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Hiru TV (Sinhala: හිරු ටීවී) is the most watched television channel in Sri Lanka, founded by Rayynor Silva (Chairman) and owned by Asia Broadcasting Corporation. [3] Hiru TV is Sri Lanka's first and only digital television channel which has the DVB-T2 pictures and stereo sounds. [4] [5] [3] It currently holds all island coverage ...
Divithura is a 2021 Sri Lankan reality thriller teledrama broadcast on Hiru TV. The series is directed by Chamara Jayaweera, produced by Hiru TV and created by Kaushalya Pathirana. It was released on 23 April 2021 and continues in every weekday from Monday to Friday at 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm. [ 1 ]
Television in Sri Lanka dates back to 1979. Television broadcasting, like other forms of media in the country, is generally divided along linguistic lines with state and private media operators providing services in Sinhala , Tamil , and English languages.
The film was awarded Most Popular Movie at the 2016 Hiru Golden Film Awards. [14] In 2017, Premarathna acted in two films. He played the main role of King Walagamba in the epic historical film Aloko Udapadi, which was critically acclaimed. [15] In the children's film Paha Samath, Premarathna played the role of Samath's crippled father. [16]
Saranga Disasekara was born on 31 January 1983 in Kalubowila, Sri Lanka, to singer Narada Disasekara, and radio host and actress Tileka Ranasinghe. [3] [4] [5] He completed school life at Thurstan College, Colombo and graduated from Northumbria University, Newcastle. [6] Saranga's uncle Douglas Ranasinghe is also a popular artist in Sri Lanka. [7]
In 2017, she appeared in the team Shakyans in a reality show Hiru Mega Stars telecasted by Hiru TV. [4] [5] In 2019, after a brief hiatus, she acted in the comedy television serial Sihina Samagama. In 2021, she appeared as a judge in the dance reality show Hiru Super Dancers. [6]
Sri Lanka had no television services available until 1979. The creation of a national television service was planned several times as far back as 1965 (Ceylon at the time), when then-Minister of State J. R. Jayawardene suggested its creation, but was rejected by Dudley Senanayake's government, whose media advisors led by Neville Jayaweera called television "a gift of a rhinoceros".
The teledrama Gemunu Maharaja was telecasted on Hiru TV. Character was portrayed by Malinda Perera. [25] The 1982 novel Winds of Sinhala is a fictionalized take on Dutugemunu's campaign to defeat King Elara