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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.
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Historians attribute the introduction of goddess Pattini to the island to Gajabahu I, a Sinhalese king who ruled Sri Lanka from 113-135. As per some historians, the Cilappatikaram mentions Gajabahu's presence at the consecration of a temple to Kannagi (identified as Pattini in this case) by the Chera king Cenkuttuvan .
Released on 19 October. First Cartoon film in Sri Lanka. Podi Malli: Sunil Ariyaratne: Ravindra Randeniya, Vijaya Kumaratunga, Geetha Kumarasinghe, Sathischandra Edirisinghe, Farina Lai, Thalatha Gunasekara: Action Released on 2 November. Handaya: Titus Thotawatte
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1981: Ran Ethana: Herbert M. Seneviratne: Tony Ranasinghe, Ruby de Mel, Dharma Sri Munasinghe, Wickrama Bogoda, Herbert M. Seneviratne, Ranjith Perera
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.
Based upon a true story, [9] the film was shot on locations in Sri Lanka and Germany. The inspiration came from the actual case of the 2004 incident, [10] where a fake Sri Lankan national handball team tricked its way into a German tournament, lost all of their matches, and subsequently vanished.
Channa Perera was born on 16 August 1965 as the eldest of four sons. His father Piyasena Perera was a Director of Education who was in-charge of special education in Sri Lanka. His mother, Vineetha Piyasena, was a teaching instructress. [4] Perera was educated at Sri Sumangala Boys' School, Panadura and then from Royal College Colombo. He ...