Award winning filmmaking duo Somaratne Dissanayake and Renuka Balasuriya’s latest cinematic venture, ‘Bindu’ is next on line to be screened at the EAP circuit. The story centres on the issue of the elephant - human conflict, a problem which had been in the news for more than three decades.
Shot on location at Sigiriya, the story focuses on a touching tale of a relationship between Bindu, a young calf elephant, and two children. Keeping with their tradition of introducing young talent to the screen, Somaratne and Renuka have brought two child actors to cinema.
Sachin Chathuranga, the younger brother of Dasun Madusanka who played the lead roles in ‘Samanala Thatu’ and ‘Sooriya Arana’, portrays the role of Muthu while Ruvindika Ishadini takes on the character of Malee.
“These children were chosen after a series of interviews. We received around 3000 applications and 50 children who were chosen during the interviews took part in a workshop. We made our choice after observing their talents after the training sessions,” Dissanayake told Sunday Observer ‘Magazine’. “Human-elephant conflicts had constantly been in the news. It is not a problem for those in the city but it had become a menace for villagers living near the elephant infested jungles. They live in fear for their crop as well as their lives,” he stressed. It had taken two years for the director to track down the suitable elephant for Bindu’s role. Finally the search had come to a close in Tissamaharama.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
White-water Rafting
White-water Rafting, What an attractive and adventurous sport indeed. So if you are looking for some adventures for your milk and water life, you are about to find the real place which will conflate some adventurous experiences to your life. You can meet this experience at Kitulgala, a calm and quiet small town situated in the wet zone rainforest to the west of Sri Lanka about 100km from Colombo on the Colombo-Nuwaraeliya main route. 
Kitulgala has got its name due to the huge Caryota urens (Sri Lankans call it kitul) population which is used to produce Kitul honey (a delicious syrup made by concentrating the sap of kitul flower by heating), jaggery (crystallized sap), kitul toddy (a liqueur made by fermenting the sap) and kitul flour made by milling the pith of the log. If you come here don’t forget to sip some kitul toddy (“Raa” in Sinhalese) and enjoy some “kitul talapa” (a delicious Sinhalese food made with kitul flour).
Do you remember the academy award winning movie “The Bridge over the River Kwai” produced on 1950s? If it’s so you might commemorate these sceneries. Concrete bases of the bridge which was built for the film set on Kelani River at Kitulgala still remain with the attraction of thousands of fans. Rafting is not the only thing you can experience in here because the Keleni Forest Reserve that has a highly diversified bird progeny is a plumy place for bird watching. Kitulgala is very famous for wild bananas, both yellow and red. These are pretty tastier than agrarian ones. You can see a lot of rubber trees but they are foreign.
Kitulgala is a wet evergreen forest. But it is hard to see all the attributes of a wet evergreen forest like Sinharaja due to human influence. Expected rainfall is too high that Kitulgala is one of the wettest places in Sri Lanka. A dry weather is expected at the beginning of the year especially in February.
Like I said before, Keleni Forest Reserve is a good place for bird watching. It’s possible to find most of the bird species live in wet zone rainforests but incomparable with the huge bird population in Sinharaja. Endemic birds like Spurfowl, Green-billed Coucal and Spot-winged Thrush are plentiful. The recently found endemic bird spacies called Serendib Scops Owl can be seen rarely in Kitulgala.
Miss Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan upcoming Teledrama Actress Gayesha Lakmali Perera's photos. She is Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World 2008 beauty pageant. She acted in 'Kindurangana' teledrama and also a 10 finalists in Sirasa Dancing Star Season 2 competition.
Anarkali Akarsha is to enter politics
Anarkali Akarsha is to enter politics-Sri Lanka
Anarkali Akarsha has lodged a complaint at the Galle police alleging that Nishantha Muthuhetti contesting from the same party had threatened her with death. However when contacted by Ada Derana Nishantha said that it was false.
Anarkali had stated that Nishantha had obstructed her while on her way to a gathering and threatened to bomb her.
Anarkali Akarsha has lodged a complaint at the Galle police alleging that Nishantha Muthuhetti contesting from the same party had threatened her with death. However when contacted by Ada Derana Nishantha said that it was false.
Anarkali had stated that Nishantha had obstructed her while on her way to a gathering and threatened to bomb her.
Paba's-Upeksha Swarnamali-Wedding
Paba's-Upeksha Swarnamali-Wedding Photo-married-ITN
Popular young actress Upeksha Swarnamali who is better known as Paba_married_weddingitn_pabafollowing the success of the title role in ITN’s ‘Paba’ tele serial, opened a new episode in her life last week when she wed young businessman Mahesh Chaminda Walawgamage at the Galadari Hotel in Colombo.
The bridal dressing was handled by Dhanoma Perera, the saree from Saree Mandhir and flower décor by Second Chance.
Upeksha who was born and educated in Kuwait proved her talent as an actress and dancer after she moved to her motherland. She played a key role in the popular movie ‘Asai Mang Piyambanna’ and is part of the Derana City of Dance panel. She plays a key role in ‘Political Jokes’ which is to be released soon. Upeksha became a household name with the ‘Chanchala’ visual of Samitha Mudunkotuwa and Malith Perera before she starred in Gayantha’s ‘Ravum Kade’ visual.
Popular young actress Upeksha Swarnamali who is better known as Paba_married_weddingitn_pabafollowing the success of the title role in ITN’s ‘Paba’ tele serial, opened a new episode in her life last week when she wed young businessman Mahesh Chaminda Walawgamage at the Galadari Hotel in Colombo.
The bridal dressing was handled by Dhanoma Perera, the saree from Saree Mandhir and flower décor by Second Chance.
Upeksha who was born and educated in Kuwait proved her talent as an actress and dancer after she moved to her motherland. She played a key role in the popular movie ‘Asai Mang Piyambanna’ and is part of the Derana City of Dance panel. She plays a key role in ‘Political Jokes’ which is to be released soon. Upeksha became a household name with the ‘Chanchala’ visual of Samitha Mudunkotuwa and Malith Perera before she starred in Gayantha’s ‘Ravum Kade’ visual.
Akasa Kusum
Akasa Kusum" wins Best Asian Film in Granada
Akasa Kusum (Flowers of the Sky),” has been jointly awarded the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at the third Cines del Sur Festival in Granada. “Akasa Kusum” shares the award with “Before the Burial,” by Iranian director Behnam Behzadi. It beat out films from such countries as India, China, Korea, the Palestine, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Bangladesh and Iraq at an event which took place over the weekend in Granada, Spain.
The Jury at the festival said "Akasa Kusum" was recognized 'for its strong portrayal of female characters whose lives, regrets and new beginnings are depicted in a delicate yet convincing way.' Actress Nimmi Harasgama, who attended the film's screening along with her co-star Kaushalya Fernando, accepted the award on behalf of its producers.
The film, to be released in Sri Lanka in late July 2009, won Malini Fonseka the Silver Peacock Award at the Indian International Film Festival held in Goa, for her performance as Sandhya Rani. It also won a Special Jury Mention at the Vesoul Film Festival in France earlier this year and is garnering favourable notices in the world festival circuit.
Akasa Kusum (Flowers of the Sky),” has been jointly awarded the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at the third Cines del Sur Festival in Granada. “Akasa Kusum” shares the award with “Before the Burial,” by Iranian director Behnam Behzadi. It beat out films from such countries as India, China, Korea, the Palestine, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Bangladesh and Iraq at an event which took place over the weekend in Granada, Spain.
The Jury at the festival said "Akasa Kusum" was recognized 'for its strong portrayal of female characters whose lives, regrets and new beginnings are depicted in a delicate yet convincing way.' Actress Nimmi Harasgama, who attended the film's screening along with her co-star Kaushalya Fernando, accepted the award on behalf of its producers.
The film, to be released in Sri Lanka in late July 2009, won Malini Fonseka the Silver Peacock Award at the Indian International Film Festival held in Goa, for her performance as Sandhya Rani. It also won a Special Jury Mention at the Vesoul Film Festival in France earlier this year and is garnering favourable notices in the world festival circuit.
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