The Great Novelist is Born
The birth of Sri Lanka’s most outstanding literary figure of the 20th century, Martin Wickramasingha occurred on May 29, 1890....
Tony Ranasinghe was not the conventional Sinhala hero but a new kind of modern hero
Ranasinghe Hettiarachchilage Ignatius Anthony de Silva, known to the world at large by his stage cum screen name Tony Ranasinghe, wa...
A tribute to Titus Thotawatte
The eighties was a tumultuous decade for reasons we still haven’t come to terms with. For the lack of a better way of putting it, ev...
Mohideen Baig: The conscience of a collective
He was not forgotten in his time. In 1956, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike conferred a Distinguished Citizenship on him. In 1967, he won th...
For The Sake Of The Industry – Bertram Nihal
You are a well-respected director and producer and have more than 30 years of experience in audio-visual production; can you elabora...
A star that shines against mist-clad Sri Pada
Punya Heedeniya turned 82 on July 31. She was 25 when I first saw her many, many years ago on television, and 78 when I first met he...
Sane media culture sans inane mega tele dramas
Being away from the hustle and bustle of our restless lives we all sit in front of the TV to relax. But unfortunately, the question...
Dharmasena Pathiraja: A cinematic icon
There are two names that spring to mind when one thinks about Sinhala cinema directors, Dr. Lester James Peries and Dharmasena Pathi...
Broken Flowers [2005] : A Poignant Journey into the Heart of Regret
“Broken Flowers,” directed by Jim Jarmusch, is a cinematic masterpiece that takes the audience on a deeply introspective...
Anula Karunathilaka: The Dhammi of our sensibilities
Anula Karunathilaka is known more than anything else for depicting a lover who, regardless of the decades and generations that have...