Thirty years after veteran filmmaker Sumitra Peries’ film ‘Ganga Addara’ based on Laticia Boteju’s novel, a teledrama under the same title is now being telecast on Sirasa TV at 8.00 pm every Saturday and Sunday.
However the teleplay which also is based on the novel is different to the box office hit directed by Mrs. Sumithra Peiries and played by Wasanthi Chathurani and Vijaya Kumaratunga.
In the teleplay Saranga Dissasekara and Shalini Tharaka play the lead roles while Ravindra Randeniya, Buddhadasa Vithanachchi, Anula Karunathilaka, Veena Jayakody, Niroshan Wijesinghe, Deunuka Porage, Hasantha Gunasekara, Douglas Ranasinghe, Kanthi Fonseka, Malee Jayaweerage and Richard Weerakkody are playing in the stellar cast.
Prabath Roshan directed the camera, Banura Jayamal the art direction, Navarathne Gamage handled the music. A famous ‘Ganga Addara’ song written and composed by Nimal Mendis for the film, is also being used with new musical arrangements for the teledrama.
Thushara’s new ‘Breath’
‘Breath’ is the new name in the local music scene with old faces. The leader Thushara Peiris was with the popular outfit Kumara Ekanayake Trio (KIT) for more than fifteen years and decided to do his own band since Kumar Ekanayake migrated to Australia two years ago.
The ‘Breath’ continues to work in the Down South hotel circuit as KIT and currently they are performing at Hotel Eden and Hotel Lanka Princess four days a week. ‘I started my career as a guitarist in 1992 with Kumar and moved on to keyboards later. My new combination comprises of Rishani Ekanayake on vocals and Priyantha Peiris on guitar and vocals and me doing the keyboards and frontline singing’ he said.
Though they perform in the south resort belt regularly, they play at lots of wedding s and other gigs in Colombo. ‘I would say we specially perform lot of weddings in Colombo city hotels and other private functions as well, in December season we will be busy with lots of private functions. We play different kinds of music, mainly English, Sinhala, few Hindi and baila as well’ Thushara said.
Thushara and his band ‘Breath’ will be in action at the Hotel Lanka Princess on Christmas Eve and on New Year’s Eve on 31 December.
His maiden song ‘Me Palawenima nove’ is being telecast on many TV Stations.
The music for the song was composed by me and I have composed few more songs and I am hoping to do avideos for this new song’ he added.
More winning chances with ‘Guzaarish’
TVT- EAP Movie Quiz stepped into its 69th and the third coupon for the new Hindi film ‘Guzaarish’, now being showing at Liberty Cinema.
This opens the door for all TV Times readers to send their entries with the movie to win movie tickets to watch films at the Liberty cinema.
All you have to do is to watch this popular movie ‘Guzaarish’ at the Liberty and answer the simple question on the Coupon Number - 69 and post it to Sunday TV Times - EAP Movie Quiz – 69, No 8, Hunupitiya Cross Road, Colombo 2 on or before December 14.
All answers should be on the coupon appearing on TV Times (No 69) and no photo copies are accepted. The ten lucky winners of the Coupon No 69 will be announced in the TV Times of December 19.
Here are the lucky winners of the Coupon Numbers 67.
Anton Jayawardena of No. 546/ 1, Negombo Road, Wattala, Odatha Abeysekera of No. 281, Main Road, Attidiya, Dehiwela, Ananda Herath of No. 274/1, Pitihuma, Kegalle, Y. Williams of No.168/17, Kalugalla Mawatha Kegalle, Shane Sandeeptha of 91/5, Uyana road, Moratuwa, Parakrama Pradeep Kuruppu of No. 63/1, Halgampitiya, Kalagedihena, Swarna Rodrigo of No. 58, Borupana Road, Ratmalana, Jeromy Flemming of No. 123, Gonagampala Raod, Keleniya, Mrs. Electra Fernando of No. 37/1, St. Xavier Road, Ja- Ela and Sandhya de Silva of No. 51/12 A, Bogahahena Road, Battaramulla.
EAP Films will get in touch with all the winners soon.
‘Extraordinary Measures’ at American Center
American Center in Colombo will screen the latest Hollywood film ‘Extraordinary Measures’ starring Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser on Tuesday, December 7 at 6.00 pm.
Based on a true story, one chronicled in the gripping book "The Cure: How a Father Raised $100 Million--and Bucked the Medical Establishment--in a Quest to Save His Children", by "Wall Street Journal" reporter Geeta Anand, the film is directed by Tom Vaughan.
In "Extraordinary Measures", Harrison Ford manages to keep some of that wry rebellious Indiana Jones energy as he plays Dr. Robert Stonehill, a fringe researcher whose findings just might help keep alive the two children of John Crowley, played by Brendan Fraser.
A Portland couple have two children with Pompe disease, a genetic anomaly that kills before a child's tenth birthday. The husband who's in advertising, contacts Robert Stonehill, a researcher who has a theory on an enzyme treatment. He has little money to pursue his research, and a thorny personality that drives away colleagues and funders.
John and his wife Aileen raise money for to get Stonehill going, then John takes on the task full time, working with venture capitalists and then a rival team of researchers. Time is passing, Stonehill's antics get in the way, and the profit motive may upend John's hopes. Can the researchers succeed in time for the Crowley's.
Bonsoir Short Film Day
Celebrating the 25th anniversary ‘Bonsoir’ one of the longest running TV programme in the country, Studio Bonsoir has organized a competition for young Sri Lankan Short Filmmakers below 35 years of age.
Short films less than 10 minutes in duration produced during the last three years were eligible for the competition and all films selected for ‘Bonsoir Short Film Day’ will be screened at Alliance Francaise de Kotte, 139, Jawatte Road, Colombo 05 on December 5, 2010 from 9.30am - 4.30pm. The awards Ceremony will be held at National Film Corporation Theatre, Bauddaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7 at 7.00pm and the Ambassador of France in Sri Lanka and the Maldives Mrs. Christine Robichon will be the Chief Guest.
Veteran filmmakers Sumithra Peries (chairperson) and Asoka Handagama, M. D. Mahindapala, Aruna Gunaratne and Bertrand Dufieux serve as the Jury and Anoma Rajakaruna, Chief Editor for Bonsoir curate the Short Film Day. The winners of the Best Short Film Award and the Jury Award will be flown to Paris by the courtesy of Sri Lankan Airlines to attend the Bonsoir short Film Day in Paris on May 2011.
Partners of this competition are Embassy of France, Alliance Francaise de Kotte, Brain Tea and Sri Lankan Air Lines.
Shaman and a Frenchman
‘Le Jaguar’ a French film directed by Francis Veber will be screened at 3 pm on Tuesday, December 7 and at 6.30 pm on December 8 at Alliance Francaise de Colombo.
Starring Jean Reno, Patrick Bruel, Harrisson Lowe, and Patricia Velásquez the film tells the story of a shaman from the South American rain forest, who visits France for a public relations (PR) campaign. In a hotel's elevator in Paris he meets a French good-for-nothing named Perrin he is fascinated with. At first they are not in good terms with each other. As the story proceeds they become good friends and seemed to be tied mentally.
Constellation at Barefoot
‘Constellation’, a group painting and sculpture exhibition of four young painters is now being held at Barefoot Gallary.
Started on November 25, the exhibition of Gayana Prageeth Samaranataka, Indika Wijeratne, Manoranjana Herath and Vajira Gunawardena will be held till December 12.
Gayana Prageeth Samaranataka a first class graduate from the University of Visual and the Performing Arts has won a number of awards for his paintings.
Indika Wijeratne, a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of the Visual and Performing Arts is also an award winning actor.
Manoranjana Herath, award winning sculptor is a Master of Fine Arts (Sculpture) of College of Art – University of Delhi, India and B.F.A. (Sculpture) of Institute of Aesthetic Studies, University of Kelaniya.
Painter Vajira Gunawardena is also a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Institute of Aesthetic Studies, University of Kelaniya.
Seasonal Happenings at the PARK STREET MEWS
’ The season to razzle and dazzle, to keep traditions alive and relive all those childhood fantasies of a picture ’perfect’ Christmas. With this in mind the Park Street Mews kick starts the festive season with a series of activities.
Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th December evening, the MENAKA SINGERS will take through a hour and a half of yuletide favourites and seasonal Carols all done in their own inimitable style . The Junior Choristers will open the show followed by the Seniors and the closure will be a sprightly sing along. Directed by the well known and reputed Menaka de Fonseka Sahabandu who will also be at the keyboards, on drums will be Eshan Denipitiya.
Holding centre stage the following weekend-Saturday 11 th ( 6pm onwards) and Sunday, 12th December, (3pm onwards)the COLOMBO DANCE PLATFORM will feature performances by the Chitrasena Dance Company, Rangika Jeewantha, Venuri Perera, Mohan Sudusinghe, nATANDA dance theatre, Floating Space , Meranga Dancing Company and others. Entrance is free.
Sunday 12th December will also see the Seasonal LITE SOUL FUNK SUNDAY will kick off at 5pm onwards on the street with DJ TAREEQ in attendance with guest percussionist, SAMAN LENIN.
Following closely will be the FESTIVE SLOW JAM & SOUL FUNK SUNDAY on the 19th December from 5pm onwards. The artistes billed to perform are CYNOSURE, MISSING LINK, UNSUNG MELODY & the BEAT DRUMMERS to name a few. DJ TAREEQ once again will hold his own spinning tracks off those vinyl records.
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