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Kadawunu Poronduwa (Sinhala: කඩවුනු පොරොන්දුව, "The Broken Promise") was the first film to be made in the Sinhala language; it is generally considered to have heralded the coming of Sinhala Cinema. The film was produced and filmed in India however, and was highly influenced by South Indian melodrama. It was first ...
Sri Lanka ; List of Sri Lankan films; 1940s; 1947 1948 1949: 1950s; ... New Sinhala Films - www.sirisara.lk; New Sinhala Movies; National Film Corporation of Sri ...
Mahagama Sekera (Mahagamage Sekera) (Sinhala:මහගම සේකර / මහගමගේ සේකර ) (7 April 1929 – 14 January 1976) was a famed Sri Lankan poet, lyricist, playwright, novelist, artist, translator and filmmaker. He is considered to be a groundbreaking figure in Sinhalese poetry and literature. [ 1 ] He is best ...
89 minutes. Country. Sri Lanka. Language. Sinhala. 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.
2009. (82nd) The Road from Elephant Pass. අලිමංකඩ. Sinhala, Tamil. Chandran Rutnam. Not nominated. Sri Lanka's initial Oscar submission, Mansion by the Lake, is a Sinhala language drama, loosely based on Anton Chekhov 's play The Cherry Orchard. The plot revolves around a Sri Lankan noble family, now penniless, who return to their ...
Released on January 20. It is the first 3D animation movie using motion capture technology in Sri Lanka. [42] Vedi Nowadina Lamai: Indika Ferdinando Kalana Gunasekara, Anusaya Subasinghe, Jayalath Manoratne, Hemasiri Liyanage, Dayadeva Edirisinghe, Mahendra Perera: Children's drama Released on February 16. [43] Thattu Deke Iskole: Lalith ...
Wekande Walauwa (Mansion by the Lake) ( Sinhala: වෑකන්ද වලව්ව) is a 2002 award-winning Sinhalese language drama film directed by Lester James Peries and co-produced by Asoka Perera and Chandran Rutnam. It stars Malini Fonseka, Vasanthi Chathurani and Sanath Gunathilake in lead roles along with Paboda Sandeepani and ...
8 October 1962. (1962-10-08) Country. Sri Lanka. Language. Sinhala. Ranmuthu Duwa (English: Island of Treasures) was the first colour full-length Sinhalese language film to be produced in Sri Lanka in 1962. It was co-produced by Shesha Palihakkara, Arthur C. Clarke and directed by Mike Wilson, who also made his debut as a feature director.