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Ran Sayura
''Ran Sayura'' is a 2017 Sri Lankan action film directed by Sudesh Wasantha Pieris and produced by J.H. Wasantha Kumara and S.A. Sanjeewa Kumara under their Mahee Tharu Films banner. The film features Wasantha Kumaravila and Roger Seneviratne as the leading actors and Himali Siriwardena as the leading actress. The film was released on 16 February 2017 in Sri Lanka. It is the 1269th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Cast * Wasantha Kumaravila as Michael * Roger Seneviratne as OIC * Himali Siriwardena as Maari * Susila Kottage as Katherina * Ruwangi Rathnayake as Nirasha * Mahinda Pathirage as Robert * Wishwa Lanka as Suren * Rangana Premaratne as Anton * Premadasa Vithanage as Liyana Mahaththaya * Hemantha Iriyagama as Constable * Jeevan Handunetti as Gunda * Isuru Lokuhettiarachchi as Punchi Baby * Sanjeewani Weerasinghe as Maari's mother * Sinethi Akila as Sandali Production Team *Art Direction - Sarath Samara Wickrama *Colour Designer - Ananda Bandara *Sound Design - Sas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasantha Kumaravila
Wasantha Kumaravila (born on December 31, 1955, as වසන්ත කුමාරවිල inhala is a Sri Lankan actor, and stunt director. Particularly active in cinema in villain roles, Kumaravila is also a film producer and stunt performer. He is most notable for the role "Wasantha" in soap opera ''Nilanjana'' directed by Suki Jeyaram. Early life He was born on 31 December 1978 in Kalutara. He has one elder brother. His brother acted in few stage dramas. Kumaravila is married to his longtime partner Aruni and the couple has two daughters, Mahima and Tharushi. Career At the age of 14, Kumaravila met stunt director Sarath Silva. With the guidance of his brother and Silva, Kumaravila was selected to play in a fight in the 1992 film ''Kiyala Wadak Na'' directed by Hemasiri Sellapperuma. It was a small stunt act lasted about 45 seconds. In 1997, a film production crew came to Sri Lanka for the filming of stunt movie ''Bloodsport III'' starred by Daniel Bernhardt. Kumaravila joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himali Siriwardena
Himali Siriwardena is a Sri Lankan film and teledrama actress and a dancer by profession. Career Siriwardena is a popular dancer in Sri Lanka, before she appeared in cinema and television acting. She has acted in several movies including ''Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe'', ''King Hunther'' and commercially successful ''Ranja''. She has also received critical acclaim for her acting on teledramas including ''Sandagalathenna''. Himali also runs her own dancing troupe, 'The Sensations', but it has broken due to many disputes. In 2017, she appeared in the team Shakyans in a reality show Hiru Mega Stars telecasted by Hiru TV Hiru TV (Sinhala: හිරු ටීවී) is No. 1 television channel in Sri Lanka, founded by Rayynor Silva (Chairman) and owned by Asia Broadcasting Corporation. Hiru TV is Sri Lanka's first and only digital television channel which has the .... In 2019, after a brief hiatus, she acted in the comedy television serial ''Sihina Samagama''. In 2021, she appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Seneviratne
Joseph Roger Seneviratne (born 5 May 1962 as රොජර් සෙනෙවිරත්න) inhala, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as singer and politician by profession. Highly versatile actor who dominated television screen, he is best known for the roles in teledrama ''Batti'', ''Chathurya'' and as King Vijaya in film ''Vijaya Kuweni''. Personal life He is a past pupil of St. Thomas' College, Kotte and Saint Joseph's College, Colombo. He is married to Vineetha Chandrasekara and the couple has one daughter Divya Vihari and one son Digantha. His father Riyency Steinwall Seneviratne was a retired officer in Sri Lanka Ports Authority. He died in 2012 at the age of 84. Roger is the second of the family with nine siblings. His elder brother is Ralston and younger brother is Ralph. He has six sisters, Kristine, Darliya, Sharmane, Linet, Michel and Virginia. Acting career His acting career started in 1976 when his friend Milton Jayasooriya int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhala Language
Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan languages, 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 scripts, 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, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Film
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life-threatening situations, a dangerous villain, or a pursuit which usually concludes in victory for the hero. Advancements in computer-generated imagery (CGI) have made it cheaper and easier to create action sequences and other visual effects that required the efforts of professional stunt crews in the past. However, reactions to action films containing significant amounts of CGI have been mixed, as some films use CGI to create unrealistic, highly unbelievable events. While action has long been a recurring component in films, the "action film" genre began to develop in the 1970s along with the increase of stunts and special effects. This genre is closely associated with the thriller film, thriller and adventure film, adventure genres and ma ... [...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] |
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] |
Mahinda Pathirage
Thanthrige Pathirage Mahinda (born March 22, 1952, as මහින්ද පතිරගේ) inhala, popularly as Mahinda Pathirage, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Particularly act in comedy roles, Pathirage is best known for the role ''Purohitha'' in television sitcom ''Raja Sabhawa''. Personal life Mahinda was born on 22 March 1952 in Anuradhapura. His father was Thanthiri Pathirage Hendrick Appuhami. He has 10 siblings in the family. He completed education until grade 10 from Walisinghe Harischandra Maha Vidyalaya. Before entering to drama, he continued his father's business as photo framer and painter. Mahinda is married to Kumudini Gunawardhana and the couple has one daughter, Nipuni Sharada and one son, Nandun Nisanka. Career In 1976, he along with many artists in Anuradhapura formed a drama group called ''Jana Nalu Kela''. He first played in the play ''Aruma Naruma'' produced by Anuradha Ranjith. He won a merit award for his role in tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangana Premaratne
Rangana Premarathne ( si, රංගන ප්රේමරත්න; born 12 January 1959) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. Often rated among the best in the local drama industry, Premarathne has appeared in over 100 films and teledramas and earned numerous accolades. He is well known for his strong character and to add to that his vigorous voice. Career Rangana began his career as a stage drama actor in the early 1980s acting in the famous stage-drama ''Sajan Nallathambi'' which was one of the first Sri Lankan plays to be a financial success. It was hugely popular, even playing in the Middle East to Sinhala audiences. Rangana then stepped into the teledrama industry acting in the teledrama ''Gamana'' in 1987 directed by veteran K A W Perera. His maiden cinema appearance came through the blockbuster film ''Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli''. Doing numerous roles in different dramas he became a significant icon in the country's teledrama industry. His award-wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isuru Lokuhettiarachchi
Isuru Lokuhettiarachchi (born 23 March 1983; si, ඉසුරු ලොකුහෙට්ටිආරච්චි), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Personal life He was born on 23 March 1983 in Matara, Sri Lanka as the youngest child of the family. He completed education from Rahula College, Matara. He has one elder brother. Before entering drama, he worked in Sri Lanka Army. He worked as a second lieutenant in Army from 2003 to 2007. His first working station was Ariyalei in Jaffna during Eelam War. Then he worked at Naagadeepa, Kilali, Sarasale, Eluthumadduval and Muhamalai army bases. After quit from army, he worked as a manager in the pharmaceutical marketing industry. In 2013, he completed the degree on Drama and Theater from University of Drama. He has been dated fellow actress and model Tharindi Fernando since 2018. They got engaged in 2020. Career After quit from army, he acted in few teledramas and stage dramas in uncredited roles. His maiden televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
