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Ran Kevita
''Ran Kevita 1 (The Golden Rod)'', ( si, රන් කෙවිට, italic=yes) is a 2007 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's fantasy film directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya and co-produced by Pravin Jayarathne, Dilman Jayaratne, Janitha Marasinghe and Udayakantha Warnasuriya for Millennium Entertainment. Its sequel film '' Ran Kevita 2'' directed by the same director released in 2013. It stars Harith Beddewela and Hisham Samsudeen in lead role along with Vijaya Nandasiri and Srinath Maddumage. Music composed by Sangeeth Wickramasinghe. It is the 1084th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot 12-year-old Suran comes from a village. His pen friend Janith lives in town and he visits Suran's rural village during school vacations. Going around the beautiful village Suran and Janith one day visit a friend's home. There they find a loris. Seeing the animal Suran is reminded of a story he had read in a book and the two friends start to dig out the truth of what he had heard. Getting toge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijaya Nandasiri
Ilukpitiya Mudiyanselage Vijaya Nandasiri (born 6 May 1944 – died 8 August 2016 as විජය නන්දසිරි) was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Considered a leading dramatist in Sri Lankan cinema, he was also a singer and a producer. He had a varied career beginning in theater and extending into film as a dramatic actor; his most recent roles were steeped in comedy and include credits in Sinhala sitcoms like ''Nonawaruni Mahathwaruni'', ''Ethuma'', ''Yes Boss'' and ''Kathura''. Personal life Born on 6 May 1944 in Maharagama as the third in a family with seven siblings, he has two elder brothers, two younger brothers and two younger sisters. His father was Ilukpitiya Mudiyanselage Simon Singho who worked in the food department. His mother, Don Caroline Mabel Senadheera, worked at the Department of Health and later at the Colombo General Hospital. Nandasiri attended the Vidyakara Vidyalaya in Maharagama. He had an ambition to jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srinath Maddumage
Srinath Mahesh Maddumage (born 16 October, 1963 as ශී්රනාත් මද්දුමගේ) inhala, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Maddumage is known for the roles in films ''Diya Yata Gindara'', ''Sonduru Dadabima'' and ''Kosthapal Punyasoma''. Personal life He is a past pupil of Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa. While in school, he started acting under Gurudeva Tissa Gunawardena. During that time, he played the titular role in stage play ''Pandukabhaya'' directed by Simon Navagattegama. Maddumage has an external degree and diploma in Journalism from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He is married to Sriyani Jayawickrema, who is a PhD graduate in Water Management. the couple currently live in Epping, Victoria, Australia. They have one daughter, Menuri Chamathka. Acting career After secondary education, Maddumage studied theater and drama under teachers like Solamon Fonseka and Rudi Corrence. His maiden stage drama acting ... [...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] |
Ran Kevita 2
''Ran Kevita 2'', distributed as ''Ran Kevita II - Gopaluge Wickrama'' in CEL and NFC Theatres, ( si, රන් කෙවිට 2, italic=yes) is a 2013 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's fantasy film directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya and co-produced by Pravin Jayarathne, Ranjith Jayasooriya, Janitha Marasinghe and Udayakantha Warnasuriya for Millenium Entertainments. It is the sequel to 2007 film ''Ran Kevita'' directed by the same director. It stars Hisham Samsudeen and Harith Samarasinghe in lead roles along with Ananda Wickramage and Asela Jayakody. Music composed by Mahesh Denipitiya. It is the 1192nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film has been shot in and around Colombo with the latest camera technology of Red camera. Plot Suran goes to town to spend the next vacation with Janith, and he takes Gopalu Yaka with him. They manage to hide Gopalu in the house but in town the demon hardly gets any place to hide from the sunlight which is unbearable to him. However at n ... [...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] |
Semini Iddamalgoda
Semini Dinusha Palihawadana née Iddamalgoda (born June 19, 1973 as සේමිණි ඉද්දමල්ගොඩ) inhala, popularly as Semini Iddamalgoda, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Performing in both dramas to comedies, she is best known for the role ''Roshini'' in television sitcom ''Yes Boss'', role ''Kumari'' in the film ''Sinhawa Atharin'' and as ''Suddi'' in film ''28''. She participated for reality programs ''Sirasa Dancing Stars'' and then for ''Hiru Mega Stars'' Personal life Semini Iddamalgoda was born on 19 June 1973 in Colombo as the eldest of the family for K.M.P. Bandara and Nesta Palihawadana. She has a younger brother, Gihan Menaka. She started education from Niyagama Primary School, Elpitiya. She is married to Dhammika Jayalal Keerthi Iddamalgoda, who is a Police officer. He was born on April 27, 1967 as the youngest of three siblings. His father, Weerasiri Kularatne Iddamalgoda was a Co-operative Inspector and Internal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett Rathnayake
Bennett Rathnayake (:si:බෙනට් රත්නායක; born 24 October), is a filmmaker in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema and a television director. He has produced several critically acclaimed award-winning films such as ''Aswesuma'', ''Sulanga'' and ''Ira Handa Yata''. He is also the former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Film Directors Association. Personal life Rathnayake was born on 24 October in Matale. He worked at Department of Customs, Sri Lanka for few years since 1978. Later, he followed a Diploma in Science of Gems at University of Moratuwa. He is married to Samanmalee Hawapanna and the couple has one son, Udara and two daughters – Erandathi and Bhagya. His son Udara Rathnayake is a popular artist and a Member of the Western Provincial Council was born on 21 June 1986. He completed education from D. S. Senanayake College and completed A/L education in politics as well as postgraduate degree in Political Development. He is also a graduate of Stafford inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarath Chandrasiri
Sarath Chandrasiri (13 June 1964 – 4 December 2021: as සරත් චන්ද්රසිරි) inhala was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is best known for the role "Samagipura Wasantha" in popular television serial ''Paba'' and role "Ukkuwa" in the serial ''Malee''. Personal life He was born on 13 June 1964 in Panadura, Ceylon. He went to Wekada Bauddhaloka Vidyalaya where he met drama teacher Sarath Kulanga. Later he was educated at Sri Sumangala Vidyalaya, Panadura. Chandrasiri is married to longtime partner Charika Jayamali. The couple has one son – Kanchuka Thilakshana, and one daughter – Hasara Nilakshi. Kanchuka is an engineer graduated from University of Moratuwa. Hasara is a physics graduate at University of Sri Jayewardenepura. On 21 November 2016, Chandrasiri was hospitalized by a brief illness while working in a stage play. He was rushed into the Alpitiya hospital. In November 2021, he was again hospitalized and has been rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susantha Chandramali
Abeysiri Narayana Susantha Chandramali Wanigaratne (born February 21, 1964 as සුසන්තා චන්ද්රමාලි) inhala, popularly as Susantha Chandramali, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. She is best known for the dramatic roles in ''Charulatha'', ''Sujatha'' and ''Kande Gedara''. Personal life Susantha Chandramali was born on 21 February 1964 in Mulkirigala, Hambantota. She is married to Kumaru Liyanage. The wedding was celebrated on 12 March 1991. The couple has one daughter, Thisuri Yuwanika Madduma Liyanage. She is also a popular teledrama and cinema actress, who won best actress award in multiple times. Thisuri made her acting debut with her mother in ''Punchi Kumarige Naththala (1994)'' when she was just 3 years old. Then she had the chance to act in Sudath Devapriya's ''Udu Gang Yamaya (2001)''. Thisuri is married to longtime partner, Suraj Wijesinghe. In 2020, she was diagnosed with a cancer at first stage. She receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', which was just ahead of '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century. This would also be the last year in which no films grossed at least $1 billion at the box office until 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented multiple theatrically released films. Evaluation of the year Many have considered 2007 to be the greatest year for film in the 21st century and one of the greatest of all time. In his article from April 18, 2017, which highlighted the best movies of 2007, critic Mark Allison of ''Den of Geek'' said, "2007 must surely be remembered as one of the finest years in English-language film-making, quite possibly the best of this century s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
