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KALASURI SRIYANI AMARASENA AUTOGRAPHED ICONIC ACTRESS, FILM PRODUCER,DIRECTOR AT PEAK OF GLORY – by Sunil Thenabadu Kalasuri Palamakumbura Herath Mudiyanselage Sriyani Weerakoon Kumarihami born on 14 June 1944 popularly as Sriyani Amarasena, is an acclaimed actress who began from the stage play “Nari Bana” had portrayed main roles and supporting characters in well over one hundred films and over twenty popular television dramas where she had learnt all areas of productions to become a film and a tele drama as a producer. Sriyani had appeared in several critically acclaimed movies of Lester James Pieris including ‘Golu Hadawatha’ in year 1968, ‘Desa Nisa’ and ‘Ahasin Polawata’. In fact, Sriyani had been selected to portray a role in Lester James Pieris’ ‘Delowak Athara’ but has had to decline the offer as she was pregnant. In the film ‘Gamperaliya’ Sriyani’s daughter Inoka had been one and half years old had also portrayed the role of her daughter in the film.[X] She was born ...

Sudaraka and Anoma – Sugath and Dhammi in teledrama Golu Hadawatha reminisces experiences in subsequent family life for twenty-eight years – by Sunil Thenabadu Photo Source:paradisaya.tripod.com Golu Hadawatha was a popular 1968 Sinhalese Language romance movie directed by Maestro Lester James Pieris with Wickrema Bogoda and Anula Karunatilleke portrayed the lead roles of Sugath and Dhammi The movie’s story built on the novel Golu Hadawatha written by Karunasena Jayalath in 1962, based on his school time experiences and memories. The movie departed from the then traditional movie style: no hero, heroine, no enemy or villain, Joker, no songs, fights etc. Based on a romantic and emotional attachment between a teenage boy and a girl who study in the same class in their school. After two decades Maestro Lester James Pieris wanted to reproduce the Golu Hadawatha as a teledrama. Sudaraka ‘s father’s Production of Hunuwataye Kathawa had begun as a play in year 1967 when Sudaraka was not born. About five kids had portrayed that role which was ...