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Yashoda Wimaladharma with supreme charisma ,actress on stage, television, cinema locally and overseas, model, broadcaster, lyricist having a Masters in Hindi in an animated journey of three and a half decades in celeb – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : lkmodelzone Raigama Lokumanage Yashoda Wimaladharma actress, model, presenter, lyricist, born on the 28th October 1970 to parents Professor Ravilal Wimaladharma formerly in the university of Kelaniya and Mallika Wimaladharma a teacher predominantly known to be a dance ‘guru’ acclaimed undoubtedly as one of the most astonishing actresses of her generation She has an elder sister Thusitha seven years elder also a teacher .But she had never thought of art not even acted in any stage drama or taken part in any activities at her school,St Paul’s Milagiriya, not even recited a ‘kavi’ ,until by sheer coincidence ,when she was sixteen years old in the ninth year despite her unwillingness to participate in ...

Dec 15, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Channa Perera, Chitra Warakapola, Damitha Abeyratne, Dharmasena Pathiraja, Dr Rohana Weerasinghe, Grandville Rodrigo, HA Perera, Hemasiri Liyanage, Henty Jayasena, Kamal Addararachchi. Manel Jaysena, Manel Jayasena, Manel Weeramuni, Nalan Mendis, Parakrama Niriella, popular teledrama, Roshan Ravindra, Samanala Sandhwaniya, Shriyantha Mendis, Sudath Senaratne, Thanamalwila Kollek, Tony Ranasinghe, Vasantha Obeyesekere, Yashoda Wimaladharma

Between pathiraja and Premarathne : The cinema of Vasantha Obeyesekere-By Uditha Devapriya Source:Island In my essay on H. D. Premaratne, I pointed out that Premaratne and Vasantha Obeyesekere were responsible for much of the changes that swept through the Sinhala cinema in the 1970s. Basically, they helped shatter the distinction that had prevailed until then between an artistic and a commercial cinema. Both directors focused a common set of issues: youth unrest, class conflict, women’s rights, and in their last few years (Premaratne with Visidela, 1997, and Obeyesekere with Sewwandi, 2006), the civil war and the insurrection. In doing so they pioneered a third way in the cinema, tackling these issues while making concessions to popular audiences. This contribution has not been appreciated enough. Yet while appreciating Obeyesekere and Premaratne, the exact nature of their contribution needs to be assessed, because there were important differences between the two. I have ...

Oct 29, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Dharmasena Pathiraja, Vasantha Obeyesekere, Vasanthi Chathurani