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Sudath Rohana releases screenplays of four short stories by Martin Wickremesinghe By Susitha Fernando Award winning teledrama director and renowned filmmaker Sudath Rohana will release screen plays of four of his teledramas titled ‘Vikumsaha Kathandara’ (Wickremesinghe’s stories) made based on the short stories of the pioneer Sri Lankan writer Martin Wickremesinghe. The television screenplays of [...]
Sarachchandra’s plays for Children’s Day
Prof. Ediriweera Sarathchandra’s two theatrical productions ‘Kada Walalu’ and ‘Elowa Gihin Melowa Avaa’ will go on the boards on October 1 as a part of commemorating the Universal Children’s Day. ‘Kada Walalu’ and ‘Elowa Gihin Melowa Avaa’ will be staged at 8.15 am and 10.30 am. on October 1 at the Elphinstone Theatre Colombo. The [...]
Nilan awarded for contribution to traditional dance and modern ballet
The Sunday Times photographer and award winning Dancer/Choreographer Nilan Maligape was felicitated at the ‘Vishwabhinandhana Artistes Felicitation Programme’ organised by the Ministry of Cultural and Arts of the Western Province Council recently. Maligaspe was felicitated for his yeoman service as a choreographer, a renowned ballet teacher of and a guru of Sri Lankan traditional dance [...]
‘Transformers One’ and ‘Never Let Go’ hit Lankan screens
By Sanath Weerasuriya Two new Hollywood films have been released last Friday, September 20, in the Sri Lankan cinema circuits. ‘Transformers One’ and ‘Never Let Go’ now being screened in selected theatres in Colombo and Kandy. ‘Transformers One’ is a 2024 American animated science fiction action film based on Hasbro’s Transformers toy line. It was directed by Josh Cooley from a screenplay by Eric Pearson and the [...]
Ministry of Crab joins UNDP to advance Mangrove Conservation
Ministry of Crab restaurant partners with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka through the Global Environment Facility funded Small Grants Programme (SGP) in the Mannar Landscape, in the form of an 18-month project that will empower communities in the area, with a strong focus on mangrove restoration. Working together with GEF-SGP Community [...]