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Sri Lankan Tamils In Sinhala Cinema
Tamil cinema in Sri Lanka is not as developed as Sinhala cinema or its Indian counterpart, the Tamil cinema of Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This is especially due to the high production rates of the influential commercial Tamil films from Tamil Nadu, India and the long run ethnic civil war in Sri Lanka. Tamils contributed significantly to Sinhala cinema as well as Indian Tamil cinema, also known as ''Kollywood''. Only a few Tamil language films were produced in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Earlier Tamil movies produced were all most destroyed or unrecovered due to civil war. Producers and directors * S. M. Nayagam, a Sri-Lankan Tamil of Indian origin, was the first producer of a Sinhala film ''Kadawunu Poronduwa'' (roughly translated as "Broken Promise"), which was produced in 1947. Since production and technical facilities were unavailable in Sri Lanka at the time all production work was completed in Madurai, South India. He went on to produce many other Sinhala film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the Sri Lankan film industry. It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947 with '' Kadawunu Poronduwa'' produced by S. M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone. Sri Lankan films are usually made in Sinhala and Tamil languages, the dominant languages of the country. Cinema of Sri Lanka is also referred to as Follywood as many famous Sri Lankan actors had surnames starting with an "F." In the first nine years, most films were made in neighboring Southern India and closely followed the conventions of Indian cinema. Studio shooting was the norm, with Indian style sets erected in film studios. It is widely believed that '' Rekava'', made in 1956 by pioneer director Lester James Peries, was the first Sinhala film to be shot completely out of studio, however, it was the film "Gambada Sundari", starring Kingsley Jayasekera and Sheela Peiris in 1950, which was the first film shot outside studios instead. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titus Thotawatte
Thotawattege Don Manuel Titus de Silva ( Sinhala:ටයිටස් තොටවත්ත), popularly as Titus Thotawatte, was a Sri Lankan director and editor who made several popular Sri Lankan action movies in the 1960s and 1970s and later developed Sinhala children's programmes. Thotawatte died on 15 October 2011 in Colombo. Early life He was born on 17 April 1927 in Colombo. He was the fourth child in a family of five children, with 3 elder brothers and one younger sister. He attended Ananda College in Colombo and studied art under J.D.A. Perera and Stanley Abeysinghe and Matara Technical College. Career Thottawatte joined Lester James Peries and Willie Blake as editor to make ''Rekava'' in 1956. It was an attempt to make a truly Sinhalese movie in contrast with the Southern Indian copies then in vogue. Thottawatte debuted as a director with '' Chandiya'' in 1965. The film starred Gamini Fonseka in the first villains role of Sinhala Cinema. Other early films include ''Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niranjani Shanmugaraja
Niranjani Shanmugaraja also known as Niranjani Shanmugarajah ( ta, நிரஞ்சனி சண்முகராஜா, si, නිරන්ජණි ශණ්මුගරාජා) is a Sri Lankan award-winning actress in Sri Lankan Sinhalese and Tamil Cinema. She also works as a television host in Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. Career She made her acting debut in the award-winning drama film ''Ini Avan'' as a supporting actress which starred Darshan Dharmaraj and Subashini Balasubramaniyam in the lead roles. She was awarded the Best supporting actress for the film, ''Ini Avan'' for her critically acclaimed performance as a civilian in the movie during the Hiru Golden Film Award held in 2014. Also she won Best Actress award at Derana lux film awards 2013. She played the role of lead actress for the first time in the Tamil film, '' Komaali Kings'' which is considered as a landmark movie in Sri Lankan Tamil cinema after being released in 2018. In 2021, she appeared in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ini Avan
''Ini Avan'' ( si, ඉනියවන්; ) is a 2012 Sri Lankan Tamil-language post-war drama film directed by Asoka Handagama and co-produced by Anura Fernando, Jagath Wellavaththa and Ravindra Pieris. It stars Darshan Dharmaraj and Subashini Balasubramaniyam in lead roles along with Niranjani Shanmugaraja and Raja Ganeshan. Music composed by Kapila Poogalaarachchi. It is the 1244th Sri Lankan film in the Cinema of Sri Lanka. The films had positive reviews from critics. The film was also screened at 37th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2012. Plot Cast * Darshan Dharmaraj Darshan Dharmaraj ( ta, தர்ஷன் தர்மராஜ், si, දර්ශන් ධර්මරාජ්; 2 March 1981 – 2 October 2022) was a Sri Lankan actor in film, theatre and television. He made his first television appear ... as Avan / Him * Subhashini Balasubramaniam * Niranjani Shanmugaraja * Raja Ganeshan * King Ratnam * Malcolm Machado * Mr & Mrs. Thairiyanath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matha (film)
''Matha'' ( si, මාතා) is a 2012 Sri Lankan Sinhala and Tamil romantic war film directed by Boodee Keerthisena and co-produced by Ruwan Jayasingha, Sanath Ranaweera and Vijaya Rathnayake. It stars Darshan Dharmaraj and Yasodha Radhakrishnan in lead roles along with Thumindu Dodantenna and Raja Ganeshan. Music composed by Lakshman Joseph De Saram. It is the 1244th film in the Sri Lankan cinema. Plot The story revolves around two lovers who are LTTE carders fighting for a separate land. The film deals with the moments of final battle of Eelam war in Sri Lanka, while the two characters struggle to find their way to protect their expected child. Cast * Darshan Dharmaraj as Yoga * Yasodha Radhakrishnan as Parvati ** Divya Dharshanee as Young Parvati * Dharmapriya Dias as Lt. Dias * Thumindu Dodantenna as Nimal * Raja Ganeshan as Parvati and Puri's father * Mallika Keerthi as Parvati and Puri's mother * Gayan Perera * K.M Pavithra as Puri, Parvati's brother * Kriz Chris as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darshan Dharmaraj
Darshan Dharmaraj ( ta, தர்ஷன் தர்மராஜ், si, දර්ශන් ධර්මරාජ්; 2 March 1981 – 2 October 2022) was a Sri Lankan actor in film, theatre and television. He made his first television appearance through the Sidney Chandrasekara's teledrama ''A9''. He was awarded Best Actor Awards at several Film festivals in Sri Lanka for his portrayal as ex-LTTE cadre in Asoka Handagama's movie ''Ini Avan'' (2012). Early life and education Dharmaraj was born in Rakwana, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. He completed education from St. John's Tamil College. Career In 2008, Dharmaraj was chosen for Sinhala script by Sydney Chandrasekara's television serial ''A-Nine''. Although he was not fluent with Sinhala at the time, he learnt the language within three months. He began his cinema career with the 2008 film Prabhakaran. Death Dharmaraj died from a heart attack at Colombo National Hospital The National Hospital of Sri Lanka (sometimes ... [...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] |
Shayama Ananda
Shayama Ananda ( Sinhala:ශ්යාමා ආනන්ද), popularly known as Shayama Ananda, is an actress in Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema. Personal life Shayama was born on 24 December in Colombo as the elder daughter. Her father M. S. Ananda was a renowned cinematographer, director and producer. Her mother Violet Ananda was also a film producer. She started her education at the Buddhist Ladies' College Colombo and joined St Bridget's Convent, Colombo and finished her higher studies at Visakha Vidyalaya. Her father died on 26 June 2016 at the age of 83. Shayama has one younger sister. She married Saliya Perera, Captain of the Thurstan College Cricket team on 15 December 1980. They have a daughter and a son Cinema career She first appeared as a 6-month-old baby in the movie ''Vena Swargayak Kumatada'', a Robin Tampoe production in 1960. Having entered the silver screen at a very young age, she did 'child' roles in ''Suwaneetha Lalini'', ''Suhada Divi Piduma'', ''Sithak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombo Chetty
Sri Lankan Chetties (, ) also known as Colombo Chetties, is an ethnicity in the island of Sri Lanka. Formerly considered a Sri Lankan Tamil caste, they were classified as a separate ethnic group in the 2001 census. They were a class of Tamil speaking Hindu Vaishyas, who migrated from the South India under Portuguese rule. Etymology The word ''Chetty'' is a generic term denoting all merchant and trading groups of South India. The word is thought to have been derived from the Tamil word ''Etti'', an honorific title bestowed on the leading merchants by Tamil monarchs. History Most of them trace their origin from Madurai, Tirunelveli and the Coromandel Coast of Southern India. They settled mostly in western Sri Lanka, especially in the ports of Jaffna, Colombo and Galle from the 16th century to mid 17th century, during the rule of the Portuguese and Dutch. Some of the Chetties in Northern Sri Lanka were absorbed in other communities, mainly in the Sri Lankan Vellalar community, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukmani Devi
Daisy Rasammah Daniels, known popularly as Rukmani Devi (15 January 1923 – 28 October 1978: si, රුක්මණී දේවී) was a Sri Lankan film actress and singer, who was often acclaimed as "The Nightingale of Sri Lanka". She made it to the silver screen via the stage and had acted in close to 100 films, at the time of her death. Having an equal passion for singing as well as a melodious voice, she was Sri Lanka's foremost female singer in the gramophone era. After her death, she was awarded the Sarasaviya 'Rana Thisara'- Life Time Achievement Award at the 1979 Sarasaviya Awards Festival. Personal life Rukmani Devi, was born as Daisy Rasammah Daniels to a Tamil Colombo Chetty Christian family on 15 January 1923 at Ramboda in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. Second, in a family of five, her father, John Daniel worked on a plantation and her mother, Helen Rose was a teacher. She grew up in Colombo and had her early education at St. Matthew's School and then moved on to St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its List of cities in Sri Lanka, largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese people, Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Cinema
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood'' - a portmanteau of the words Kodambakkam and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, '' Keechaka Vadham'', was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film, '' Kalidas'', a multilingual directed by H M Reddy was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture '' Alam Ara''. By the end of the 1930s, the legislature of the State of Madras passed the Entertainment Tax Act of 1939. Tamil film industry established in Madras (now Chennai), then became a secondary hub for Hindi cinema, other South Indian film industries, as well as for Sri Lankan cinema. Over the last quarter of the 20th century, Tamil films from India established a global presence throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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