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August festival for Geetha

A film festival to felicitate popular actress Geetha Kumarasinghe will be telecast throughout the month of August on Rupavahini.

Scene of movie Palama Yata

Starting with Hemasiri Sellapperuma's ‘Salambak Handai', every Sunday 12 noon belt will be dedicated for the festival where some of the most popular and award winning films strarring Geetha will be screened.

Performing double acting in 'Salambak Handai' Geetha plays opposite Sashi Wijendra and others in the cast include Thalatha Gunasekara, Rex Kodippili, Sumana Gomes, Wilson Karunaratne and Thilak Kumara Ratnayake.

Scene of movie Loku Duwa

Sumithra Peries' award winning direction 'Loku Duwa' will be telecast on August 13. Gamini Fonseka, Joe Abeywickrema, Irangani Serasinghe, Kamal Addararachchi, Jackson Anthony and Veena Jayakody starred in the film directed by Tissa Abeysekera.

The film based on Edward Mallawarachchi’s novel was produced by Geetha herself for G. S. K. Films. Premasiri Khemadasa handled the musical score.

'Loku Duwa' won seven OCIC awards, twelve Sarasavi awards and ten Swarna Sanka awards. The film participated in 12 international film festivals including Cannes Festival in France.

'Anuragaye Wasanththaya' , another production of Geetha to the direction of Mohan Niyaz will be telecast on August 20. The stellar cast include Lucky Dias, Tony Ranasinghe, Angela Seneviratne, Cyril Wickremage, Palitha Perera, Mahendra Perera and Rex Kodippili. Music directed by Mohan Raj, Somapala Ratnayake made the music for play back songs. Pandit W. D. Amaradewa, Latha Walpola, Maya Damayanthi and Nuwan Gunawardena rendered their voices for the play back.

H. D. Premaratne's acclaimed directorial venture 'Palama Yata' will be telecast on August 27. Produced by Geetha the film was a box office hit in that year. Based on Kulasena Fonseka's novel, it won OCIC, Sarasavi, Presidential and Swarna Sanka awards. Geetha Kumarasinghe, Sanath Gunathilake, Joe Abeywickrema, Cyril Wickremage, Sunethra Sarachchandra, Rasi Anwar, H. A. Perera and Neil Alles were in the leading cast.

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