JAYANTHA DHANAPALA (1938 – 2023)-by Tissa Jayatilaka Source:Island The splendid career and the many glittering prizes won by Jayantha Dhanapala is common knowledge and does not require reiteration here. Rather I wish to focus on the man himself in this tribute to an exceptional person whom I had the privilege of getting to know personally at the tail end of the 1980s – I had of course heard of Jayantha and his many accomplishments long before our first meeting. Having read a newspaper review of North-South Perspectives, an international affairs journal that I edited, which focused on the promotion of greater understanding between the ‘developed’ and the ‘developing’ world, Jayantha telephoned me to ask if we could meet. I readily agreed and thus began a friendship that lasted until his death a few days ago. Although I had not known at the time of that first meeting of ours, I soon ...
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Kala Keerthi Jayantha Chandrasiri literate celebrated , director, stage plays, teledrama, films in a vibrant cruise for four decades – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : artscouncil Kala Keerthi Jayantha Chandrasiri born in year 1959, is a Sri Lankan journalist, screenplay writer, television director, film maker , television presenter in Sri Lankan cinema Jayantha’s film Agnidahaya won seven golden awards and four silver awards at the Signis International Film Festival 2003. His two teledramas Dandubasnamanaya and Akala Sandhya are rated as two of seven Iconic Teledramas In the archives of Sri Lanka’s Television narration.Jayantha had excelled as a presenter of radio and television on numerous occasions. Lately his presentation of the popular TV Derana program Leya Saha Laya musical program for over two hours involving father/mother/son/daughter from the inception to end was commendable very well presented. Jayantha had been born in his mother’s ancestral city in Bandarawela, owing to father’s occupation ...
Dec 11, 2022
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KALA KEERTHI DHARMASIRI BANDARANAYAKE : RENOWNED FILM ACTOR, PLAYWRITER, DIRECTOR, DRAMATIST, DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER OF FILMS AT PINNACLE OF FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu Kala Keerthi Dharmasiri Bandaranayake the recipient of the ‘Ran Thisara award in year 2018 is a film actor, playwriter, director ,dramatist and producer of films and stage plays is a predominantly the renowned ‘civil and political activist’ who loved to work to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public. The beginning of the film career of Bandaranayake was not all that rosy.At that time in the decade of eighties the script had to be passed by the General Manager of National film Corporation Dr DB Nihalsinghe who had given the film a c grade rating which had prevented Bandaranayake in qualifying for a loan to proceed.Then by sheer quirk he had met Chairman of Bake House group Albert Jayasinghe who had wanted Bandaranayake to submit the budget to which he had agreed (Rupees ...
Jun 17, 2022
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Tagged Bawa Duka, Bawa Karma, Dayananda Gunawardena, Dharmasena Pathiraja, film producers, Hansa Vilak, Henry Jayasena, Lester James Peiris, Suddilage Kathawa, Swarna Mallawarachchi, Thunveni Yamaya, Tissa Abeysekera, Wasantha Obeysekera
