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Trilicia Gunawardena
Trelicia Abeykoon (born 14 October 1934 – died 26 April 1999 as ට්රිලිෂියා ගුණවර්ධන)), popularly as Trelicia or Trilicia Gunawardena, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television as well as a singer. She is best known for the critically acclaimed roles in films ''Gamperaliya'', ''Nidhanaya'', ''Kaliyagaya'' and ''Beddegama''. Personal life She was born on 14 October 1934 at Kolonnawa, Sri Lanka. She completed school education from St. Anthony's Balika Vidyalaya, Dematagoda and Musaeus College, Colombo. Then she graduated with an honors degree from University of Peradeniya and worked as a teacher at Ananda Shasthralaya, Kotte. She also worked as a lecturer in the Aesthetic department at Peradeniya University as well as University of Kelaniya. She also worked as an English Instructor at the University of the Visual and Performing Arts. She was married to Prof. A. J. Gunawardena, an English art critic and lecturer in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolonnawa
Kolonnawa ( si, කොලොන්නාව, ta, கொலன்னாவ) is a town located on the eastern boundary of Colombo District, Western Province of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... It is bounded by Kelani River to the north, Kotikawatta-Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha to the East, Kotte Municipal Council to the south and Colombo Municipal Council to the west. Kolonnawa Urban Council Zone * Kolonnawa * Orugodawatte * Wellampitiya Demographics Kolonnawa Municipality area is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious urban centre. According to the census of 2012, the demographics by ethnicity and religion is as follows:. References Populated places in Colombo District {{WesternLK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahagama Sekera
Mahagama Sekera (Mahagamage Sekara) ( Sinhala:මහගම සේකර / මහගමගේ සේකර ) (7 April 1929 – 14 January 1976) Sri Lankan poet, lyricist, playwright, novelist, artist, translator and filmmaker. He is considered to be a significant figure in Sinhalese poetry and literature. Sekara is best remembered as a poet and songwriter with several of his works even becoming popular songs in Sri Lanka. His works occasionally have an introspective Buddhist influenced outlook. His poems and songs remain widely quoted on the island nearly thirty years after his death.. Early life and education Mahagama Sekera was born on 7 April 1929 in Radawana, Colombo. His father was Maha Gamage John Singho, mother was Ranawaka Arachchige Roslin Ranawaka. He had his initial education at Government School in Radawana and Kirindiwela Maha Vidayalaya. Sekera started life as an artist and in his later paintings and book covers he tended towards modern art. He got a thorough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lankan Film Actresses
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 Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, Balinese, Sinhala, Thai, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, 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. 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, but also as a title of veneration for deities or as honorific title for local rulers. Shri is also another name for Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, while a ''yantra'' or a mystical diagram popularly used to worship her is called Shri Yantra. Etymology Monier-Williams Dictionary gives the meaning o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dheewari
''Dheewari (Fisherman's Daughter)'' ( si, ධීවරී, italic=yes) is a 2011 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Salinda Perera and produced by Chandran Rutnam. It stars Sangeetha Weeraratne, Joe Abeywickrama in lead roles along with Cyril Wickramage and Jackson Anthony. Music composed by Pradeep Ratnayake. The film was based on the novel ''Dheewari'' of Raja Procter. It was adapted for the screen by Salinda Perera and Darrell Costa. Singhalese translations were made during filming. It is the 1163rd Sri Lankan film in the Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sinhala cinema. The film has achieved mostly positive reviews from both local and international festivals. Plot Cast * Sangeetha Weeraratne as Valli * Joe Abeywickrama Deshabandu Gammana Patabendige Don John Abeywickrama ( Sinhala:ජෝ අබේවික්රම) (22 June 1927 – 21 September 2011), popularly as Joe Abeywickrama, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Initially famed ... as Mudalal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padadaya
''Padadaya (The Outcast)'' ( si, පාදඩයා, italic=yes) is a 1999 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed and produced by Linton Semage for Hiru Films. It stars Linton Semage and Shyamali Warusavitana in lead roles along with Saumya Liyanage and Trilicia Gunawardena. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe. It is the 911th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. The film won a Special Jury Award Dhaka International Film Festival held on 28 January 2000. It also shared the NETPAC Award for the Best Asian Film with fellow Sri Lankan film '' Saroja'' directed by Somaratne Dissanayake. The film represented Sri Lanka in competitive sections of Kerala, Mumbai, Oslo, Pusan and New Delhi International Film Festivals screened at the competitive section of the Buenos Aires International Film Festival in Argentina as well. Plot Cast * Linton Semage as Dharmadasa * Shyamalee Varusavithana * Karu Gunaratne * Trilicia Gunawar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadara Hasuna
''Aadara Hasuna'' is a 1986 Sri Lankan thriller film directed by H.D. Premaratne. Plot Vasanthi Chaturani is a young wife of a retired army officer (Joe Abeywickrama). One day she receives a letter with a gift from a messenger (a street vendor) who claims he is asked to pass the gift and the letter to the beautiful lady in the house by an unidentified person whom Joe Abeywickrama suspects an adulterous partner of his young wife. Suspense-driven Joe questions his wife hard and his wife declares her innocence. But Joe divorces his wife. Vasanthi, in desperation tries to commit suicide but saved by Andiris who later accompanies her to his house. On their Journey to Andiris' place, Vasanthi remembers her past when she meets Joe Abeywickrama after fleeing her village home in Thrikonamduwa, fearing LTTE terrorist attacks. Vasanthi's father and mother are killed by LTTE cadres. Joe Abeywickrama is a colonel stationed in Trikonamaduwa. In Andiris' fishing village, Chathurani meets a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaliyugaya (film)
''Kaliyugaya'' is a 1981 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries; it was adapted from the novel '' Kaliyugaya'' by Martin Wickramasinghe, and follows the events of the film '' Gamperaliya''. It was followed by the film adaptation of the third novel in Wickramasinghe's trilogy, '' Yuganthaya'', in 1983. It was a Director's Fortnight selection at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival Synopsis Piyal (Henry Jayasena) and Nanda (Punya Heendeniya) from ''Gamperaliya'' have now aged, and their children have left them. Priya reminisces on her life after her son sends her a letter from London accusing her and her husband of various faults.**** Production The film features the four main actors of ''Gamperaliya''; it was shot on 35mm and used eastmancolor. The film also featured the famous stately home Lakshmigiri. by K. Bikram Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beddegama (film)
''Beddegama'' (''The Village in the Jungle'') is a 1980 Sinhala drama film directed by Lester James Peries that follows the lives of village people in British Colonial Sri Lanka. The film is based on the 1913 book '' The Village in the Jungle'' by Leonard Woolf. Sir Arthur C. Clarke also has a minor role in the film as an English Judge. Plot The lives of a poor family in a small village called Beddagama (literally, "The village in the jungle") as they struggle to survive the challenges presented by poverty, disease, superstition, the unsympathetic colonial system, and the jungle itself. The head of the family is a hunter named Silindu, who has two daughters named Punchi Menika and Hinnihami. After being manipulated by the village authorities and a debt collector, Silindu is put on trial for murder Cast * Malini Fonseka as Punchi Menika * Joe Abeywickrama as Silindu * Vijaya Kumaratunga as Babun * Tony Ranasinghe as Fernando mudalali * Nadeeka Gunasekara as Hinni hami * Trili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gehenu Lamai
''Gehenu Lamai'' ( si, ගැහැණු ළමයි English : Girls) is a 1978 Sri Lankan Sinhala teenage drama film directed by Sumitra Peries and produced by her husband Lester James Peries for Lster Films. The film introduced Vasanthi Chathurani into Sinhala cinema. Along with her, film stars Ajith Jinadasa and Jenita Samaraweera in lead roles along with Shyama Anandan and Cyril Kothalawala. Music composed by Nimal Mendis. It is the 390th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film received positive reviews from critics and earned box office success. Plot Kusum witnesses Nimal leading a procession into their village. Kusum then recalls her childhood spent with friend Nimal. She is taught by the older boy. Kusum then starts boarding school with a transition to her at an older age. She gains a friend in Podmini who admires Kusum's innocence. When Kusum visits home, she takes to helping out at the home of Nimal's mother, Mrs. Satharasinghe. On one such visit Nimal engage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madol Duwa
''Madol Duwa'' (Sinhala, ''Mangrove Island'') is a 1976 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries and produced by Upasena Marasinghe. The film stars Ajith Jinadasa as Upali, a young rebellious youth who travels to a small island to get away from the restrictive society around him. The film is based on Martin Wickremasinghe's 1947 novel '' Madol Doova''. It was a commercial success. Plot Young Upali Giniwella (Nandana Hettiarachi who grows up into Ajith Jinadasa) is resentful of his new stepmother (Somalatha Subasinghe) and lashes out by committing harmless acts of mischief around the village. For this Upali is sent to a boarding school where he bonds with the headmaster (Joe Abeywickrema). He once again gets into trouble however and is returned home when a new headmaster installed. Upali is punished by his father back home. He becomes more resentful and takes off with his servant boy Jinna (Padmasena Athukorala) to the island dubbed Madol Duwa. After some adventures t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nidhanaya
''Nidhanaya'' ( en, The Treasure) is a 1972 Sinhalese language film Dr. Lester James Peries, the screen play, dialog and script by Dr. Tissa Abeysekara, starring Gamini Fonseka and Malini Fonseka. The film stars Gamini Fonseka and Malini Fonseka in lead role along with Shanthi Lekha, Saman Bokalawela and Trilicia Gunawardena in supportive roles. Movie is based on a short story written by G.B.Senanayake in one of his short story collection known as "The Revenge". It revolves around a murder which is committed for the purpose of gaining access to a hidden treasure. The film won the Silver Lion of St. Mark award at the 1972 Venice International Film Festival and was also selected as one of the outstanding films of the year, receiving a Diploma, at the London Film Festival. It was also chosen as the best film of the first 50 years of Sri Lankan cinema and was included among the top 100 films of the century by the Cinémathèque Française. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamperaliya (film)
''Gamperaliya'' is a 1963 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Dr. Lester James Peries screenplay, dialogue and the script by Reggie Siriwardena and Tissa Abeysekara; it was adapted from the novel '' Gamperaliya'' by Martin Wickramasinghe. The film starts ensemble cast of several eras together including, Henry Jayasena, Punya Heendeniya, Wickrama Bogoda, Trilicia Gunawardena and Gamini Fonseka. The film was groundbreaking in Sinhala cinema shot entirely outside of a studio using one lamp and hand held lights for lighting. The movie exemplifies Peries's use of family tensions to symbolize wider issues. The film was internationally acclaimed, receiving the Golden Peacock (Best Film) at the 3rd International Film Festival of India and the Golden Head of Palenque in Mexico. The film won the Best Director and Best Film awards at the 1965 Sarasaviya Film Festival. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. It was shown in Cannes Film festival in May 2008 under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
