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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

Stalag Luft III and Its “Great Escape” Tunnel: An Archaelogical Treasure-by Michael Roberts The Great Escape Tunnel Source:Thuppahis Untouched for almost seven decades, the tunnel used in the Great Escape has finally been unearthed. The 111-yard passage nicknamed ‘Harry’ by Allied prisoners was sealed by the Germans after the audacious break-out from the POW camp Stalag Luft III in western Poland. Despite huge interest in the subject, encouraged by the film starring Steve McQueen, the tunnel undisturbed over the decades because it was behind the Iron Curtain and the Soviet had no interest in its significance. But at last British archaeologists have excavated it and discovered its remarkable secrets. Many of the bed boards which had been joined together to stop it collapsing were still in position. And the ventilation shaft, ingeniously crafted from used powdered milk containers known as Klim Tins, remained in working order. Scattered throughout the tunnel, ...

Aug 29, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Charles Bronson, David McCallum, Donald Pleasence, Gordon Jackson, Hannes Messemer, James Coburn, James Donald, John Leyton, Moscow International Film Festival, Odeon Leicester Square in London, Stalag Luft III, The Mirisch Company