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Rekava (Sinhala for "Line of Destiny") is a 1956 film based on village life and mythical beliefs in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon). It is the first Sinhala film fully shot in Ceylon and was film shot outdoors in the country. It was also the first Sri Lankan film that was free from Indian influence.
Beddegama (The Village in the Jungle) is a 1980 Sinhala drama film directed by Lester James Peries that follows the lives of village people in British Colonial Sri Lanka. [1] [2] The film is based on the 1913 book The Village in the Jungle by Leonard Woolf. Sir Arthur C. Clarke also has a minor role in the film as an English Judge. [3]
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Released on August 12. The film was released only through online platform "www.cinemaceylon.com" and is the first Sinhala film with a single letter title. [32] CineMa: Kapila Sooriyarachchi Shyam Fernando, Vihanga Sooriyarachchi, Nayanathara Wickramarachchi, Douglas Ranasinghe, Robin Fernando, Bimal Jayakody: Drama Released on September 2. [33]
Passport (Sinhala: පාස්පෝට්) is a 2024 Sri Lankan Sinhalese drama thriller film directed by Chris Anthony and produced by Dr. Viranjith Thambugala for Aura Lanka Entertainment. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It stars Jagath Chamila and Dharmapriya Dias in lead roles, where Nayanathara Wickramarachchi, Mahendra Perera , Darshan Dharmaraj ...
Seya (Sinhala: සේයා) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala horror film written and directed by Kalyana Chandrasekara and co-produced by A. Parister and Tharanga Athuraliya for Niro Films. [2] It stars an all-female cast of 36 actresses, including, Udari Perera , Dilhani Ekanayake and Menik Wijewardena in lead role along with Deepani Silva ...
It began as a successful play for dramatist B. A. W. Jayamanne. In 1947 he filmed and processed the movie in South India. [2] Kadawunu Poronduwa produced a formula that Sinhala films would follow up through the 1960s; Jayamanne describes the formula as such: [2] The duration of a film had to be two and a half hours.
Dr. Peries’ films are in a poor condition and many of the original camera negatives have been lost. This restoration is a joint effort of the WCF, the Sri Lankan National Film Corporation, Mr. Padmarajah (the copyright holder), and the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) and Sameera Randeniya of Film Team, Sri Lanka.