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Rathna Sumanapala
Podirathna Manike Abeygunasekara (born 10 June 1940 as රත්නා සුමනපාල) inhala, popularly known as Rathna Sumanapala, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. One of the most popular television actresses in Sri Lanka with a career spanning more than five decades, Rathna is most notable for the trade mark role "Kopi Kade Hamine" in the television serial ''Kopi Kade''. Personal life She was born on 10 June 1940 in Lellopitiya, Ratnapura as the second of the family with four siblings. Rathna has one elder brother, one younger sister and one younger brother. Her father was a school principal. However, his salary was not enough for maintaining the family, where he quit from the job and became a government contractor. She started education from Ratnapura Baranduwa Junior School and then entered to Pelmadulla Central College (currently known as Gankanda Central College, Pelmadulla). She was married to popular actor Raja Sumanapala. The co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelmadulla Divisional Secretariat
The Pelmadulla Divisional Secretariat is a divisional secretariat in the Ratnapura District of the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. During the final period of the Kandy era, the Sabaragamuwa region was divided into six cantons: *Kuruvita Korale *Nawadun Korale *Kolonna Korale *Gravets and Center Korale *Atakalan Korale *Kukulu Korale The Pelmadulla Divisional Secretariat belongs to the upper and middle parishes of Nawadun Korale. It is located in the center of the Ratnapura district. Compared with other divisional secretariats in the district, it is the twelfth largest by area. It spans about 14,674 hectares and covers 4.46% of the Rathnapura district, or 0.22% of Sri Lanka. Location The province of Sabaragamuwa is located in south Sri Lanka. The boundaries of the Pelmadulla Divisional Secretariat are: History P.E.P Deraniyagala discovered remains of ''homo sapiens balangodensis (Balangoda Man)'' in Bulathwatta, providing evidence that the region of the present-day P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hai Hui Babi Achchi
''Hai Hui Babi Achchi'' ( si, හායි හූයී බබි ආච්චී, italic=yes) is a 2004 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy masala film directed by Herbert Ranjith Peiris and produced by Lalindra Wijewickrama for Lalindra Films. It stars Bandu Samarasinghe in lead role along with Sanjeewa Mallawarachchi, Gemunu Wijesuriya, and Quintus Weerakoon. Music composed by Sarath de Alwis. It is the 956th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Cast * Bandu Samarasinghe as Sahabandu 'Miss Dimple Mylawa' * Gemunu Wijesuriya as Baby C. Walgampaya 'Babi Achchi' * Quintus Weerakoon as Talwathu Mohandiramge Bandara Kimbulapitiya * Sanjeewa Mallawarachchi as Rupika * Rathna Sumanapala as Dottie Auntie 'Chin Chin Nona' * Wimal Kumara de Costa as Costa * Sunil Hettiarachchi as Pussella * Ronnie Leitch Ronnie Luke Leitch (19 October 1953 – 1 October 2018 as රොනී ලීච්), better known as Ronni Leitch and Thattaya, was a Sri Lankan actor, comedian, singer, present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhalese Actresses
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 ''Mahābhārata'' * "Sinhala", a song from the 1999 album ''The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia ''The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia'' is an album by Banco de Gaia. It was released in 1999 on Six Degrees Records Six Degrees Records is an independent record label noted for its catalog of recordings from international musicians and vocal ...'' {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lankan Film Actresses
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] |
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] |
Gindari
''Gindari: Bahubuthayo 2'' ( si, ගින්දරී - බහුබූතයෝ ''2'') is a 2015 Sinhalese comedy mystery film. The film served as a sequel to the 2001 film '' Bahubuthayo,'' which was written and directed and produced by Udayakantha Warnasuriya. It stars Rodney Warnakula, Mahendra Perera and Paboda Sandeepani in lead roles along with Richerd Manamudali and Sriyantha Mendis. Music composed by Ananda Perera. It is the 1225th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Scenes in the film were shot in and around the towns of Anuradhapura and Colombo, Sri Lanka. Plot Following up to events from the earlier film, Bahubuthayo, Lanti and Bunty are working as journalists. Tikiri, an evil spirit, comes looking for Lanti and Bunty. The three end up living together while Tikiri does their work. After the publication of a misleading news item relating to a minister, the minister comes to the house where Bunty and Lanti live and beats them. The minister thinks Tikiri i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadawatha Mal Yayai
''Hadawatha Mal Yayai'' ( si, හදවත මල් යායයි, italic=yes) is a 2010 Sri Lankan Sinhala romantic film directed by Ananda Wickramasinghe and produced by Thilak Kodikara for Nuwandara Films. It stars Channa Perera and Chathurika Peiris in lead roles along with Tennyson Cooray and Sanath Gunathilake. It is the 1135th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Cast * Channa Perera as Himal * Chathurika Peiris as Lihini * Tennyson Cooray * Rajiv Nanayakkara * Rathna Sumanapala * Sanath Gunathilake * 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 ... * Anushi Warnasuriya * Srimath Indrajith Liyanage Soundtrack References 2010 films 2010s Sinhala-language films {{SriLanka-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahaluvo
''Yahaluvo (Friends)'' (යහළුවෝ), also known as ''Yahaluwo'', is a 2007 in film, 2007 Sinhala language, Sinhala romantic drama film. It was directed by Sumitra Peries, produced by Namal Senasinghe, the brother of Sujeewa Senasinghe, and scored by Navaratne Gamage. The film stars Sujeewa Senasinghe and Pooja Umashankar in lead roles along with Iranganie Serasinghe, Tony Ranasinghe, Kamal Addararachchi, and Anarkali Akarsha in supportive roles. It is the 1097th Sri Lankan film in the Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sinhala cinema. It was released in December 2007, and was a commercial failure despite positive reviews. The film represented Sri Lanka at the 39th International Film Festival of India in Goa in 2008. Cast *Sujeewa Senasinghe as Asoka *Pooja Umashankar as Manorani *Himasal Thathsara Liyanage *Iranganie Serasinghe - as Grandmother *Tony Ranasinghe as Sinhala tuition master *Kamal Addararachchi as Gate Keeper *Anarkali Akarsha *Raja Ganeshan as Gardener *Gangu Roshana as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Jokes
''Parliament Jokes'' ( si, පාර්ලිමන්ට් ජෝක්ස්, italic=yes) is a 2002 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy, action film directed by Ranjan Ramanayake and produced by Lal Kaluarachchi for Lak films. It stars Ranjan Ramanayake, comic duo Bandu Samarasinghe, and Tennyson Cooray in lead roles along with Ananda Wickramage, Wilson Karunaratne, Sasanthi Jayasekara and Sanoja Bibile. It is the 973rd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot There is a public meeting on how people in a certain village should elect their leader. The meeting is handled by the village monk. The Father of the Church and the Muslim Mudali are supporting the Leader of the House, irrespective of ethnic or religious differences. But it was the insane politician, Walisundara (Wilson), who suddenly broke in. He threatened the Chief monk with his thuggery powers and threatened to give Walisundara preferential treatment. Meanwhile, there are three brothers in the other side of the village. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undaya
''Undaya (The Bullet)'' ( si, උණ්ඩය) is a 2000 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed and produced by K. A. W. Perera. It stars Sangeetha Weeraratne and Priyankara Perera in lead roles along with Sathischandra Edirisinghe and Channa Perera. Music composed by Shelton Premaratne. It is the 930th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film was previewed and allowed by the Public Performances Board (PPB) in July 1993, however had to wait until 2000 to release the film in theaters. Plot Cast * Sangeetha Weeraratne as Sarala Paliwardhana * Sathischandra Edirisinghe as Ranil Seneviratne * Priyankara Perera as Jayadeva 'Deva' Seneviratne * Channa Perera as Murthi Paliwardhana * Lionel Deraniyagala as Seram * Rathna Sumanapala as Sarala's mother * Edna Sugathapala as Beatrice 'Aunty' * Nimal Wickramaarachchi as Manis 'Mama' * Hyacinth Wijeratne Threeris Hyacinth Wijeratne ( si, හයසින්ත් විජේරත්න; 3 October 1946 – 31 July ... [...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] |
Thevis Guruge
Thevis Guruge (died 23 July 1989) was a distinguished broadcaster with Radio Ceylon and subsequently the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා ගුවන් විදුලි සංස්ථාව, ''Shrī Lankā Guvan Viduli Sansthāva'', ta, இலங்கை ஒலிபரப்புக் க .... He was the first Sinhala Announcer with Radio Ceylon - the oldest radio station in South Asia. Iconic status He enjoyed iconic status alongside other announcers of the station, Guruge was one of the early pioneers particularly where the Sinhala service was concerned. Millions tuned into Radio Ceylon. He was the second announcer in Radio Ceylon, who joined in 1949. He retired in 1983. Chairman of ITN In the 1980s Thevis Guruge was appointed Competent Authority of ITN in Sri Lanka after it was acquired by the government. Guruge was assassinated in 1989 by the JVP, whose youth squad had th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
