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Sarasaviya Best Supporting Actress Award
The Sarasaviya Best Supporting Actress Award is presented annually by the weekly Sarasaviya newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited at the Sarasaviya Awards Festival. Although the Sarasaviya Awards Ceremony began in 1964, this award was introduced in 1969. Following is a list of the winners of this title since then. References {{Reflist Supporting Actress A supporting actor is an actor who performs a role in a play or film below that of the leading actor(s), and above that of a bit part. In recognition of important nature of this work, the theater and film industries give separate awards to the ... Awards established in 1969 Film awards for supporting actress ...
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Associated Newspapers Of Ceylon Limited
Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL), also known as Lake House. It publishes three daily, three weekend, five weekly, two monthly and three annual publications in Sinhala, English and Tamil. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited is a public limited liability company incorporated in Sri Lanka in 1926 by its founder D. R. Wijewardena. 75% of its shares were Nationalized under the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Special Provisions) Law No. 28 of 1973 and this stake is held by the Public Trustee of Sri Lanka on behalf of the Government. Lake House is Sri Lanka's oldest publication company. Its '' Daily News'' English daily was the first Sri Lankan newspaper to be published on-line. At present '' Dinamina'', Resa, ''Daily News'', '' Thinakaran'', '' Sunday Observer'',Epitome of Sri Lankan journalism
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Grace Ariyawimal
Grace may refer to: Places United States * Grace, Idaho, a city * Grace (CTA station), Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, Illinois * Little Goose Creek (Kentucky), location of Grace post office * Grace, Carroll County, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Grace, Laclede County, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Grace, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Grace, Montana, an unincorporated community * Grace, Hampshire County, West Virginia * Grace, Roane County, West Virginia Elsewhere * Grace (lunar crater), on the Moon * Grace, a crater on Venus People with the name * Grace (given name), a feminine name, including a list of people and fictional characters * Grace (surname), a surname, including a list of people with the name Religion Theory and practice * Grace (prayer), a prayer of thanksgiving said before or after a meal * Divine grace, a theological term present in many religions * Grace in Christianity, the benevolence shown by God toward humank ...
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Binaramalee
''Binaramalee'' ( si, බිනරමලී) is a 1969 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed and produced by Mudalinayaka Somaratne as his maiden directorial venture. It stars Swarna Kahawita and Wickrama Bogoda in lead roles along with Piyadasa Gunasekera, Shanthi Lekha and D. R. Nanayakkara with supportive roles. Music composed by Somadasa Elvitigala. It is the 200th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. It is the first Sri Lanka film based on a radio drama, which was made by director himself as a radio drama ''Muwan Palessa''. The film received critically acclaim and became a blockbuster of that year. The film received several awards at 1970 Sarasaviya Awards ceremony including, Best Film, Best Actress and Best Director. Plot Cast * Swarna Kahawita as Binaramali * Wickrama Bogoda as Sinno * Piyadasa Gunasekera as Veddikaraya * D. R. Nanayakkara as Arachchila * Mudalinayaka Somaratne as Sudu Banda * Shanthi Lekha as Kiri Amma * Gemunu Wijesuriya as Ranh ...
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Shanthi Lekha
Rita Irene Koys (July 1, 1929 – May 11, 2009), better known as Shanthi Lekha, was a Sri Lankan Film actress. She played the role of mother in more films than any other actress in Sinhala cinema. Personal life Lekha was born in Kalutara Kalutara ( si, කළුතර, ta, களுத்துறை) or Kalutota is a major city in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is also the administrative capital of Kalutara District. It is located approximately south o ... on July 1, 1929. She received her stage name from her first husband Shanthi Viraj. They had first met while she was attending Holy Family Convent in Kalutara. She died in France May 11, 2009.Renowned Sri Lankan actress Shanthi Lekha passes away
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Kinihiriya Mal
''Kinihiriya Mal (Fire Flies)'' ( si, කිනිහිරියා මල්) is a 2001 Sri Lankan Sinhala romantic drama film directed by H.D. Premaratne as his last film and produced by Soma Edirisinghe for EAP Films. It film stars large number of artists where Kamal Addararachchi and Sangeetha Weeraratne in lead roles along with Vasanthi Chathurani and Roger Seneviratne. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe. It is the 953rd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Cast * Kamal Addararachchi as Sanka * Sangeetha Weeraratne as Sanduni / Jean * Vasanthi Chathurani as Renuka * Roger Seneviratne as Vijitha * Sanoja Bibile as Princey * Asoka Peiris as Renuka's father * Pradeep Senanayaka as Gadaya * Tony Ranasinghe as Edwin * Iranganie Serasinghe as Sylvia Madam * Ellen Sylvester as Sophie Nona * Nilanthi Wijesinghe as Girley * Daya Thennakoon as Amadoris * Ramani Fonseka as Renuka's mother * Gnananga Gunawardhana as Brothel customer * Saman Hemarathna as Pavement haw ...
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Sangeetha Weeraratne
Dian Hemamali Sangeetha Weeraratne (born December 13, 1973, as ( Sinhala:සංගීතා වීරරත්න) is a Sri Lankan film actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She made her debut as a sixteen-year-old with Roy de Silva's ''It's a Matter of Time'' opposite Kamal Addararachchi in 1990. However, she earned immense popularity only after performing in H.D. Premaratne's '' Saptha Kanya'', also opposite Kamal Addararachchi in 1993. It was a huge success and she won the Sarasaviya Best Newcomer Award that year. Since then she has acted in over 50 movies and is regarded as one of the most successful stars of the Sri Lankan film industry. Personal life Sangeetha Weeraratne was born the second daughter of renowned cinematographer Timothy Weeraratne and his wife Daisy. She had her primary education at St. John's College Panadura and then moved on to Methodist College, Colombo for her secondary studies. She has an elder sister, Nayanatara Weeraratne who currently lives in Aus ...
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Irangani Serasinghe
Kala Keerthi Iranganie Roxanna Meedeniya, (born 9 June 1927"Irangani As Told to Kumar de Silva", Kumar de Silva, Samaranayake Publishers, 2013), popularly as Iranganie Serasinghe, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Since her debut in '' Rekava'', Serasinghe has become recognized for playing motherly figures in various films and television serials. She is the aunt of President Ranil Wickramasinghe. Early life and education She was born on 9 June 1927 in Mudungomuwa, Ruwanwella, Sri Lanka to Joseph Hercules Meedeniya, Rate Mahatmaya of Ratnapura and Violet Ellawela. Her paternal grandfather was J. H. Meedeniya Adigar was elected unopposed to the Ruwanwella seat in the State Council and her uncles included D. R. Wijewardena and Sir Francis Molamure. Her mother was the sister of Nanda Ellawala's father who was a Member of Parliament for Ratnapura. She had three siblings, Indrani Meedeniya, Kamani Vitharana who married Professor Tissa Vitharana and Ma ...
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Vasanthi Chathurani
Vasantha Doreen Peterson (born 18 October 1959: si, වසන්ති චතුරානි), popularly as Vasanthi Chathurani, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. An extremely natural actress, Vasanthi Chathurani is one of the most successful personalities on Sri Lanka's silver and small screen. At the age 16, she made her debut as a teenager in Sumitra Peiris's '' Gehenu Lamai''. Personal life She was born on 18 October 1959 in Bandarawatta, Gampaha, Sri Lanka. Her father Stanley Peterson, served in the Army, and her mother Lilavathi Peterson, died when she was a child. She had one older sister, Vinita Helen. Both of them grew up in the house of her grandmother, Maggie Nona and grandfather, K.K. Albert. She completed education from Holy Cross Convent, Gampaha. At the age of 20, she married the businessman Kumarasiri Gunawardhana on October 18, 1981 by an arbitrary decision. They have one son named Kavinda Asanga Gunawardena, a graphic designer. Her husband ...
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Gini Kirilli
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Sulanga Enu Pinisa
''The Forsaken Land (Sulanga Enu Pinisa)'' ( si, සුළඟ එනු පිණිස) is a 2005 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Vimukthi Jayasundara and co-produced by Phillip Amril and Francisco Vilolobos. It stars Kaushalya Fernando and Mahendra Perera in lead roles along with Nilupuli Jayawardena and Hemasiri Liyanage. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or. It is the 1,055th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Cast * Kaushalya Fernando as Soma * Nilupili Jayawardena as Lata * Hemasiri Liyanage as Piyasiri * Saumya Liyanage as Palitha * Pumudika Sapurni Peiris as Batti * Mahendra Perera as Soldier Anura Reception The film received fairly positive reviews from critics. The film holds a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 5.8/10. Recognition The film was selected as the best Cine Mart project in The 2004 International Film Festival Rotterda ...
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