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19th Presidential Awards
The 19th Presidential Film Awards festival (Sinhala: 19 වැනි ජනාධිපති සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Sri Lanka Film Corporation with the collaboration of the Presidential Secretariat and the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media, was held on July 29, 1996, at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. His Excellency The President Maithripala Sirisena was the chief guest at the awards night. Around 96 Awards were presented to 27 artists who excelled in 79 films in Sinhala cinema screened from 2016 to 2018 (Twenty five films screened in 2016, twenty six films screened in 2017 and twenty eight films in 2018). Meanwhile, 11 recipients won the Pioneer Awards, Swarnasinghe Awards and Vishwa Keerthi Awards. The Swarnasinghe Lifetime Award was presented by President to veteran artists Ravindra Randeniya, Nita Fernando and Sugathapala Senarath Yapa. Meanwhile, Anoma Janadari and film director Sanjeewa Pushp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre
The Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre ( si, නෙළුම් පොකුණ මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ රඟහල, ''nelum pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa rangahala''; often known as Nelum Pokuna; previously the National Performing Arts Theatre, prior to naming at the opening ceremony after which the President Mahinda Rajapaksa named it after himself) is a performing arts centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The theatre opened on 15 December 2011. Design and features The architecture of the building is inspired by the 12th-century ''Nelum Pokuna'' (lotus pond) in Polonnaruwa. Built by King Parakramabahu the Great, Polonnaruwa's Nelum Pokuna is shaped as a stylised eight-petalled lotus flower. The total estimated cost of the project is LKR 3,080 million. Government of the People's Republic of China provided LKR 2430 million out of the total cost of the building. The building spreads over of floor area. The theatre is equipped with an auditorium with 1,288 seats, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayapethi Kusuma
''Frangipani (Sayapethi Kusuma)'' ( si, සය පෙති කුසුම, italic=yes) is a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Sunil T. Fernando for Sunil T Films and Visakesa Chandrasekaram for Havelock Arts. It stars Dasun Pathirana, Jehan Sri Kanth and Yasodha Rasanduni in lead roles. Music composed by Shantha Pieris. It is the 1260th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot The film discussed about a new pathway of Sri Lankan society, where a heterosexual woman married a gay man, and breaks the relationship of his bisexual friend. Cast * Dasun Pathirana as Chamath * Jehan Sri Kanth Appuhamy as Nalin * Yasodha Rasanduni as Sarasi * Ruwan Malith as Monk Sobhitha * Kumudu Kumarasinghe as Sarasi's mother * Ganga Jeewani Waliwatte as Chamath's mother * Anjana Premaratne as Chamath's brother * Nishantha Lawrence as Chamath's father * Nilmini Buwaneka as Teacher * Bhoomi Harendran as Shehan/Shehani Acclaim It was screened at numerous i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirosha Virajini
Virajini Lalithya de Silva, also known as Nirosha Virajini ( Sinhala: නිරෝෂා විරාජිනී) is a Sri Lankan award-winning singer, musician and music director with a career spanning over 23 years. Personal life Nirosha was born on 13 January 1973. She is a native of Kandy, Sri Lanka. She was married to Nalinda Sampath in 2000, but the couple got divorced in 2005. She married Yasantha Nimalatheja in 2009. Career Nirosha has sung songs in Sinhalese, Tamil, Hindi, and Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa .... Awards and honors In 2000, 2002 and 2016 she was awarded as Best Female Vocalist at President's Award and Sarasaviya Awards for her contribution as a playback singer in the films "Rajya Sevaya Pinisai" and "Kinihiriya Mal" re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitral Somapala
Peragaswatte Chandana Chitral Somapala (born 4 November 1966: si, චිත්රාල් සෝමපාල), aka Chity Somapala, is a Sri Lankan hard rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal vocalist and a music director. He is known for his work with European power metal bands Firewind, Power Quest, Avalon, Faro, Red Circuit, and Civilization One. Somapala gained popularity in his home country due to his Sinhala language, Sinhala track "Nadee Ganga" which was released in 1998. Personal life Chandana Chitral Somapala was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 4 November 1966. His parents, P. L. A. Somapala, Peragaswatte Liyana Acharige Somapala and Chithra née Perera, were musicians, music directors and producers. His parents' song, "Dambulu Gale", was recreated by Somapala and received mixed feedback by critics. He has three brothers: Prasanna, Rohan, Nalin, and one sister, Piumi. Somapala was educated at Isipathana College (formally Greenlands College), a national school for b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadeeka Guruge
Nadeeka Guruge ( si, නදීක ගුරුගේ) is one of the most influential composers in Sri Lankan music. Biography "I grew up with the guitar and the guitar speaks at this concert" says Nadeeka on his concerts titled ''Nostal Guitar Electrica 2015'' and 'Echo in the Mountains'. Guruge started as a young musician researching in 1999. His first serious musical work was "Sanyugma" a folk and applied music production with Marcello Titto Li, a Bolivian folk musician, in 1999. Since then he has been working in movies, tele dramas, stage dramas, songs and advertising. Films *'' Sulanga Enu Pinisa'' 2005 *'' Sankara'' 2006 *''Aba'' 2007 *''Karma'' 2010 – also as protagonist. *''Ira Handa Yata'' 2009 *''Nikini Vassa'' 2011 *The Kuveni 2011 *'' Cindrella'' 2011 *'' Gamani'' 2011 *''Maharaja Gemunu ''Maharaja Gemunu (King Gemunu)'' ( si, මහරජ ගැමුණු) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala epic film directed by Jayantha Chandrasiri and produced by Gunapala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakkarang
''Sakkarang'' is a 2016 Sri Lankan historical film drama directed by Daramasena Pathiraja and produced by H. D. Premasiri for Cine Sarasavi. It stars Bimal Jayakody and Prasidini Athapaththu in lead roles, accompanied by Pubudu Chathuranga and Nita Fernando. Music composed of Nadeeka Guruge. Cast * Bimal Jayakody as Sube * Prasidini Athapaththu as Rathi * Pubudu Chathuranga as Milton * Nita Fernando * Darshani Athapaththu * Cyril Wickramage as Pitawela Gurun * Chamila Peiris * Gayan Wickramathilake as Basnayake Nilame * Sarath Kothalawala as Dingiri Banda * Shyam Fernando as Monk Rathnapala * Thusitha Laknath as Rana * W. Jayasiri as Jeramias * Lakshman Mendis as Arachchila * Shamila Nimanthi Fernando as Jayani * Anura Bandara Rajaguru as Weda rala * D.B. Gangodathenna Synopsis The film follows the story of a community of traditional dancers who lived in the hinterland of colonial Ceylon. Their duty is to perform in the annual festival of the Temple of the Tooth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aruni Rajapaksha
Aruni Rajapaksha is a Sri Lankan model, film actress and television presenter. Personal life Aruni Rajapaksha was born in Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka, and raised in Kandy. After taking the G.C.E. Advanced Level examination, Aruni joined the Kandy Technical College to do a secretarial course. During that period, she organized fashion shows in Kandy leading her to take on a career in modelling. Aruni is currently married to Nalin Samarawickrama and the mother of twin girls. Career In 2004, Aruni won the title of ''Udarata Menike'' and the ''Capri Beauty queen 2005'' crown. She also competed in the Miss Tourism Queen International 2007 (China) and Miss International 2007 ( Japan) competitions. In 2012, Aruni secured the 3rd place at the 2nd edition of Bride of the World 2012 competition held in Macau, China. Filmography Career as a host Aruni hosted the morning show "Hello Sri Lanka" and the women's program "Liyasevana" at Swarnavahini from 2008 to 2011. She returned to Swarna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paththini (2016 Film)
''Paththini'' (පත්තිනි) is a 2016 Sinhala epic, drama, mystery film written and directed by Sunil Ariyarathna and produced by Dr. Milina Sumathipala, co-produced by Jagath Sumathipala and Thilanga Sumathipala on behalf of Sumathi Films. The film features Pooja Umashankar, and Uddika Premarathna in the leading roles while Ravindra Randeniya, Lucky Dias, Veena Jayakody, and Aruni Rajapaksha in supporting roles. The film starts its premier on 5 May 2016 in EAP Circuit film halls. Plot The film is based on a love affair between Kannagi (by Pooja Umashankar), and Kovalan (by Uddika Premarathna) in the Tamil epic Silappatikaram. More than 2000 years ago, South India was divided into three Tamil kingdoms named as Chola, Pandya and Chera. Heroine of the story is Kannagi ( Pooja Umashankar) who was born in the city of Kaveri Patuna in Chola Kingdom. She was married to a rich Barron named Kovalan (Uddika Premarathna). They lived a beautiful long married life. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veena Jayakody
Virginia Sandhya Peiris (born 27 November 1952 as වීණා ජයකොඩි) inhala, better known as Veena Jayakody, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Jayakody started as a child artist and has played critically acclaimed roles in films ''Sagarayak Meda'', ''Ra Manamali'' and ''Sarungalaya''. Personal life Veena Jayakodi was born on 27 November 1952. Her mother, Rohini Jayakody, was a popular actress and a film director. She studied as Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya. Veena has three children – one daughter and two sons. Eldest daughter is Anjana, eldest son is Chandu and youngest son is Sanjay. Anjana is married to Srini and they have two children – Waishya and Kaushik. Chandu is married to Melonie and the couple has three children – Jason, Tharaa and Joshua. Acting career Jayakody started her film career with ''Ahankara Sthree'' back in 1954, directed by A. B. Raj as a 5-month-old child with her mother. At the age of 12, Jayakody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bimal Jayakody
Jayakodige Dona Dhanuka Bimal Jayakody (born on 21 June 1977: as බිමල් ජයකොඩි), popularly known as Bimal Jayakody is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Highly versatile actor, Jayakody is known for many dramatic roles and award nominations at film festivals. Personal life Jayakodi was born as the eldest of the family, where his father is a regional politician and also an actor. His brother is a musician. He met his wife Sujani Menaka, who is also a Sri Lankan teledrama and film actress during the teledrama ''Ramya Suramya'' back in 2000. They married in 2007 after seven years of affair. His father's two sisters - Geetha Kanthi Jayakody and Rathna Lalani Jayakody are also renowned award-winning actresses in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Popular actress Paboda Sandeepani is the daughter of Geetha Kanthi. Rathna Lalani is married to fellow actor Sampath Tennakoon. Career Jayakody started drama as a television technician. After tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adaraneeya Kathawak
''Adaraneeya Kathawak'' () is a 2016 Sri Lankan romantic musical film, directed and co-produced by Priyantha Colombage. It was released on 10 June 2016. Starring Hemal Ranasinghe, Udari Warnakulasooriya, Bimal Jayakody and Aruni Rajapaksha in the lead roles. The film was influenced by romantic musical Bollywood film '' Aashiqui 2''. It is the 1253rd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot A famous singer named Abhimana Jayawardhane was invited to participate in a reality show as a judge. At first, he refused to attend the show but in the end, he agreed to attend the show because of the request of Dewli who was famous for girlfriend of Abhimana. Abhimana began to like a competitor named Piyawi Hansika out of many competitors in the show because of her talent. His decision was Piyawi should go ahead in the show but this was not liked by Dewli due to her jealousness towards Piyawi. Piyawi is a costume sales assistant from a rural village. Her only goal to win the competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swarna Mallawarachchi
Swarna Mallawarachchi (born 1 August 1948: si, ස්වර්ණා මල්ලවාරච්චි), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema. Often known as the "Golden star of Sinhalese cinema", Swarna began her acting career whilst still a schoolgirl, starring in the 1966 blockbuster film ''Sath Samudura'' directed by Siri Gunasinghe. During a career that spanning over 40 years, Swarna has won the 'Best Actress Award' 26 times, most by a Sri Lankan actress. Personal life She was born on 1 August 1948 in Kosgas Junction, Grandpass, Colombo. She completed education at Vijayaba Maha Vidyalaya, Grandpass. In a Colombo municipal election, Swarna, along with other communist leaders such as Peter Kehnemann and K. P. de Silva, fielded Abeysena, a candidate from his party in the Northern Grandpass division. Career In school times, she collaborated her friend Kanthi Kalyani Atugoda for the Handwritten school magazine "Pipena Kumudu". Through the magazine, she showcased her abilities. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
