Discovering Hope in a World of Despair: A Reflection on Children of Men”
Considered one of the best dystopian films of all time, Children of Men is a movie that truly lives up to its hype. Released in 2006...
A tribute to late Rukmanie Devi
The Nightingale of Sri Lanka, singer and actress Rukmanie Devi will be remembered at a special event on October 28 at Sausiripaya au...
Being Ravindra Randeniya
Though Orson Welles didn’t think much of it, Elia Kazan’s adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire is the finest Tenness...
Nihal Nelson – King of Baila Bids Adieu
If there is one singer in Sri Lanka who was such a daredevil to go for all kinds of experimental music, thrive in Baila, give electr...
Reminiscing Sandhya Kumari
With eyes that shared a story of their own, Sandhya Kumari was one of the central players in the golden age of Sri Lankan cinema in...
Launching pad for Gamini Fonseka’s phenomenal film career
“First Sinhala colour film marks 60 years” Today marks sixty years since the screening of Sinhala cinema’s first...
Veteran actor Dharshan Dharmaraj passes away
Award winning Sri Lankan actor Darshan Dharmaraj passed away at the age of 41, according to family sources. The exact cause of death...
Butterfly Symphony – Bringing harmony to Lankan Cinema
Until I went to see Samanala Sandhawaniya (Butterfly Symphony) I had no idea why a movie like that should have a name such as Butter...
‘Si Raja’ Uncovers the History of Sigiriya
Focusing on the epic and emptional tale of King Kashyapa, ‘Si Raja’ the latest historical teledrama series is now bein...
Utuvan Kande Saradiel – Teledrama
“Utuvan Kande Saradiel” the epic teledrama series sponsored by Swadeshi Industrial Works has won the ‘People’...
‘Katu Imbula’ : A tragedy of settlers in a colony
Noted director Sudath Rohana’s latest teledrama “Katu Imbula” revolving around the pathetic tale of settlers in co...
Amarapuraya: A rare visual treat
In the field of Sri Lankan electronic media creations, specifically in video and film Director Bertram Nihal, has achieved an unassa...
An Appreciation of Aelian de Silva’s Contribution as a Neologist
Neologisation is the act of coining and accompanying neologisms i.e., new words to the lexicon of a language. Aelian de Silva (31st...
Maariya makes Sri Lanka proud
After 39 years of silence, a Sinhala movie is competing in the most sophisticated 44th Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) 202...
Life and times of Sinhala Cinema’s Super Hero Gamini Fonseka
Gamini combined shades of Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner and Paul Newman in his acting. His primary inspiration however was Brando. Thou...
Jayalath Manoratne: A man of all talents
Mano was an actor of three mediums: stage, teledrama and Cinema. In these three mediums, he achieved the pinnacle of acting. The lat...
