With his maiden cinematic venture young Sampath Sri Roshan makes his first appearance as a filmmaker with 'Julia' while another young man Charith Abeysinghe plays the role of producer. Julia, an international production with Sri Lanka-England coordination has completed its shooting and will soon be ready for screening.

The film is also starred by the two young men making maiden appearances on the silver screen. Among the others in the cast include the veterans Ravindra Randeniya, Robin Fernando, Veena Jayakody, Sriyantha Mendis, Rex Kodippili, Sandun Wijesiri, and others Sanet Dikkumbura, Bandula Suriyabandara, Teddy Vidyalankara, Sasanthi Jayasekara, Nadeesha Hemamali, Harsha Bulathsinghala and Achala Walpola.

The film, a quadrangle revolving around the main characters Julia, Dilru, Dev and Shakie whose lives are intertwined and interlinked. Julia, the innocent and naïve young woman enjoying the bliss
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I have noticed that every time I’ve watched a film by Prasanna Vithanage, it has made me think. For days afterward I would randomly remember something from the film, I’d research to understand certain parts of it that I did not fully comprehend. For an example, after watching Ira Madiyama, I attended lectures and discussions about it, read reviews and related articles (and went through a post-modernist phase as a result!) because there was much to think about and digest.

Akasa Kusum had the same effect on me, albeit with a slight difference. While Vithanage has been consistent in making another thought provoking film, this time around my ponderings have been on a more personal level than before and more short lived. Maybe I went in with too high expectations or maybe it really was weaker than his previous works. Someone with more insight could sort that out for me.

The cast was very good and
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Sachini Perera

Outlining an accurate cinema database - let alone a website - means a challenge in our industry. Isura Wickramaarachhi, who heads his web designing company called Isandi creations (Pvt) Ltd., has taken that extra step by creating www.films.lk. The website, with its unique domain, contains a good deal of information about past films starting from Kadavunu Poronduwa in 1947 to the latest Akasa Kusum in 2009.

"It was no easy job. I had to dig out almost all archives to find information." Isura said.

The website is done good and proper, one will notice, but still more information should be pumped in. It badly requires a complete cinema database, a luxury. Nuwan Nayanajith has authored the so far unbeaten nearly-perfect database called Sri Lankeya Cinema Vansaya. The book, now out of print, contains films up to 2004 with cast and credit details.

"Building a

The Colombo Page news portal has published news on www.films.lk . The Colombo Page is a well known and trusted news website which offers foreign and Sri Lanka viewers latest news.

http://colombotoday.com/english/articles/ART /New-website-Sinhala-Cinema/3917.htm

The Lanka truth news portal has published news on www.films.lk . Lanka truth is a well known and trusted news website which offers foreign and Sri Lanka viewers latest news.

http://www.l ankatruth.com/sin/index.php? option=com_content&view=article&id=3085
 

The Sarasawiya news paper has published a news article about www.films.lk website on the 09th July 2009 edition.Sarasawiya is the number one news paper published in Sri Lanka which is dedicated only to cinema industry.  

http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2009/07/09/_ art.asp?fn=sa0907094&pn=24
 

By Susitha R. Fernando
Celebrating 45 years in cinema, veteran actor Robin Fernando will be felicitated at a special event organized to pay tribute for his contribution to the country’s cinema.

Following ‘Robin Fernando Film Festival’ with three popular films featuring the veteran actor and director at Ritz cinema Borella from June 12 to 14, the felicitation ceremony will be held at the National Film Corporation, cinema hall at 4 pm onwards.

Organised by NFC Chairman Jayantha Dharmadasa together with NFC Consultant T. M. Sangadasa and Deputy General Manager Nadeeka Gunasekara, all cinema artistes and technical crew members who worked with Robin are to participate this evening.

Veteran actress Malani Fonseka and Minister and actor Jeevan Kumaratunga are to deliver talks on the valuable contribution made by the veteran artiste and a film screening on Robin is to be

As Sri Lanka gains freedom from terrorism the celebrations echoed through out the country, Some of our stars went to the Manik farm camp to share this joy and give their loving hand to the people who suffered from these ruthless terrorism throughout their lives.
Jeewan Kumarana thunga and Shrin Kumaranathunga gifted these people with necessities worth about 15 00000.00 rupees. The Cinestar foundation also contributed to this act of kindness.
Some of the stars who participated were, Malini Fonseka, Raveendra Randeniya , Nirosha Virajini, Cleatus Mendis, Prethi Randeniya, Shiyani Amarasena, Dilhani Ashokamala , Nithyawani
 
Source : www.sarasaviya.lk
 

Shanthi Lekha, the oldest and renowned actress of Sri Lankan cinema passed away in France today (11th) morning. Rita Irene Queen was her real name and she was born at Kalutara on 1st July, 1929. She was educated at Holy Family Convent, Kalutara. Her nom de plume was coined from her husband’s name, Shanthi Viraj, whom she met while attending school and later married. She entered arts world too while a student from C.T. Fernando’s ‘Shantha Prabha’ stage play produced in 1942. She later acted in stage plays with Dommie Jayawardene and Nona Subheda.

She first acted in films when she took part with Domie Jayawardene in the film ‘Sujatha’ in a scene with the background song ‘pem ralla nagee – gal thalle wadhee’. Later she acted in K. Gunaratnam’s ‘Warada Kageda’, ‘Radala Piliruwa’ and ‘Doctor.’ She first acted a mother’s

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