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Sihinayaki Adare
''Sihinayaki Adare (Love is a Dream)'' () is a 2024 Indian-Sri Lankan Sinhalese language romantic drama film co-directed by Sarov Shanmugam and Donald Jayantha. The film is co-produced by Raja Sadesh Kumar and Srimathi Sadesh Kumar. It stars Hemal Ranasinghe and Pooja Umashankar (in her comeback role) in lead roles along with Uddika Premarathna, Sheshadri Priyasad, Lucky Dias, Mahendra Perera in supportive roles. The film is the remake of 2013 South Indian film '' Raja Rani'' directed by Atlee. Plot The film revolves around Rehan and Jennifer, who married without the interest, but face many challenges in their disturbing change of lives. Cast * Hemal Ranasinghe as Rehan Bernard * Pooja Umashankar as Jennifer Fernandez * Uddika Premarathna as Ajith Bandara * Sheshadri Priyasad as Divya * Lucky Dias as Ronnie Fernandez, Jennifer's father * Mihira Sirithilaka as Noel, Ajith's friend * Jayantha Athapatthu as Vicky, Rehan's friend * Mahendra Perera as Rehan's boss * Dam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlee (director)
Arun Kumar (born 21 September 1986), known professionally as Atlee, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his work in Tamil films. He initially worked as an assistant director under S. Shankar in the films ''Enthiran'' (2010) and '' Nanban'' (2012). He made his directorial debut with the film '' Raja Rani'' (2013), produced by Fox Star Studios, for which he was awarded Best Debut Director by the Vijay Award and the Tamil Nadu State Award for best dialogue writer. Atlee has directed and written films like ''Theri'', ''Mersal'', and ''Bigil'' all featuring Vijay. Atlee made his debut in Hindi cinema with '' Jawan'' (2023), starring Shah Rukh Khan, which became an all-time blockbuster at the box office. He is currently making his Telugu film debut with '' AA22xA6'', starring Allu Arjun. Career Atlee did a degree in visual communications in Sathyabama University, Chennai and made the short film ''En Mel Vizhundha Mazhaithuli'', which won two nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananda Wickramage
Ananda Wickramage (, born August 4, 1953) is an actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ... in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama, and television. During his career, he has acted in the teledramas ''Paba'' and ''Patalavilla'', has played the president in the political sitcom ''And Company,'' and as ''Kotalawala'' in the stage drama ''Neinage Suduwa''. Television career Ananda Wickramage has acted more than 100 television serials. His role in the serials such as ''Patalavilla'' and ''Paba'' become highly popularized. He directed the television serial ''Menik Maliga'', and ''Hada Pudasuna''. Notable works * ''Ananthaya'' * ''And Company'' * ''Aswenna'' * ''Athuru Paara'' * ''Bindunu Sith'' * '' Bonda Meedum'' * ''Dedunnen Eha'' * ''Ekas Ginna'' * ''Hada Pudasuna'' * ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lankan Romantic Drama Films
Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Assamese, Meitei ( Manipuri), Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, Balinese, Sundanese, Sinhalese, Thai, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Assamese, Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Sanskrit, Pali, Khmer, and also among Philippine languages. It is usually transliterated as ''Sri'', ''Sree'', ''Shri'', ''Shiri'', ''Shree'', ''Si'', or ''Seri'' based on the local convention for transliteration. In Tamil it evolved to Tiru. The term is used in Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia as a polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language. "Shri" is also used as a title of veneration for deities or as honorific title for individuals. "Shri" is also an epithet for Hindu goddess Lakshmi, while a ''yantra'' or a mystical diagra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020s Sinhala-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a "sh" phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''Samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ), "to hiss". The original name of the letter "Sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chethana Ketagoda
Ketagodage Dona Ranmini Chethana Ketagoda (born 4 August 1992, ), popularly as Chethana Ketagoda, is an actress in Sri Lankan television as well as a voice artist. One of the most popular voice artists in Sri Lanka with a career spanning 18 years, she rendered her voice to several popular international soap operas and serials. Apart from that, she is also a singer, investor, agriculturalist, digital content creator on social media platforms as well as an Attorney-at-Law by profession. Personal life She was born on 4 August 1992 in Colombo as the second child of the family. Her father K. D. Upali Chandrathilake, is a retired Air Vice Marshall of Sri Lanka Air Force. Her mother, Indika P. Chandrathilake, is an Attorney-at-Law and a government official. She completed education from Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo up to grade 9 and then completed O/Ls from Royal Institute International School, Havelock. In the 2009 Edexcel IGCSE examination at Royal Institute, she became the “World’s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya 3D
''Maya'' (, ) is a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala 3D horror comedy film directed by Donald Jayantha and co-produced by Raja Sadesh Kumar and Srimathi Sadesh Kumar. It stars Ranjan Ramanayake, Pubudu Chathuranga in lead roles along with Giriraj Kaushalya, Nilmini Kottegoda and Upeksha Swarnamali. It is the 1257th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film is based on Indian Tamil film '' Kanchana'' directed by Raghava Lawrence. Plot Malan is a jobless 25 year-old youth who spends his days playing cricket with friends. He suffers from phasmophobia and retreats to the safety of his home after sunset. His fear is so great he prefers to sleep with his widowed mother Geetha and have her accompany him to the bathroom at night, and also at the eating time. This creates major annoyance in the household, including Malan's brother Gamini, sister-in-law Nirmala and their children. One night, Malan meets a girl named Shaini and flirts to gain her attraction, but did not reveal it. Shaini al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Leitch
Ronnie Luke Leitch (; 19 October 1953 – 1 October 2018), better known as Ronni Leitch and Thattaya (), was a Sri Lankan actor, comedian, singer, presenter and social activist. Largely popularized as a comedian, Leitch also gained fame for singing over 350 songs, most notably "Thattaya" and "Kauda Bole Alice". Family Leitch was born on 19 October 1953 in Dehiwela. His father died on 26 December 2017 and the funeral took place on 27 December at 4:00 PM at the Mount Lavinia Cemetery. He married his childhood sweetheart Yvette in 1986, and is the father of daughter Keshia and son Keshan. Leitch met Yvette first in 1974 in Bellanvila, when their homes were situated in close proximity to each other. They married on 7 June 1986. Their first child, Keshia, was born on 17 September 1989. Keshia married on 8 June 2017. Keshia is a past pupil of Bishop's College, Colombo and Keshan is an old boy of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia.He has a sister called Cheryl. Career Since the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumara Thirimadura
Kumara Thirimadura (; born April 17, 1969) is an actor in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He is an actor, singer, filmmaker and journalist by profession. He is considered one of five actors who have dominated the Sri Lankan Stage by critics. Early career He was born on 17 April 1969, in Rawathawatta, Moratuwa as the sixth child of the family with seven siblings. His father Thirimadura Rantin de Silva worked in the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. His mother Jothimuni Malini Miureen Perera worked as a cashier in a restaurant. He has four elder sisters - Sandya, Udaya, Ramya, Soumya and one elder brother, Kosala, one younger sister Bhagya and one younger brother Chamila. His sister Sandya died in April 2022. Thirimadura is a past student of Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa. He won many awards at school level through many theatre works, which gave him boost to the career. But, before turning in to acting career, he worked 14 years as a journalist of Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayesha Perera
Gayesha Perera (; born 24 October 1987, as Wickramarachchige Gayesha Lakmali Perera) is a Sri Lankan politician, actress, tv host, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Sri Lanka for Miss International 2006 beauty pageant. Early life Gayesha Perera was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She pursued her education at Subodha Balika Vidyalaya, Dehiwala, and later at Girls’ High School, Mount Lavinia. During her time at Girls’ High School, she served as a school prefect, demonstrating her leadership skills and dedication. She is married to Hasanjith Kuruppuarachchige, a well-known singer and businessman. Education Gayesha holds a Diploma in Governance, Democratization, and Public Policy from the Colombo Institute of Social Sciences. She is currently pursuing a Diploma in Early Childhood Education at UCLA Extension. Miss Sri Lanka In 2006 Gayesha won the ''Miss Sri Lanka for Miss International 2006'' title and she represented the Sri Lanka at Miss International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shehani Kahandawala
Shehani Kahandawala (; born 24 February 1995), is an actress in Sri Lankan television as well as a television host, singer and model. Started as a child television presenter, she later became one of the popular actresses in the television with the serials ''Sujatha'', ''Sanda Pini Wassa'' and ''Sihini''. Personal life She was born on 24 February 1995 in Colombo as the only child of the family. Her father is Wasantha Kahandawala and her mother Thamara Perera is a housewife. During school period, she never appeared in any drama or music activity. In school however, she studied music as a subject up to A/L. Her grandmother was good at singing as well as her father. Career In 2013, Shehani started her career as a freelance television presenter in TV Derana and hosted the children's program ''Trim Trim''. During the same period, she appeared in the music video ''Oba Ma Hamuwuna Da'' sung by Sashika Nisansala. With the song, she became very popular among the public, where she continu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinu Udani Siriwardhana
Vinu Udani Siriwardana (Sinhala language, Sinhala:විනු උදානි සිරිවර්ධන) (born March 10, 1992) is a Sri Lankan actress, model (person), model, and television presenter. In 2012 she participated in the "Derana Veet Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World 2012" pageant and succeeded in becoming the joint winner for the title 'Derana Veet Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World 2012' with Sumudu Prasadini (the latter represented Sri Lanka at the Miss World 2012 beauty pageant). Personal life Vinu is the second in her family with an elder brother, Sanu, and a younger sister, Ruvi. She received her education at Anula Vidyalaya. Currently, she lives in Colombo. She married Kasun Liyanage, a lecturer in Economics, in 2020. Recently she was awarded the Nelson Mendala Peace Awards 2019. In addition, she hosts the Friday programme ''Hada Redi Peya''. She also plans to write a book. Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World 2012 Vinu won the 'Derana Veet Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
