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Wada Bari Tarzan Mathisabayata
''Wada Bari Tarzan Mathisabayata'' ( si, වැඩබැරි ටාසන් මැතිසබයට, italic=yes), also as Wada Bari Tarzan 2, is a 2008 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film co-directed by Sudesh Wasantha Peiris and Sunil Soma Peiris and produced by Sunil T. Fernando for Sunil T. Films. The film is the sequel to blockbuster 2007 movie ''Weda Beri Tarzan''. Tennyson Cooray and Piyumi Purasinghe reprised their role in first film in lead roles along with Chathura Perera, Janesh Silva and Jeevan Handunnetti. Music composed by Keshan Perera. It is the 1105th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Cast * Tennyson Cooray as Tarzan 'Ta' / Mason * Piyumi Purasinghe as Maheshi * Chathura Perera as Perera * Janesh Silva as Cowboy * Jeevan Handunnetti as Nanna * Susila Kottage as Susila * D.B. Gangodathenna as Gunda 'Daddy' * Prasanna Fonseka as Nayakathuma * Ananda Wickramage as Rival * Dayaratne Siriwardena as Kiri Honda Sequel The sequel of the film, ''Nathi Bari Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunil Soma Peiris
Pattiyage Sunil Soma Peiris (Pattiyage Sunil Soma Peiris, 13 April 1948 – 10 December 2021) ( si, සුනිල් සෝම පීරිස්) was a Sri Lankan screenwriter, actor, editor and filmmaker in Sri Lankan cinema. He was a prolific director who directed the most number of films in Sri Lankan cinema with forty five commercial films in various genres. Personal life He was born on 13 April 1948 in Maharagama, Ceylon, as the second child of the family with eight siblings. His father Salaman Peiris, was a businessman and mother was a housewife. He completed education from Buwanekaba Maha Vidyalaya, Maharagama. His school contemporaries are Nuwan Gunawardena, Amarasiri Peiris and Kandupola Kumaratunga. In 1971, he married his longtime partner, Malani Ayesha Perera. The couple has two sons: Rohana Prema Kumara, Sudesh Wasantha and one daughter, Vasanthika Piyanga Kumuduni. Vasanthika's son Keshan Prasanna is a popular musician. His son Sudesh Wasantha Pieris is also a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennyson Cooray
Merengnnage Edward Tennyson Cooray (සිංහල: මෙරෙඤඤගේ එඩ්වඩ් ටෙනිසන් කුරේ) (30 April 1952 – 28 September 2020) was an actor and comedian in Sri Lankan cinema and theater. One of the most popular comedians ever in Sinhala cinema with a career spanned for more than three decades, Cooray was best known for comedy roles in several blockbuster film franchises such as ''Re Daniel Dawal Migel'', ''Cheriyo'', ''Peralikarayo'', ''Wada Bari Tarzan'' as well as ''Somy Boys''. In addition to acting, he also worked as a director and scriptwriter, singer, lyrics writer. Personal life He was born on 30 April 1952 in Weligama, Matara as the second of the family to a Catholic father and Buddhist mother. His father Merengnnage Edgar Stanley Arthur Cooray, who worked at Gamini Bus Company, learned to be a pastor for some time and also was a great reader of good English literature. His mother, Herath Mudiyanselage Ran Menika was a housewif ... [...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] |
Sinhalese Language
Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), 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. Sinhala is also spoken as the first language by other ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, totalling about 2 million people as of 2001. It is written using the Sinhala script, which is a Brahmic script closely related to the Grantha script of South India. 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, Theravada Buddhist literature. The early form of the Sinhala language, is attested as early as the 3rd century BCE. The language of these inscriptions with long vowels and aspirated consonants is a Prakrit similar to Magadhi, a regional associate of the Middle Indian Prakrits that has been used during the time of the Buddha. The closest relatives are the Vedda language (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weda Beri Tarzan
''Wada Bari Tarzan'' ( si, වැඩ බැරි ටාසන්, italic=yes) is a 2007 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film co-directed by Sudesh Wasantha Peiris and Sunil Soma Peiris and produced by Sunil T. Fernando for Sunil T. Films. It stars Tennyson Cooray, Jeevan Kumaratunga, Rex Kodippili, and Piyumi Purasinghe in lead roles along with Premadasa Vithanage, Chathura Perera and Jeevan Handunnetti. Music Composed by Keshan Perera. It is the 1085th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. This film has brought debut cinema acting for Piyumi Purasinghe. It is inspired by Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs Plot Cast * Tennyson Cooray as Tarzan * Piyumi Purasinghe as Maheshi * Jeevan Kumaratunga as Professor Devaka * Rex Kodippili as Treasure hunter * Premadasa Vithanage as Gurunnanse 'Guruji' * Chathura Perera as Perera * Susila Kottage as Nimbula * Jeevan Handunnetti as Nanna * Sunil Hettiarachchi as Silva * Manjula Thilini as Anjali * Buddhika Rambukwella * Ariyasena Gamage * Dayaratn ... [...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] |
Susila Kottage
Hewamunaweerage Susila Devi de Silva (born January 30, 1957 as සුසිලා කෝට්ටගේ) inhala, popularly known as Susila Kottage, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema theater and television. One of Sri Lanka's best female comedians, Kottage is famous for the role ''Dayawathi'' in television serial ''Kopi Kade'' and films ''Angara Dagara'' and ''Sikuru Hathe''. Personal life Susila Kottage was born on 30 January 1957 in Matara. Her mother died at the delivery and her father married another woman when she was young. She completed her education from Sujatha Vidyalaya, Matara. She is married to Rahal Bulathsinhala, who is a retired jail police officer as well as a renowned actor. She met Rahal during stage dramas. Acting career Selected television serials * ''Bedde Senehasa'' * ''Dangayanta Pamanai'' * ''Dekada Kada'' * ''Doo Kumariyo'' * ''Eth Kanda Lihini'' * ''Gajamuthu'' * ''Hapanaa'' * ''Hatara Kenderaya'' * ''Hatara Wate'' * ''Hiruta Pipena Sooriyakantha'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananda Wickramage
Ananda Wickramage ( si, ආනන්ද වික්රමගේ, born August 4, 1953) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Wickramage is most notable for the role ''Mervyn'' in ''Paba'' teledrama, double acting in ''Patalavilla'' teledrama, president in political sitcom ''And Company'' and as ''Kotalawala'' in stage drama ''Neinage Suduwa''. Television career Ananda Wickramage has acted more than 100 television serials. His role in the serials such as ''Patalavilla'' and ''Paba'' become highly popularized. He directed the television serial ''Menik Maliga'', and ''Hada Pudasuna''. Notable works * ''Ananthaya'' * ''And Company'' * ''Aswenna'' * ''Athuru Paara'' * ''Bindunu Sith'' * ''Bonda Meedum'' * ''Dedunnen Eha'' * ''Ekas Ginna'' * ''Hada Pudasuna'' * ''Hapanaa'' * ''Hathwana Kandayama'' * ''Ingammaruwa'' * ''Itu Devi Vimana'' * ''Jeewithaya Horu Aran'' * ''Kadathira'' * ''Kadupul Mal'' * ''Kammiththa'' * ''Kathura'' * ''Kokila Ginna'' * ''Kul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathi Bari Tarzan
''Nathi Bari Tarzan'' ( si, නැති බැරි ටාසන්) is a 2019 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film directed by Sudesh Wasantha Pieris and produced by Athila Wickramsooriya for Triple A Creations. It is the third installment of ''Weda Beri Tarzan'' franchise, and sequel to 2008 film '' Wada Bari Tarzan Mathisabayata''. Tennyson Cooray reprise his role as Tarzan and Menaka Maduwanthi in lead roles along with Rajitha Hiran and Isuru Lokuhettiarachchi. Music composed by Keshan Perera. It is the 1323rd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot Tarzan's (Tennyson) life in the city was bitter. Thousands of times he wondered how good his life was. Therefore, Tarzan move back to the jungle. Merzon (Rajitha) is Tarzan's best friend. Meanwhile, Isuru (Isuru) and his treasure hunters enter the jungle and are currently digging the jungle and looking for treasure. They want a firstborn girl. It is in the meantime that many boys and girls including Vindya (Menaka) come to the fores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Films
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2000s Sinhala-language Films
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2008 Comedy Films
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