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Sumana Amarasinghe
Denipitiya Vithanage Sumana Amarasinghe ( si, සුමනා අමරසිංහ; 21 February 1948 – 5 June 2022) was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Highly versatile actress from drama to comedy, she is usually known as the ''Sweet girl'' in Sinhala cinema. Apart from acting, she also worked as an assistant director, production manager, costume designer as well as a producer. She was also the only actress to contribute to the production, singing, co-directing and co-editing of Sri Lankan cinema. Personal life Sumana was born on 21 February 1948 in Ranawana, Katugastota, Kandy, Sri Lanka, as the second child in a family with six siblings. Her father worked in the Inland Revenue Department. Since her family could not stay in Kandy, they came to Colombo and stayed in a rented house in Mt. Lavinia. She first went to the Mount Lavinia Buddhist Girls' College and later to Kalubowila Buddhaghosha Maha Vidyalaya. She has one sister and four brothers. Amarasinghe w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandy
Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is both an administrative and religious city and is also the capital of the Central Province. Kandy is the home of the Temple of the Tooth Relic ('' Sri Dalada Maligawa''), one of the most sacred places of worship in the Buddhist world. It was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1988. Historically the local Buddhist rulers resisted Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial expansion and occupation. Etymology The city and the region have been known by many different names and versions of those names. Some scholars suggest that the original name of Kandy was Katubulu Nuwara located near the present Watapuluwa. However, the more popular historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheriyo Captain
''Cheriyo Captain'' ( si, චෙරියෝ කැප්ටන්) is a 1995 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film directed by Roy de Silva and produced by Thilak Atapattu for TK Films. It is the second film of '' Cheriyo film series'', which is sequel to ''Cheriyo Doctor''. It stars Joe Abeywickrama, Sabeetha Perera and Cletus Mendis in lead roles with Sanath Gunathilake and Bandu Samarasinghe. Music for the film is done by Somapala Rathnayake. It is the 839th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Varuni (Sabeetha) is the only daughter of Major (Mervyn). During a party, former army man Alphosus (Cletus) kidnap Varuni and ask Major that he needs to marry Varuni. Major does not accept it and recruit captain doson (Joe) and his team to save Varuni from Alphosus. Captain doson with his seven army man start searching Varuni at a vast jungle. Meanwhile, Varuni's boyfriend Rahal (Sanath) with his friend (Shashi) also come to know that Varuni is kidnapped by Alphonsus. They also started ... [...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] |
It's A Matter Of Love
''It's a Matter of Love'' is a 2011 Sri Lankan English romantic comedy film directed by Roy de Silva and produced by his wife Sumana Amarasinghe. It stars Anarkali Akarsha and Saranga Disasekara in lead roles along with Vijaya Nandasiri and Lucky Dias. It is the sequel to 1990 film ''It's a Matter of Time'', which is Sri Lanka's first English film directed by a Sinhalese director. The film marks the debut acting of popular actor Ronnie Leitch's daughter, Keishiya Leitch. The movie premiered at LA’s Vista cinema hall and then screened in other theaters around the country. Cast * Anarkali Akarsha as Natasha * Saranga Disasekara as Malan * Vijaya Nandasiri as Robert * Lucky Dias as Malan's father * Rosy Senanayake as Natasha's mother * Iranganie Serasinghe as Chathuri's grandmother * Ronnie Leitch as Jennifer's father * Nehara Pieris as Jennifer * Corrine Almeida as Jennifer's mother * Keishiya Leitch as Chathuri * Sudharshana Bandara as Shaun * Sumana Amarasinghe Denipitiy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Last Chance
''Sir Last Chance'' ( si, සර් ලාස්ට් චාන්ස්, italic=yes) is a 2009 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film directed by Roy de Silva and produced by Soma Edirisinghe for EAP Films. It stars Vijaya Nandasiri, Sanath Wimalasiri and Lucky Dias in lead roles along with Anarkali Akarsha and Palitha Silva. Music co-composed by Rohana Weerasinghe and Sangeeth Wickramasinghe. It is the first DTS cinemascope digital comedy film made in Sri Lanka as well. It is the 1122nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot The story begins with the members of the private detective office lead by Detective Last Chance. The office consists 6 male detectives and 5 female detectives. Meanwhile, Mister Producer decides to recruit two Bollywood actresses for his latest film production due to force from his wife and daughter. Later he revealed that the film can earn good income as well. With that, Sri Lankan movie stars strongly protest against Bollywood actresses and make plans to ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hai Master
''Hai Master'' ( si, හායි මාස්ටර්, italic=yes) is a 2007 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy, action film directed by Ranjith Siriwardena and produced by Suranga de Alwis. It stars Jeevan Kumaratunga, Dilhani Ekanayake, comic duo Bandu Samarasinghe, and Tennyson Cooray in lead roles along with Freddie Silva, Lionel Deraniyagala, Sunil Hettiarachchi and Wilson Karunaratne. It is the 1091st Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Cast * Jeevan Kumaratunga as Saman * Dilhani Ekanayake as Surangani * Bandu Samarasinghe as Bandara * Tennyson Cooray as * Roy de Silva as Master * Freddie Silva as Pushpadeva * Sunil Hettiarachchi as Arachchila servant * Sumana Amarasinghe as Piyambika * Lionel Deraniyagala * Wilson Karunaratne * Srinath Maldeniya * M. S. Fernando * Lal Senadeera * Nihal Silva Dahanayakage Nihal Ranjith Silva ( Sinhala:නිහාල් සිල්වා) (10 January 1954 – 3 December 1989), popularly as Nihal Silva, was a Sri Lankan come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Dana Rina
''Mister Dana Rina'' ( si, මිස්ට ධන රින, italic=yes) is a 2007 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film directed and produced by Roy de Silva. It stars Arjuna Kamalanath and Sangeetha Weeraratne in lead roles along with Roshan Pilapitiya and Anarkali Akarsha. Music composed by Sangeeth Wickramasinghe. It is the 1083rd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film was released on 28 March 2010 in Chitra cinema, Kalutara. Plot Cast * Arjuna Kamalanath as Micheal * Sangeetha Weeraratne * Roshan Pilapitiya as Roshan * Anusha Damayanthi as Rita * Anarkali Akarsha * Sumana Amarasinghe * Priyantha Seneviratne * Ananda Wickramage * Rajitha Hiran * Sunil Hettiarachchi * Teddy Vidyalankara Ganwari Teddy Vidyalankara (born on December 16, 1955, as ටෙඩී විද්යාලංකාර inhala is a Sri Lankan actor, and stunt director. Vidyalankara contributed more than 500 films across all languages including Sinhala, ... * Tyrone Michael References 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selamuthu Pinna
''Selamuthu Pinna'' ( si, සැලමුතු පින්න) is a 2004 Sri Lankan Sinhala romantic drama film directed by Roy de Silva and produced by G. R. Padmaraj. It stars two popular singers Athula Adhikari and Indika Upamali in lead roles along with Sanath Gunathilake and Cletus Mendis. Music composed by Somapala Rathnayake. It is the 1034th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Cast * Indika Upamali as Mali * Athula Adhikari as Janu * Sanath Gunathilake as Sanath sir * Cletus Mendis * Rajitha Hiran * Sumana Amarasinghe Denipitiya Vithanage Sumana Amarasinghe ( si, සුමනා අමරසිංහ; 21 February 1948 – 5 June 2022) was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Highly versatile actress from drama to comedy, she is usually known as th ... * Damayantha Perera * Sunil Hettiarachchi References 2004 films 2000s Sinhala-language films {{SriLanka-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ra Daniel Dawal Migel 3
''Re Daniel Dawal Migel 3'' ( si, රෑ දනියෙල් දවල් මිගෙල් 3) is a 2004 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy, action film directed by Roy de Silva and produced by Soma Edirisinghe for E.A.P Films. It is the third and final film of Re Daniel Dawal Migel film franchise and sequel to 2000 ''Re Daniel Dawal Migel 2'' film. The comic duo Bandu Samarasinghe, and Tennyson Cooray reprised lead roles along with Dilhani Ekanayake, Jayantha Bopearachchi and Sanoja Bibile. Music for the film is done by Somapala Rathnayake. The film also became one of Sri Lanka's blockbuster hit in cinema theatres, but failure when comparing first two installments. It is the 1031st Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Daniyel and Migel started to looking for a new life and citing them as 007 and 008. The two started to help people by listening their problems. The two has a new friend Pin Pon (Rajitha) who is the broker of all these problems. Silva (Jayantha) and his friend (Dama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clean Out
''Clean Out'' ( si, ක්ලීන් අවුට්) is a 2003 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film directed by Roy de Silva and produced by Sunil Aruna Weerasiri for Aruna Kanthi Films. It stars Rodney Warnakula, Priyantha Seneviratne and Ananda Wickramage in lead roles along with Anusha Damayanthi and Vasanthi Gunaratne. Music composed by Sangeeth Wickramasinghe. It is the 1026th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Cast * Rodney Warnakula as Wickie * Priyantha Seneviratne as Rocky * Ananda Wickramage as Reggie * Anusha Damayanthi as Rosalyn * Vasanthi Gunaratne as Nandani * Tennyson Cooray as Bookie * Sunil Hettiarachchi as Rosalyn's father * Rajitha Hiran as Familia's servant * Nilanthi Dias as Familia * Suraj Mapa as Pathale Sudha 'Sam' * Ronnie Leitch as Japan Thattaya * Tyrone Michael as Sudha's henchman * Wasantha Kumaravila as Sudha's henchman * Ranjith G. Perera as Lawyer Perera * Mangala Premaratne as Store employee * Teddy Vidyalankara as Sudha's extra henchma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonsun And Gonsun
''Jonsun and Gonsun'' ( si, ජොන්සන් ඇන්ඩ් ගොන්සන්, italic=yes), or colloquially as Jonson and Gonson, is a 2001 Sri Lankan Sinhalese romantic thriller film directed by Roy de Silva. It stars Ranjan Ramanayake, Tennyson Cooray, and Sangeetha Weeraratne in lead roles along with Gemunu Wijesuriya, Jayantha Bopearachchi and Sunil Hettiarachchi. Music composed by Somapala Rathnayake. It is the 959th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhalese cinema. Plot Cast * Ranjan Ramanayake as Sanjay Ranasinghe * Tennyson Cooray as Jonson * Sangeetha Weeraratne as Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Dingiri Menika and Inspector Durga * Gemunu Wijesuriya as Rathnayake Mudiyanse 'Ralahamy' * Sumana Amarasinghe as Mrs. Ranasinghe * Sunil Hettiarachchi as Awatheva * Jayantha Bopearachchi as Ranjuka de Silva * Ruwanthi Mangala as Kumari * Mangala Premaratne as Heen Banda * Ronnie Leitch as Thatta Sira * Sandeepa Sewmini as Thatta Sira girlfriend * Upali Keerthisena as Mr. Pusari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
