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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 ...
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.
Sri Lanka Sinhala Cinema Database - www.films.lk; New Sinhala Films - www.sirisara.lk; New Sinhala Movies; National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka - Official Website;
Films continued to follow formulaic storylines borrowed from India up through the early 1960s despite such efforts as Sandesaya and Kurulu Bedda. In 1964, Lester James Peries again contributed to the development of Sri Lankan cinema with Gamperaliya which was the first Sinhala film to feature no songs and like Rekava shot completely outside the ...
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
Kadawunu Poronduwa was produced by S. M. Nayagam, [1] a pioneer of Sinhala film industry and an Indian citizen. He had to ferry the entire cast to Madurai India for filming and production. It began as a successful play for dramatist B. A. W. Jayamanne. In 1947 he filmed and processed the movie in South India. [2]
Music composed by P. L. A. Somapala. [3] [4] It is the 230th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. [5] It is the first film in Sinhala cinema to be screened for 100 consecutive days in a single cinema hall. The film also witnessed as the first film in which Gamini Fonseka, Malini Fonseka and Vijaya Kumaratunga act together. [6]
Released on 27 December. Entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. Kiri Madu Wel: Ariyadasa Withanage Saman Weeraman Sanath Gunathilake, Sabeetha Perera, Leena de Silva, Nadeeka Gunasekara, Thalatha Gunasekara, Wijeratne Warakagoda, Rex Kodippili: Drama Released on 29 December.