awards References {{Reflist Sumathi Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumathi Awards
''Sumathi Awards'' ( si, සුමති සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with Sri Lanka's television screen, each year by the Sumathi Group of Company, Sri Lanka in recognition of the contributions made by them to the Sri Lankan teledrama industry and television programs. The Sumathi ceremony is one of the most popular television program events in Sri Lanka. The awards were first introduced in 1995. History The Sumathi film awards ceremony began in 1995 with the leadership of Mrs. Milina Sumathipala. Sumathi Group of Companies came forward and organized television festivals, acknowledging its significance and outstanding attainments to improve the quality of television programs to every age limit of the people and to acknowledge the behind the screen technicians to bring forward and value their efforts to Sri Lankan television. The award ceremony has been witnessed 25 times consecutively, with two interruptions in 2005 and 2020 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarasaviya Awards
''Sarasaviya Awards'' (Sinhala:සරසවිය සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the Sinhala cinema, each year by the Sarasaviya weekly newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House), Sri Lanka in recognition of the contributions made by them to the Sri Lankan film industry. The Sarasaviya ceremony is one of the oldest film events in Sri Lanka. The awards were first introduced in 1964. The Sarasaviya Awards have been often referred to as the Sinhala Cinema industry's equivalent to The Oscars. History The Sarasaviya film awards ceremony began in 1964 at a time when the local cinema was trying to shed its South Indian orientation and establish an indigenous identity. There was no need to go to India to make films any more and the era of Indian artistes too had ended. The first Sarasaviya film festival was held on May 9, 1964 at the Asoka Cinema Hall, Colombo, 17 years after the first S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Super Star
''President Super Star'' ( si, ප්රසිඩන්ට් සුපර් ස්ටාර්) is a 2019 Sri Lankan Sinhala political comedy film directed and produced by Udayakantha Warnasuriya for U Creations. It stars ensemble cast of veteran and young artists including Isuru Lokuhettiarachchi in lead role along with Mahendra Perera, Sriyantha Mendis, Gihan Fernando, Priyantha Seneviratne and Srimal Wedisinghe in supportive roles. Music composed by Mahesh Denipitiya. The film received mixed reviews from critics. However, the film was a box-office bomb and failed to earn the production charges. Plot Cast Main cast * Srimal Wedisinghe as Kelum Devasurendra * Isuru Lokuhettiarachchi as Asela Ranaweera * Mahendra Perera as Vijitha Mapalagama * Sriyantha Mendis as Dasharaj Dharmapala * Priyantha Seneviratne as Priyantha Alawirathna * Gihan Fernando as Program host * Ajith Weerasinghe as Jagath Saparamadu * Tharindi Fernando as Dilanka, Asela's wife Supporti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suhada Koka
''Suhada Koka'' ( si, සුහද කොකා) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala political comedy film directed by Giriraj Kaushalya and produced by Ravindra Guruge for TVT Films. It stars Vijaya Nandasiri and Kusum Renu in lead roles along with Rodney Warnakula and Lal Kularatne. Music co-composed by Rohana Weerasinghe and Kapila Pugalarachchi. It is the 1237th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot The film starts with a release of peoples' vote of government election, where Rajamanthri (Vijaya) lost his seat and crying with his allies. However, his secretary Sumanasiri (Rodney) revealed that the winning member has been hospitalized after hearing the shocking news of that he won the election of the seat. Rajamanthri and crew went to the hospital and finally the winning member died and Rajamanthri won the seat. After winning the seat, he started to celebrate the win, but his fellow ministers (Priyantha and Jayasiri) started to make actions against him. However, with many funny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uththara
''Uththara'' ( si, උත්තරා, italic=yes) is a 2010 Sri Lankan Sinhala family drama film directed by Sandun Rajakaruna and produced by Vaijira Rajapakse for Cinelka Films. It stars Suraj Mapa, debut actress Hashini Gonagala and Sanath Gunathilake in lead roles along with Anton Jude and Upeksha Swarnamali. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe. It is the 1134th Sri Lankan film in the Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sinhala cinema. The film has been shot in and around many locations in Colombo, Matale and Nuwara Eliya. A felicitation ceremony was held in Matale on February 22 at 9 am organized by Dr. Jayasena Beligala and Panhinda Education Institute. Plot Cast * Suraj Mapa as Shanilka * Hashini Gonagala as Uththara * Sanath Gunathilake as Minister Niwanthudawa * Rebeka Nirmali as Rupa * Lal Kularatne * Anton Jude as Victor * Daya Alwis as Emmanuel * Sahan Ranwala as Praveen Pathiratne * Sarath Chandrasiri as Jananatha * Vishaka Siriwardana * Maureen Charuni as Shanilka's mother * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
