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The Kandy Esala Perahera (the Sri Dalada Perahara procession of Kandy) also known as The Festival of the Tooth is a festival held in July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This historical procession is held annually to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy. A unique symbol of Sri Lanka, the ...
Pathiraja Navaratne Wanninayake Mudiyanselage Ranjith Dharmasena [1] (28 March 1943 – 28 January 2018) was a Sri Lankan film director and screenwriter. [2] He has been referred to as a 'rebel with a cause', an ‘enfant terrible of the '70s', and is widely recognized as the pioneer of Sri Lankan cinema’s 'second revolution'.
Aba, also became the most expensive film produced in Sri Lanka costing over 60 million Rupees to produce as well as being the first Sri Lankan film to be finished via digital intermediate technology. Several other countries such as China, Italy and Australia have shown interest in screening this film after its trailer was released. Among them ...
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.
Girivassipura (transl. Hill City dwellers) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala-language historical drama film written and directed by Devinda Kongahage. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The film stars Pubudu Chathuranga and Niranjani Shanmugaraja in the main lead roles while Mahendra Perera , Amiththa Weerasinghe and Buddika Lokukatiya play pivotal roles.
The filming took place in various areas of Sri Lanka, including Matale, Colombo, Kandy, Theldeniya and Dehiwala. Mr Jayarraj had aspired to be an actor but due to certain circumstances was unable to act as the lead of the film. He had instead taken the role of Production Manager. The film was released in 1977 in theatres throughout Sri Lanka.
Amarasiri Kalansuriya (Sinhala: අමරසිරි කලංසූරිය; 20 September 1940 – 1 April 2023), popularly known as Kalan, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. [1] Kalansuriya made his first film appearance alongside Vijaya Kumaratunga in Hanthana Kathawa.
This is a list of Sri Lankan film directors This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .