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Lal Weerasinghe
Lal Weerasinghe (born 17 December 1963 as ලාල් වීරසිංහ inhala, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema. One of the popular actors in 1990s of Sinhala cinema, Weerasinghe is currently acting in Kollywood cinema. Personal life Weerasinghe was born on 17 December 1963 in Nugegoda, Colombo. Career His maiden cinema acting was in 1991 film Wada Barinam Wedak Naha Directed By Late Upali Piyarthna.. In 1995, he produced the film ''Vijaya Saha Ajay'' which was directed by Roy de Silva. Then in 1996, he wrote the story and script of the film ''Bodyguard'' directed by Upali Piyarathna. He obtained a diploma from Mumbai drama school and trained in India. His first Kollywood acting came through ''Suriya Udayan''. After the film becomes very popular, he acted in another Tamil film ''Inda Nimidam'' directed by R.K Yesu in 2019. He also acted as a police officer in the film ''Thuppakki En Kadei''. His maiden cinema direction came through 2015 film ''Singa Machan Charlie' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nugegoda
Nugegoda ( si, නුගේගොඩ) is a large, densely populated suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located in the border of Sri Jayawardenapura Municipal Council limits and Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia Municipal Council limits, just outside Colombo city limits. Education Schools in the region include: * Open University of Sri Lanka Nawala * Anula Vidyalaya * Lyceum International School * Royal Institute International School Royal Institute International School is a private sector educational institute in Sri Lanka providing primary and secondary education. In addition to the Royal Institute main school at Havelock Town, Colombo, it has branch schools in Nugegod ... * Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya * St. John's College, Nugegoda * St. Joseph's Boys' College, Nugegoda * Sakya Academy * Sujatha Vidyalaya References {{Authority control Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka ... [...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] |
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] |
Kollywood (Tamil Cinema)
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood'' - a portmanteau of the words Kodambakkam and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, ''Keechaka Vadham'', was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film, ''Kalidas'', a multilingual directed by H M Reddy was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture ''Alam Ara''. By the end of the 1930s, the legislature of the State of Madras passed the Entertainment Tax Act of 1939. Tamil film industry established in Madras (now Chennai), then became a secondary hub for Hindi cinema, other South Indian film industries, as well as for Sri Lankan cinema. Over the last quarter of the 20th century, Tamil films from India established a global presence through distribut ... [...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] |
Channa Perera
Deepanath Channa Perera (born 16 August 1965 as චන්න පෙරේරා inhala, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television as well as a filmmaker and screenplay writer. Personal life Channa Perera was born on 16 August 1965 as the eldest of four sons. His father Piyasena Perera was a Director of Education who was in-charge of special education in Sri Lanka. His mother, Vineetha Piyasena, was a teaching instructress. Perera was educated at Sri Sumangala Boys' School, Panadura and then from Royal College Colombo. He completed A/L from bio stream and then took over a Banking job. He is married to popular actress Gayathri Dias. He met Gayathri during the teledrama ''Makara Vijithaya''. They got married on 26 September 1996. The couple has two daughters - Maleesha Parindya and Duasha Adithya. Elder daughter Maleesha completed education from Musaeus College.Duasha is currently studying at Royal Institute. Career His maiden cinematic experience came through 1994 film ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundarai Adare
''Sundarai Adare'' ( si, සුන්දරයි ආදරේ) is a 2003 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy action film directed by Upali Piyaratne and produced by S. Kanathapille for Orient Films. It stars Lal Weerasinghe, Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Robin Fernando, Cletus Mendis and Bandu Samarasinghe. Music composed by Neil Warnakulasuriya and co-worked with Sarath de Alwis. It is the 1000th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Cast * Lal Weerasinghe as Shane Weerasinghe * Dilhani Ekanayake as Meena * Robin Fernando as CID Inspector Gihan Disera * Cletus Mendis as Senaka Weerasekera * Bandu Samarasinghe as Shane's towel boy * Thilak Kumara Rathnayake as Lionel Dissanayake * Ruwanthi Mangala as Mangala * Nadeeka Gunasekara as Madhura 'Madhu' Weearsinghe Cameo appearances * Nadeeka Gunasekara as Madhura 'Madhu' Weearsinghe * Shashi Wijendra as Nuwan * Ranjan Ramanayake Sadda Vidda Rajapakse Palanga Pathira Ambakumarage Ranjan Leo Sylvester Alphonsu (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muthu Salamba
''Muthu Salamba'' ( si, මුතු සළඹ) is a 2011 Sri Lankan Sinhala adult drama film directed by Kusumchandra Gamage and produced by Wijeratne Gamage. It stars Lal Weerasinghe and Anusha Damayanthi in lead roles along with Udith Abeyrathne and Chanchala Warnasuriya. Music composed by Sarath de Alwis. It is the 1157th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Cast * Lal Weerasinghe as Vishwa * Anusha Damayanthi * Dilani Madurasinghe * Udith Abeyratne * Vishaka Siriwardana Mukthagara Adhikari Muidayanse Ralahaminalage Vishaka Siriwardana ( si, විශාඛා සිරිවර්ධන; 28 August 1956 – 23 October 2021),Sinhala Cinema Database cited she was born in 1957. However leading cinema source ''Saras ... * Nalin Pradeep Udawela * Jeevan Handunnetti * Chanchala Warnasuriya References External links * 2011 films 2010s Sinhala-language films 2011 drama films Sri Lankan drama films {{SriLanka-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aathma Warusha
''Aathma Warusha'' ( si, ආත්ම වරුෂා) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by Kusum Chandra Gamage and produced by Mohomed Saleem for Niko Films. It stars Lal Weerasinghe and Anusha Damayanthi in lead roles along with Cletus Mendis and Robin Fernando. Music composed by Asela Indralal. The film was released 10 years after its shooting. It is the 1234th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Cast * Lal Weerasinghe as Wije * Anusha Damayanthi * Robin Fernando * Cletus Mendis * Vishaka Siriwardana * Miyuri Samarasinghe * Chandi Rasika * Sureni Senarath * Sarath Silva * Sarath Dikkumbura * Mark Samson Thelge Marcus Samson Peiris, popularly as Mark Samson (born February 29, 1956 – died 19 January 2019 as මාක් සැම්සන් inhala was a Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, tra ... References External links කාටවත් අත නොපා ජීවත්ව ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singa Machan Charlie
''Singa Machan Charlie'' ( si, සිංග මචං චාර්ලි, italic=yes) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala action comedy film directed by Lal Weerasinghe and produced by Raj Ranasinghe. It stars Tennyson Cooray, Lal Weerasinghe, and Anusha Damayanthi in lead roles with Sando Harris and Suraj Mapa. It is the 1242nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. This film brought debut acting for popular actress Dilani Abeywardana's daughter Kaveesha Kavindi. Plot Cast * Tennyson Cooray as Charlie * Anusha Damayanthi as Chami * Lal Weerasinghe as Ramesh * Suraj Mapa as Romeo * Udayanthi Kulathunga as Isha * Sando Harris as Sergeant Rivilsan * Kaveesha Kavindi * Nandana Hettiarachchi * Mark Samson * Anrua Bandara Rajaguru * Vishaka Siriwardana Mukthagara Adhikari Muidayanse Ralahaminalage Vishaka Siriwardana ( si, විශාඛා සිරිවර්ධන; 28 August 1956 – 23 October 2021),Sinhala Cinema Database cited she was born in 1957. However leading cinema s ... [...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] |
