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My thoughts on the movie 800 – By Sanjeewa Jayaweera Source : island I decided to patronize a cinema after several years to watch a movie. I am glad I did so because the film brought back happy memories of Muttiah Muralitharan, the spinning wizard and, in my opinion, the greatest cricketer Sri Lanka has produced. The movie 800 is about the life and cricketing career of Muarli. It is aptly titled 800 in recognition of the number of wickets Murali claimed in test matches during his illustrious career, which spanned from 1992 to 2010. His tally of wickets in test cricket is a world record that, in all probability, might never be surpassed, just as much as Sir Donald Bradman’s test batting average of 99.96 runs per innings. Initially, I was a bit worried about the movie’s length, which is 150 minutes, which I felt might be a bit long ...

Nov 8, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Arjuna Ranatunga, cinema, Cricketer in 1991, cricketer Sri Lanka, cricketing career of Muarli, movie

The Popular Sinhala Cinema : Rukmani Devi; Mohideen Baig ; Gamini Fonseka – by Laleen Jayamanne Source : island Rukmani Devi, the first star of the Sinhala cinema and incomparable singer with a unique voice, originally known as Daisy Rasamma Daniel, was a Tamil Christian. It was well known that she couldn’t read or write Sinhala and that her dialogue and lyrics were written in English. Al-Haj Mohideen Baig, who sang some of the most cherished, perennial popular Sinhala film songs (including Budhu Gee), wrote down the Sinhala lyrics in his mother tongue, Urdu. The multilingual Mohideen Baig came to Lanka in 1932 for his brother’s funeral and stayed on. With the guidance of Mohammed Gauss at Columbia records, he began singing on radio soon after. In India he had sung Ghazals in Urdu in his village Salem and also Hindi and Tamil songs. Once film production began in Lanka, he ...

May 20, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged cinema, Daisy Rasamma Daniel, film production, Gamini Fonseka, Lankan film industry, Mohideen Baig, Rukmani Devi, Sinhala cinema

The Great Cinemas of Colombo – By Malsha – eLanka Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka, has a rich history of cinema culture. Over the years, many iconic movie theaters have graced the city, serving as entertainment hubs for generations of movie-goers. Here are some of the great cinemas of Colombo: Regal Cinema: Established in 1930, Regal Cinema is one of the oldest and most iconic cinemas in Colombo. The cinema’s art deco architecture and grand interior make it a landmark in the city. Regal Cinema has a seating capacity of over 1,000 and is known for its premieres of both local and international films. Liberty Cinema: Liberty Cinema is another famous cinema in Colombo, located in the heart of the city. Built in 1952, the cinema’s iconic facade features an intricate lattice design. The cinema has a seating capacity of over 800 and is known for its comfortable ...

May 4, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Malsha Madhuhansi Tagged cinema, cinema culture, cinemas of Colombo, Empire Cinema, Liberty Cinema, Majestic Cinema, movie theaters, Regal Cinema, Savoy Cinema, sinhala movie, Sri Lanka's cinema culture, Sri Lankan films

PUNYA HEENDENIYA PERHAPS THE MOST ACCLAIMED CLARITY ACTRESS IN THE ARCHIVES OF SINHALA FILMS IDEAL TO PORTRAY ANY PROTAGONIST – by Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : films Heendeniya Vidanaralalage Punya Heendeniya was born on 31 July 1938 in native Mirigama in a ideal village environment as the fifth child in a family consisting of seven siblings, currently three elder sisters and a brother are deceased. Her father was well respected individual M. A. Hindeniya a land owner and proprietary planter in Mirigama. Her mother, D. L. Kahawitage was a resident of Panadura.Her father had been a versatile singer ,loved art who sings old songs well versed in music played the tabla ,Serpina, violin .They had possessed a gramophone instead of radio possessed at home from which all songs were heard regularly.She had quipped that she may have acquired his hereditary affiliations to pursue her career in acting. In another television confrontation even though living in ...

Nov 24, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged cinema, Gamperaliya film, International Film Festival of India, Lester James Peiris, Punya Heendeniya, Sarasaviya Film Awards

KALA KEERTHI VASANTHA OBEYSEKERA MULTIPLE AWARD WINNING FILM SCRIPT WRITER,DIRECTOR IMMORTALIZED REAL LIFE STORIES ON CIMEMATIC SCREENS – by Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : dailynews Kala Keerthi Vasantha Obeysekera born in year 1937 was stared as one of the foremost film fabricators in the 70s decade who graduated from the University of.Peradeniya in the year 1962. He had served on the Editorial Staff of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited from 1964 to 1970 in the Dinamina newspaper. In addition to his editorial work, Vasantha Obeysekera wrote several short stories during this period. Vasantha had entered the cinematic industry with Sath Samudura in year 1967 which he co-wrote and worked as the assistant director. The film was selected to the Moscow International Film Festival in Moscow at which was awarded a merit certificate in cinematography by the film authorities of Moscow..It was not long after Vasantha wrote the script and directed the film ...

Nov 2, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged cinema, Cyril Wickremage, Director, Diyamanthi, Dr. Siri Gunasinghe, Moscow International Film Festival, Ravindra Randeniya, Sanath Gunatilleka, Sangeetha Weeraratne, Sath Samudura, script writer, Sinhala cinema, Somasiri Dehipitiya, Sri Lankan cinema, Swarna Mallawaarachchi, University of Peradeniya

DILHANI ASHOKAMALA EKANAYAKE ICON ACTRESS ACCEPTS ANY ROLE ENTRUSTED RELISHES DANCING ACTS TO ADD GLAMOUR TO HER VIVID ROLES DOMINATED OUR SILVER SCREEN FOR OVER TWO DECADES – by Sunil Thenabadu Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake born 4 March 1970 native of Polhengoda where at that time it had been an area with paddy fields ,lakes etc.,had studied at St Clares College Colombo 06 , who had learnt dancing in school when she was nine years old. In addition she had followed dancing at Sarvodaya, Sama dance groups, Khemadasa ballets and at Channa Wijewardena dance academy. Dilhani had left school after her ordinary levels as she had disliked following higher studies though not having had any intentions to be an actress. But she is now a distinguished actress in Sri Lankan cinema ,theatre and television, one of the most popular film actresses in Sinhala cinema, Dilhani with innate talent not having any hereditary affiliations to her parents ...

Oct 28, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged actress in Sri Lanka, actresses, Channa Wijewardena, Channa Wijewardena dance academy, cinema, Dilhani Ashokamala, film actresses in Sinhala cinema, Mega Star, Pubudu Chathuranga, Ranawiru Real Star, Sri Lankan, Sri Lankan cinema, Sri Lankan films, Yasapalitha Nanayakkara