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Thaala (2019 Film)
''Thaala'' ( si, තාල) is a 2019 Sri Lankan Sinhalese musical drama film directed by Paalitha Perera and produced by Nilan Weerasinghe for MEntertainment production as a Sirasa Movie. It stars Hemal Ranasinghe and Kalani Dodantenna in lead roles along with Jayalath Manoratne and Kaushalya Fernando. Music composed by Chinthaka Jayakody. It is the 1322nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot The children of two villages come to the Hatangala school situated in the middle of a large forest, a rock and a tank. This is a very rural school. There is a shortage of teachers in the school due to the difficulties. The Principal Hewanayake (Manoratne) and the Amaravathi teacher (Kaushalya), who are about to retire, are trying unsuccessfully to keep the children who are leaving the school day by day. Local politician (Chamila), think to take this advantage of the lack of children in the school, and are trying to close the school with Osukula (Priyantha), a school teacher and a gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemal Ranasinghe
Hemal Sachindra Ranasinghe (born 25 August 1984 as හේමාල් රණසිංහ)) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television. He earned the critics' award for 'Best Actor' and 'Most Popular Actor' at the Derana Film Awards in both 2016 and 2018 becoming one of Sri Lanka's most popular actors of modern cinema. Ranasinghe started his career as a model, appearing in several advertising commercials. He made his cinema debut in 2012 appearing in '' Super Six''. In 2016 he won Most Popular Actor, and Best Promising Actor at the Hiru Golden Film Award. Personal life Hemal Sachindra Ranasinghe was born on 25 August 1984, in Matale. He has two elder brothers and one younger brother. His mother Vishaka Chithrangani Mediwaka, his father, and grand father are all Ayurvedic Specialists. His father Senarathne Ranasinghe died while Hemal was in a film shooting on 23 September 2010. He attended St Thomas' College, Matale for his secondary education. He has stated that both his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thumindu Dodantenna
Thumindu Dodantenna (තුමිඳු දොඩම්තැන්න) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is also a lecturer, screenwriter by profession. He graduated with an M.A in Drama and Theater from the University of Kelaniya, and is now a lecturer in the Department of Performing Arts at Sripalee Campus in Horana. He is considered one of five actors who have dominated the Sri Lankan Stage by critics. Filmography Dodantenna started his film career with '' Sankara'' in 2007, directed by Prasanna Jayakody. In the upcoming film "Nidahase Piya DS" he plays the lead role of young DS Senanayake. Theater * ''Ashawe Veedi Riya'' (translated and directed by Champa Buddhipala], “''A Streetcar Named Desire''” written by Tennessee Williams) role as “ Mitch“ (Harold Mitchell); performed in Melbourne & Sydney, Australia in October 2019 * ''Janelayen Paninnada'' – Danushika Nayana Kumari – Academic Players team – Script by Thumindu Dodamthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayalath Manoratne
Kala Suri Kala Keerthi Dr. Keselgaspe Manatunga Jayalath Manoratne ( si, කෙසෙල්ගස්පේ මනතුංග ජයලත් මනෝරත්න; 12 June 1948 – 12 January 2020), popularly known as Jayalath Manoratne, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He was a lecturer by profession as well as a director and producer. A highly versatile actor from drama to comedy, Manoratne won awards at OCIC (International Catholic Organization for Cinema and Audiovisual), Presidential, Sarasaviya, Raigam Tele'es, Sumathi and the State Literary and Drama festivals. He was the best actor back to back in 1991 and 1992 for his performance in ''Socrates'' and ''Dvitva''. He is considered by critics as one of the five actors who have dominated the Sri Lankan Stage. He died on 12 January 2020 while receiving treatment for cancer at the age of 71. Personal life Manoratne was born on 12 June 1948 in Dehipe, Nuwara Eliya as the youngest son in the fam ... [...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] |
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] |
Kaushalya Fernando
Kaushalya Fernando ( si, කෞෂල්යා ප්රනාන්දු), is a Sri Lankan actress, director, producer and a civil activist. Highly versatile actress who dominated stage drama and cinema, Fernando is a five-time winner of the prestigious best actress award at the State Drama festival. She is the daughter of popular theatre director late Somalatha Subasinghe. Personal life Kaushalya was born as the daughter of Lionel Fernando and Somalatha Subasinghe. Her father Lionel was a civil servant and former ambassador. Her mother Somalatha is a well-known dramatist and a theatre director. She has one sister. Her grandparents were teachers and lived in Veyangoda. She went to four schools, first Anula College, then Gothami Balika Vidyalaya and Sujatha College, finally St. Paul's Girls School, Milagiriya. Besides arts, she is an athletic champion, competing at the 100, 200 and high jump events at the district levels. She graduated from University of Colombo with a ... [...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] |
Chandani Seneviratne
Chandani Seneviratne, (born 28 December 1962: si, චාන්දනී සෙනෙවිරත්න), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. One of the most distinguished artists in Sinhala cinema, Seneviratne has received critical acclaim and awards at every award festival in Sri Lanka for several dramatic roles. Early days Seneviratne studied at Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya till grade 5 and St. Paul's Girls School, Milagiriya till her high studies. She started her acting career as a Theatre Artist and made her film debut in ''Sathi Puja'' in 1985, for which she won the Presidential Award for best supporting Actress. Awards She is the recipient of a Dubai International Film Award, a Presidential Award, a Sarasaviya Award, a Lanka Live Award and a Hiru Golden Film Award. Filmography * No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan film in the Sri Lankan cinema. Television Serials * ''Adaraneeya Amma'' * ''Akala Sandya'' * ''Ammai Thaththai'' * ''Appac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Gunaratne
Wilson Gunaratne (born March 9, 1949, as විල්සන් ගුණරත්න inhala is an actor and comedian in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He is most notable for the role ''Kodithuwakku'' in television comedy sitcom ''Nonavaruni Mahathvaruni'' and stage drama ''Charitha Atak''. It is the only stage play in Sri Lanka in which one actor portrays eight different characters with eight different voices. Acting career At that time when he was working in an executive position in the field of hotel management, Gunaratne met Tony Ranasinghe through his elder brother. Under his guidance, Gunaratne made a minor role in a scene shot in the hotel premises for a film. Then Tony nominated Gunaratne for the role of the 'Duke' in Shakespeare's translation stage play ''Veniciye Welenda'' directed by playwright Bandula Vithanage. The play made the turning point of his acting career. Later he performed in two of Vithanage's plays: ''Sakala Jana'', ''Muhuṇu Dekak''. Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giriraj Kaushalya
Silmesthri Giriraj Kaushalya (born November 13, 1964) (), popularly known as Giriraj Kaushalya, is a Sri Lankan actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Highly versatile actor from drama to comedy, Kaushalya also has worked as an assistant director, producer, script writer and a filmmaker. Personal life Kaushalya was born on 13 November 1964 in Kolonnawa, Colombo as the youngest of the family with four siblings. He has three elder brothers and one elder sister. He entered village school in Kolonnawa and then attended to Gurukula Vidyalaya, Kelaniya. His father was an active trade unionist in Ceylon Electricity Board and a member of the Sri Lanka Communist Party represented the Left Movement. He worked in Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka before entering to acting. His elder brother Lalith Janakantha is also a renowned actor in stage, television and cinema. He met his wife Mangalika Fernando during the work in Mahaweli Authority in Lihinyagama, Mahaweli C zone i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asoka Handagama
Asoka Handagama (born December 1962) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He obtained his primary and secondary schooling in a provincial school and went on to study Mathematics at the University of Kelaniya where he was awarded a first class honours degree. He obtained his MSc in Development Economics at Warwick University in 1995. He is also an Assistant Governor of the Sri Lankan Central Bank. Theatre Asoka Handagama's entry to filmmaking was via the theatre and television. His maiden theatrical effort, ''Bhoomika (film)'', was to address the seedling emerging ethnic crisis in the Island. The play won the National Youth award for best direction in 1985. His second stage play ''Thunder'', was placed second runner up in the Best script in 1987 State drama Festival. The country was a real killing field when he directed his third, and most controversial play, ''Magatha''. The play, with its radical theatrical form, bravely questioned the existing judicial system of the country. ''Magath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasun Kalhara
Kasun Kalhara Jayawardhana ( Sinhala: කසුන් කල්හාර ජයවර්ධන ) (born 3 November 1981), known professionally as Kasun Kalhara, is a Sri Lankan singer, musician, vocal coach and record producer. During his musical career, Kasun has released three albums, ''Haritha Nimnaye'', ''Radical Premaya'' and ''Romantic Opera''. He is one of the biggest and best-selling music artists in Sri Lanka. Biography Kasun was born in Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka on 3 November 1981. His mother, Malani Bulathsinhala, was a veteran vocalist and his father H. M. Jayawardena was a renowned composer. He had a younger sister, Nirmani Chaya who died in 1991 at the age of three. Kalhara's music career started along with Indrachapa Liyanage and his schoolmates from Ananda College in the year 2000. His mother was highly supportive of his musical career. Once a newspaper interviewer asked her "what is the most memorable day in your life?" and she answered "the day Maestro Premas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
