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Released on 12 September. First Sinhala film to be released through Ceylon Entertainments circuit. H. R. Jothipala made his film debut as a playback singer. Ramyalatha: A. Bhaskar Raj Aruna Shanthi, Clarice de Silva, Rita Ratnayake, Pujitha Mendis, Mark Samaranayake, Pitipana Silva, Boniface Fernando, Eddie Yapa Drama Released on 25 November ...
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
Released on 22 February. Film debut for Swarna Mallawarachchi. Manamalayo: T. Bhawanandan Tony Ranasinghe, Joe Abeywickrama, Shirani Kurukulasuriya, Udula Dabare, Sunila Jayanthi, Hugh Perera, Vijaya Kumaratunga: Comedy Released on 7 March. Daru Duka: Dommie Jayawardena
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Seda Sulang (Sinhala: සැඩසුළං), is a 1955 Sri Lankan romantic musical film directed and produced by Thambiraja Somasekaran for Ceylon Films Limited. The film starred Florida Jayalath and Prem Jayanth in lead roles whereas Dommie Jayawardena and David Dharmakeerthi made supportive roles.
Meanwhile, all the songs composed for the film by PLA Somapala were imitated tunes. All but one of the songs are based on popular Hindi songs. The song "Kodi Gaha Yata" sung by H. R. Jothipala and M. S. Fernando was the only English imitated song. [11] It was the first time that an English song was imitated in a Sinhala film. [12]
The film was remade and screened in 2009 with the same title, [2] where Saliya Sathyajith and Shalika Edirisinghe played the lead roles of 'Sampath' and 'Thushara' respectively. [3] The film became a blockbuster of that year and commercially successful. It also received critical acclaim, specially for the songs "Kalak Thisse" and "Oho Thushara".
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.