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 ...

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Best direction at the 23rd Rainbow Film Festival London, 2022 – By NIROSHA RAJAPAKSE Source:sundayobserver.lk Akira Kurosawa, the celebrated Japanese filmmaker once declared: “human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood, if it depicts these properly”. ‘The Newspaper’, a Sri Lankan film, directed jointly by Sarath Kothalawala and Kumara Thirimadura, two-actor turned film directors bears testimony to the above statement. The film was produced by Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana along with W. Premasiri and Ravindra Guruge. ‘The Newspaper’ is also the fourth award-winning film produced by Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana. It won the award for the best direction at the 23rd Rainbow Film Festival London 2022, which was held across East London from May 29 to June 5, 2022. ‘The Newspaper’ has got a touching and grieving story. It employs an amazing set of characters. Every actor is an exception with a great bit of ...

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