When I was a kid my favourite Sinhala movie was ‘Ranmuthu Duwa’ (Island of Treasures). In 1962, my parents took my two sisters and myself to the Sapphire Cinema in Colombo to see this first colour ...

In the 1940s, S.M. Nayagam, an Indian Tamil and Colombo based businessman set up a company – Chitrakala Movietone and built Chitrakala Studio in Madurai to make films in Tamil and Sinhala. He made his ...

“Rekava”(line of Destiny) directed by Lester James Peris premiered 60 years ago at the Regal Theatre in Colombo on December 28th 1956. It was a path-breaking venture in Sinhala cinema that notched ...

December 28, 1956 remains a red letter day in the cinematic history of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). The maiden feature film of 37-year-old director Lester James Peries premiered at the upmarket ‘Regal ...

The critically acclaimed Sinhala film Mother Lanka, currently being screened locally, is set to reach new audiences in South India after being dubbed into a Dravidian language. This marks a ...

Event: First Sinhala film is screened under the patronage of senior minister D.S. Senanayake and Mrs.Senanayake. The film was an adaptation of a popular Sinhala drama, ‘Kadawunu Poronduwa’ (Broken ...

Matchstick maker, soap manufacturer, prawn exporter, gemstone trader, and finally, the ‘father of Sinhala Talkies' — though S M Nayagam managed to make a mark in several industries, the story of the ...

Renowned Sri Lankan film maker and a national icon Lester James Peiris, credited with revolutionalising Sinhala cinema in the 1950s with a strong local flavour and indigenous style, passed away in ...

Sri Lankans are mourning the death of a Catholic film director, producer and screenwriter who carved a pioneering role in bringing worldwide recognition to Sinhala cinema. Dr. Lester James Peiris ...

Like many Sri Lankans, academic and filmmaker Visakesa Chandrasekaram has been struggling to come to terms with the civil war’s gory end in 2009. The graphic visuals of the bloodshed, which some ...