Readings from two books on two silver screen legends
View(s):An Evening of Readings from ‘Irangani’ and ‘Lester by Lester’ will be held at 5.30 p.m. on Sunday, May 12 at the Expographic Book Store, 455 Pannipitiya Road, Pelawatte, Battaramulla. Film greats Irangani Serasinghe, Dr. Lester James Peries and Mrs. Sumitra Peries will all be present while the guest speaker will be veteran actor and Chairman of ‘The Film Team’, Ravindra Randeniya, who has worked with both Dr. and Mrs. Peries and Mrs. Serasinghe in his decades-long career.
Launched by Samaranayake Publishers a little more than a month ago, ‘Irangani … as told to Kumar de Silva’ chronicles the life and times of the grand dame of the Sinhala cinema, Irangani Serasinghe.
‘Lester by Lester …. as told to Kumar de Silva’ (a Vijitha Yapa Publication) chronicles the life and creative genius of the Doyen of Sri Lankan Cinema, Dr. Lester James Peries. Its twenty chapters are devoted to each of his twenty films, from ‘Rekawa’ (The Line of Destiny. 1956) his first, to ‘Ammawarune’ (Elegy for a Mother. 2006) his last, showcasing and chronicling half a century of film making.
Coincidentally it was Dr. Lester James Peries who launched Irangani (Meedeniya) Serasinghe into films in ‘Rekawa’. She has since then acted in several of his films and also in those of his wife Sumitra Peries, as she also does in the latest Sumitra Peries film ‘Vaishnavee’ (The Divine Messenger).
This event is open to the public and all are welcome. For further information please call Expographic Books on 0773165894 or 011.2787140 – 141
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