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Lankan filmmaker in Australia looks for composing talent By Gamini Akmeemana   Source:dailymirror.lk Chrishantha Surith, a Sri Lankan TV producer and filmmaker and song writer now working in Australia, is looking for talented composers who can compose songs for his new film based on a romantic theme. The Naked Eye, a musical, is English-medium; hence, the songs too, will be in English. The producer/filmmaker is aiming for an international audience. Noeline Honter, singer and TV presenter, will work with him to shortlist the prospective composers with international potential. Surith’s career in the arts began as a child actor in Sri Lanka, with numerous roles in theatre and radio drama. After leaving school, he was selected by Rupavahini, the national television network, for a three-year producer traineeship, and  granted a three-month release to write and direct a successful youth  musical drama entitled  “Vyanga” for Ceylon Theatres Ltd. On completing the three-year traineeship, ...