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Tentigo
''Tentigo'' ( Sinhala ''Nelum Kuluna'') () is a 2023 Sri Lankan Sinhalese black comedy film directed by Ilango Ram and produced by Hiranya Perera for Silent Frames Productions. The film stars Kaushalya Fernando, Priyantha Sirikumara, Thusitha Laknath and Ranjith Panagoda. It is the first Sri Lankan film to be remade into other languages including: Spanish, Italian, English, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam whereas France and Belgium in the future. The film was remade in Tamil by Ilango Ram as '' Perusu'' (2025). After gaining positive reviews from critics in multiple film festivals, the film won the special jury award at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in 2023 and was screened at the Glasgow Film Festival and Mostra in 2024. It got selected at the 2nd Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival The 2nd Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival took place from 6 to 9 February, 2025 at Imphal, Manipur. The festival had screened 53 films from India and abroad, spread across ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perusu
''Perusu'' ( is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film directed by Ilango Ram and jointly produced by Stone Bench Films, Baweja Studios and Ember Light Studio. The film stars Vaibhav, Sunil Reddy, Niharika NM, Chandini Tamilarasan and Bala Saravanan. It is a remake of Ilango's 2023 Sri Lankan Sinhalese film ''Tentigo''. The film released on 14 March 2025 to positive reviews from critics. Premise The film revolves around the funeral of an elderly man, whose two sons are dismayed to find his penis is erect upon his death. The brothers attempt to conceal the situation discreetly and are forced to confront their strained relationship and reveal their deceased father’s love life. Cast Production On 13 January 2025, the first-look poster of the film titled ''Perusu'' was released by Lokesh Kanagaraj having Vaibhav and his brother Sunil Reddy in the lead roles. The film is directed by Ilango Ram, by remaking his own Sinhalese film titled ''Tentigo'' (2023). The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stone Bench Films
Stone Bench Creations is an Indian Production company, film production company based in Chennai, India. It was established in 2016 by Indian director Karthik Subbaraj. As of 2023, the company has produced 16 feature films, including productions made in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries. It has collaborated and been produced with filmmakers including Rathna Kumar, Karthik Subbaraj, Ponram, Ashok Veerappan and Malayalam film director Jithin Issac Thomas. The production company made its debut with the film ''Bench Talkies''. Stone Bench also produced more than five original content for the streaming services Netflix, Amazon Prime, ZEE5, Disney+ Hotstar and SonyLIV. Stone Bench also presents other language films in Tamil Nadu, including ''777 Charlie''. History Stone Bench was founded by Indian film director Karthik Subbaraj in 2015. Subbaraj's brother-in-law, Kaarthekeyen Santhanam, works as the main producer for the studio. The company made its debut film production with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaushalya Fernando
Kaushalya Fernando (), is a Sri Lankan actress, director, producer and civil activist. Fernando is a five-time winner of the prestigious best actress award at the State Drama festival. She is the daughter of popular theatre director late Somalatha Subasinghe. Personal life Kaushalya was born as the daughter of Lionel Fernando and Somalatha Subasinghe. Her father Lionel was a civil servant and former ambassador. Her mother Somalatha is a well-known dramatist and a theatre director. She has one sister. Her grandparents were teachers and lived in Veyangoda. She went to four schools, first Anula College, then Gothami Balika Vidyalaya and Sujatha College, finally St. Paul's Girls School, Milagiriya. Besides arts, she is an athletic champion, competing at the 100, 200 and high jump events at the district levels. She graduated from University of Colombo with an arts degree. At that time, she was invited to join the department as a trainee English instructor by Prof. Siromi Fernando. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thusitha Laknath
Thusitha Laknath Galindawattha (born September 7, 1983), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He played Rane in the television serial '' Deveni Inima''. Early life Thusitha Laknath was born on 7 September 1983 in Sri Lanka. He completed education from Koswatta Jayawardena Vidyalaya and Ananda College, Colombo. Career After finishing school times, he started his theatre education at Tower Hall Theatre Foundation. Thusitha was first involved in stage drama, with ''Fontamarawa'' in 2000. He continued with ''The Doll's House'' in 2002. From 2002 to 2007, he worked largely behind the scenes as a stage manager, and in 2007, he returned to the stage in Indika Ferdinandoes' production of ''Swayankreeya Wanshakathawa,'' followed by roles in ''Man Diyawela'', ''Sindu Pahai'', ''Security'', and ''Romeo and Juliet.'' He won national Best Actor credits for three of these roles. He also act in the play ''Ada Vage Davasaka Antigone'' directed by Priyankara Rathnayake. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilhani Ekanayake
Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake (; born 4 March 1970) is an actress in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular film actresses in Sinhala cinema, Ekanayake has won several awards as the most popular actress in multiple times. Personal life Ekanayake studied at St Clare's girls school, in Colombo. She is married to singer and actor Priyankara Perera son of singer J. A. Milton Perera, Milton Perera. She has a son, Dilmin Perera. In late 2020, her husband Priyankara was diagnosed with a kidney failure. Career Before becoming a film actress, she acted in few ballets. In 1987, along with Channa Wijewardena, she performed the ballet ''Ukussa''. Ekanayake made her cinema debut in 1991 film ''Dedunnen Samanaliyak'' directed by Yasapalitha Nanayakkara. In that year, she won the Sarasaviya award for the Best Upcoming Actress. In 1992, she won the award for the Most Popular Actress at the same festival. Her early roles were confined to comme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandani Seneviratne
Chandani Seneviratne, (born 28 December 1962: ), is an actress in Sri Lankan Cinema of Sri Lanka, cinema, theatre and television. Early days Seneviratne studied at Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya till grade 5 and St. Paul's Girls School, Milagiriya till her higher studies. She started her acting career as a Theatre Artist and made her film debut in ''Sathi Puja'' in 1985, for which she won the Presidential Award for best supporting Actress. Awards She is the recipient of a Dubai International Film Award, a Presidential Award, a Sarasaviya Award, a Lanka Live Award and a Hiru Golden Film Award. Filmography Television Serials * ''Adaraneeya Amma'' * ''Akala Sandya'' * ''Ammai Thaththai'' * ''Appachchi'' * ''Amaa'' * ''Arungal'' * ''Bandara Deiyo'' * ''Bedde Kulawamiya'' * ''Bonikko'' * ''Bumuthurunu'' * ''Chess'' * ''Dekona Gini'' * ''Deiyo Sakki'' * ''Doo Daruwo'' * ''Dumriya Andaraya'' * ''Gamperaliya'' * ''Gangulen Egodata'' * ''Giraya'' * ''Herda Sakshiya'' * ''Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival
The 2nd Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival took place from 6 to 9 February, 2025 at Imphal, Manipur. The festival had screened 53 films from India and abroad, spread across four venues in Imphal (Manipur State Film Development Society, Chandrakriti Auditorium, Tanthapolis Cinema and Kumecs Cinema). The opening and closing ceremonies were held at City Convention Centre, Palace Compound. There was also a competition in two sections - fiction and non-fiction. 11 feature films, which include seven international films and four Indian films, including one Manipuri film, competed in the fiction category. Events * Master classes ** Prof. Shyamal Sengupta on 7th February 2025 (The Fundamentals of Direction) ** Sean McAllister on 7th February 2025 (Filming Intimate Documentary) ** Shiladitya Bora on 9th February 2025 (Marketing, Distribution and Monetisation of Independent Films) ** Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni on 9th February 2025 (Exploring Storytelling in Shorts) * Panel Disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Comedy-drama Films
Indian or Indians may refer to: Associated with India * of or related to India ** Indian people ** Indian diaspora ** Languages of India ** Indian English, a dialect of the English language ** Indian cuisine Associated with indigenous peoples of the Americas * Indigenous peoples of the Americas ** First Nations in Canada ** Native Americans in the United States ** Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean ** Indigenous languages of the Americas Places * Indian, West Virginia, U.S. * The Indians, an archipelago of islets in the British Virgin Islands Arts and entertainment Film * ''Indian'' (film series), a Tamil-language film series ** ''Indian'' (1996 film) * ''Indian'' (2001 film), a Hindi-language film Music * Indians (musician), Danish singer Søren Løkke Juul * "The Indian", an unreleased song by Basshunter * "Indian" (song), by Sturm und Drang, 2007 * "Indians" (song), by Anthrax, 1987 * Indians, a song by Gojira from the 2003 album '' The Link'' Other use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020s Sinhala-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a "sh" phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''Samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ), "to hiss". The original name of the letter "Sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strathclyde Telegraph
The ''Strathclyde Telegraph'' is a student newspaper which was founded in 1960 and is edited, written and produced by students at the University of Strathclyde. It is the University of Strathclyde’s only printed student newspaper and is produced on campus. The newspaper aims to provide students with experience in their areas of interest and act as a platform for members to gain valuable experience in submitting and editing for print and online. It also strives to serve the Strathclyde community as an outlet to inform students, and to cover cultural events of significance in the university, the city of Glasgow, and beyond. There are two print editions of the newspaper published per year - one in May and one in November. The website is updated regularly, and is the main outlet used by the publication. Support and resources The ''Strathclyde Telegraph'' is provided financial support by the University of Strathclyde's Alumni Fund and the University of Strathclyde Students' A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exame
''Exame'' is a fortnightly magazine specializing in economics, business, politics and technology published by Editora Abril, in São Paulo, Brazil. It reports news, reviews and tips about business, sales, investments, economics, environment, technology and marketing. Launched in 1967, it is the leading business magazine in Brazil. Exame has a circulation of about 200.000 copies with 160,000 subscribers. 70 journalists, designers, revisers and photographers work for the paper. Its headquarters is located in São Paulo with offices in Rio de Janeiro, Brasília and New York City. A publication with same title and masthead is published under licence of Editora Abril in Angola. Business magazines with the same title exist also in Portugal, (Portugal). there published by |
