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Mapatunage James "M. J." Perera was a Sri Lankan civil servant (3 February 1915 – 14 March 2002) with nine members in his family in Udumulla, Padukka.He created broadcasting history by being the first Ceylonese Director General of Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia, taking over the helm from John Lampson of the BBC.
Sri Lanka is one of over one-hundred countries which have submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. [nb 1] The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.
He has held various senior roles at state-owned organisations: Agricultural Products Marketing Authority (director), Ceylon Steel Corporation (director), Co-operative Wholesale Establishment (chairman), Lanka Sathosa (chairman), Paddy Marketing Board (director) and State Commercial (Cooperatives and Wholesale) Company (director). [2]
Paradise is a 2023 Sri Lankan-Indian co-produced drama film co-written and directed by Prasanna Vithanage.The film is presented by Mani Ratnam and Siva Ananth under his Madras Talkies banner and produced by Newton Cinema.
In 1971, a socialist government which sought to overcome the dominance of screen time in Sri Lanka by Tamil and Hindi films came to power in the country. Foreign film domination had resulted in domestically produced films being relegated to 20% of the screen time while foreign films occupied 80% (60% Tamil, 10% Hindi, 10% English).
Cinemas in Sri Lanka have been closed since the third week of March due to the corona epidemic. Then, cinema halls follows audiences using hygienic strategies. Cinema halls were reopened on 27 June 2020. [1] Movie theaters were officially closed for 183 days due to the Corona epidemic. [2]
Paddy field in Sammanthurai, Ampara District. Rice production or Paddy production is one of the main productions and staple foods in Sri Lanka. It cultivates in all districts of Sri Lanka during two monsoon seasons. It is estimated that about 708,000 ha (1,750,000 acres) of land uses for paddy. [1] The seasons are called Maha season and Yala ...