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Sikuru Tharuwa
Sikuru Tharuwa is a 1963 Sri Lankan drama directed by L. S. Ramachandran and written by P. K. D. Seneviratne. It was developed by the Kurulu Rana group that attempted to make original movies pertaining to Sinhalese culture. Plot The village headman of a small village is a drunkard and womanizer who is disliked by the village for his abusive ways. He hassles the heroine and other characters. At the end of the film he goes mad. Cast * Punya Heendeniya as Anula * D. R. Nanayakkara as Village Headsman * Nelson Karunagama as Teacher * Shelton Silva as District Revenue Officer * H. D. Kulatunga * Millie Kahandawela * S. A. Jamis * Nelson Karunagama as Teacher * Jessica Wickramasinghe * Dharmadasa Kuruppu * Francis Perera * Wimala Amaradeva Songs *"Ira Handa Payana Loke" – W. D. Amaradeva and chorus *"Oru Pade Pade Kiri Muhude" – Sujatha Perera and chorus *"Gamana Nonimeyi" – Narada Disasekera *"Himagiri Kandu Mudune" – S. Panibharatha and Wimala Gunaratne * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punya Heendeniya
Heendeniya Vidanaralalage Punya Heendeniya (born 31 July 1938: ), popularly as Punya Heendeniya, is a former Sri Lankan cinema actress who resides in England. Personal life Punya Heendeniya was born on 31 July 1938 in Mirigama, Sri Lanka as the fifth child in a family with seven siblings. Her father M. A. Hindeniya was a land owner and planter in Mirigama. Her mother, D. L. Kahawitage was from Panadura. She was first educated at Mirigama Primary School (currently known as Dudley Senanayake College). She went to Mirigama Maha Vidyalaya after the age of six to study in English medium. She was also a member of the school netball team. Poet P. K. D. Seneviratne is a paternal relative of Punya. She married Milroy Nanayakkara and had two children with her husband. After the marriage, she left the cinema and settled in England. Her son Anupama Nanayakkara is a specialist doctor. When Anupama was a child, he came to Sri Lanka in 1982 at the invitation of the Lester James Peiris and act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandraratne Manawasinghe
Chandraratne Dios Sooriyarachchi Mohotti, (19 June 1913 – 4 September 1964 as ) popularly known as Chandraratne Manawasinghe, was a Sinhala scholar, poet, philosopher and writer. Considered one of the iconic poets in Sinhala poetry, Manawasinghe made several popular poems and songs in the short career that spanned three decades. Personal life Manawasinghe was born 19 June 1913 in the village of Puwakdandawa in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. His father John Gerrad Sooriyarachchi Mohotti alias Baddegama Hamu was a farmer. His mother Punchi Ethana Obadaarachchi was a housewife. He received his primary education at the Sri Pagnananda Buddhist Mixed School in Beliatta and was later ordained in 1924 at the Panchathuparamaya in Puwakdanda as Puwakdandawe Sri Chandaratana Thero. After that he lived in Kiravehera Rajamaha Viharaya where there was a conflict between the two parties over the ownership of Kiravehera. However, due to the crisis situation in the temple, he fled to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karunaratne Abeysekera
Karunaratne Abeysekera (3 June 1930 – 20 April 1983) was one of Sri Lanka's most famous Sinhala broadcasters. He was also a poet and songwriter and was widely admired for his excellent command of Sinhala. Abeysekera wrote the lyrics to over 2,000 songs, a record for a lyricist in Sri Lanka. His compositions are still covered by some of the island's top musicians to this day, introducing his lyrics to new audiences in South Asia, and his songs are played regularly by the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. Early years Abeysekera was born on 3 June 1930 in Ratmale near Matara in Southern Sri Lanka. He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo. Some of his notable classmates at Nalanda College were Dr Gunadasa Amarasekara, Stanley Jayasinghe, Dr Harischandra Wijayatunga, Dr Hudson Silva, Hon. Rupa Karunathilake, Hon. Dr Dharmasena Attygalle, Dr Henry Jayasena, Bernie Wijesekera. Siri Perera was Abeysekera's Sinhala language teacher at Nalanda. He was discovered by the child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominion Of Ceylon
Ceylons:Sri Lanka Independence Act 1947, The Sri Lanka Independence Act 1947 uses the name "Ceylon" for the new dominion; nowhere does that Act use the term "Dominion of Ceylon", which although sometimes used was not the official name. was an independent country in the Commonwealth of Nations from 1948 to 1972, that Monarchy of Ceylon (1948–1972), shared a monarch with other Dominion, dominions of the Commonwealth. In 1948, the British British Ceylon, Colony of Ceylon was granted independence as Ceylon. In 1972, the country became a Republics in the Commonwealth of Nations, republic within the Commonwealth, and its name was changed to Sri Lanka. History Independence and growth Following the Second World War, public pressure for independence increased. The British-ruled British Ceylon, Colony of Ceylon achieved independence on 4 February 1948, with an amended constitution taking effect on the same date. Independence was granted under the Ceylon Independence Act 1947. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhalese Language
Sinhala ( ; Sinhala: , , ), sometimes called Sinhalese ( ), is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million. It is also the first language of about 2 million other Sri Lankans, as of 2001. It is written in the Sinhalese script, a Brahmic script closely related to the Grantha script of South India. The language has two main varieties, written and spoken, and is a notable example of the linguistic phenomenon known as diglossia. Sinhala is one of the official and national languages of Sri Lanka. Along with Pali, it played a major role in the development of Theravada Buddhist literature. Early forms of the Sinhalese language are attested to as early as the 3rd century BCE. The language of these inscriptions, still retaining long vowels and aspirated consonants, is a Prakrit similar to Magadhi, a regional associate of the Middle-Indian Prakrits that had been spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. It shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the southwest and India in the northwest. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, while the largest city, Colombo, is the administrative and judicial capital which is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Kandy is the second-largest urban area and also the capital of the last native kingdom of Sri Lanka. The most spoken language Sinhala language, Sinhala, is spoken by the majority of the population (approximately 17 million). Tamil language, Tamil is also spoken by approximately five million people, making it the second most-spoken language in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has a population of appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narada Disasekera
Narada Disasekara (7 June 1933 – 19 May 2010) was a Sri Lankan classical singer. He was the first singer to win the Sarasaviya Award when he was awarded for Best Male Playback Singing in 1964 for his duet ''Galana Gangaki Jeevithe'' with a young Nanda Malini for ''Ranmuthu Duwa''. Personal life He completed education from Kalutara Vidyalaya. Narada's sister's son is Nalendra Amarasinghe and his wife is Girlie. Narada was good at sports like cricket during school times. He also studied music and played violin under the school teacher Seemon Lokuliyana. Disasekara was first married to radio host and actress Tileka Ranasinghe in 1979. The couple has one son, Saranga. Saranga Disasekara became a popular actor since his debut in ''Nil Diya Yahana'' in 2009. He then acted in many films and television serials and won most popular actor award in multiple times. After separating from Tileka, he was married to Nilangani Disasekara. Disasekara died on 19 May 2010 at the age of 76. The r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurulu Bedda
Kurulu Bedda is a 1961 Sri Lankan drama directed by L. S. Ramachandran and written by P. K. D. Seneviratne. It attempted to follow in the precedent set by ''Rekava'' and create a truly Sinhala film. Plot The story takes place in a small Sri Lankan village Kurulu Bedda. The Bandara family are members of the wealthy elite. Bandara Mahatthaya is the young heir of the family name and Bandara Menike is his mother. Siyadoris is a village man who works for the Bandara family. He has a pretty daughter named Ranmenike. Another member of the village is Kaithan Baas, a crafty marriage broker who advises Bandara Menike. Bandara Mahatthaya has given up his medical education to take up his family properties when his father dies. He becomes attracted to Ranmenike after spotting her taking a bath while walking with a friend from medical school. He takes a photo of her and is seen by Kaithan Baas, who scolds this behavior to his mother. Kaithan is brought before the rural court soon after on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarasaviya Awards
''Sarasaviya Awards'' (Sinhala:සරසවිය සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the Sinhala cinema, each year by the Sarasaviya weekly newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House), Sri Lanka in recognition of the contributions made by them to the Sri Lankan film industry. The Sarasaviya ceremony is one of the oldest film events in Sri Lanka. The awards were first introduced in 1964. The Sarasaviya Awards have been often referred to as the Sinhala cinema industry's equivalent to the Oscars. History The Sarasaviya film awards began in 1964 at a time when the local cinema was trying to shed its South Indian orientation and establish an indigenous identity. There was no need to go to India to make films any more and the era of Indian artists had ended too. The first Sarasaviya film festival was held on May 9, 1964 at the Asoka Cinema Hall, Colombo, 17 years after the first Sinhala fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Films
The year 1963 in film involved some significant events, including the big-budget epic ''Cleopatra (1963 film), Cleopatra'' and two films with all-star casts, ''How the West Was Won (film), How the West Was Won'' and ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1963 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 9 – Joseph Vogel (executive), Joseph Vogel resigns as president of MGM and is replaced by Robert O'Brien (executive), Robert O'Brien. * February 20 – The classic epic western ''How the West Was Won (film), How the West Was Won'' premieres in the United States. It is an instant success with both audiences and critics and becomes the biggest moneymaker for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM since ''Ben-Hur (1959 film), Ben-Hur''. * June 12 – ''Cleopatra (1963 film), Cleopatra'', starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton, premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City. Its staggering produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
