The Sunday Times
ISSN: 1391 - 0531
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Vol. 42 - No 07
 
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‘Yahaluwo’ yarns a tale of ethnic harmony  
‘Yahaluwo’, a remarkable deviation from her previous cinema, award winning filmmaker, Sumithra Peiris is on the completion of her latest venture. In its post-production stage she while being an expertise editor herself along with her husband Dr. Lester James Peries is enjoying her brainchild is being meticulously edited by award winning editor Ravindra Guruge.‘It is quiet deviation from all my previous films where the central character becomes seven year old boy of a mixed marriage’ said Ms. Peries experienced editor turned director.
 
Novel tourism on offer
Tea Tourism and colonial bungalows are common in Sri Lanka. But nobody has yet turned to coconut estates to develop tourism. Deviating from the usual pattern in tourism, 'Mawatha Estate' in Wellawa, Kurunegala has become the very first estate bungalow to be developed as a tourist attraction. A young entrepreneur in the Kurunegala district for the first time has introduced coconut estate cottage tourism. This is the brain child of proprietor, Ian Fernando, who is a lawyer by profession. 'This is my ancestral property but neglected for a long time.
 
‘Yasapalitha instilled responsibility and discipline in me’
Award-winning actor Sanath Gunathilaka who also turned director recently, said Yasapalitha Nanayakkara played a crucial role by instilling in him a sense of responsibility and discipline.‘During my early stages in the film world, we had a few people who sort of moulded us into what we are today. Yasapalitha or Palitha - as we lovingly addressed him, was one such personality’ said Sanath who first worked with Yasapalitha in the yesteryear hit 'Newatha Hamuwemu'.
 

   
After Dark
  Battle of the drummers begin
  'Kaffiringa Nite 2' at OTSC
   
Music Scene
  Susil: Guardian of Sinhala cinema songs
  Gypsies at Hershey Centre in Mississauga
   
TV Scene
  'Wansakkarayo' exposes evils of politics
  'Sanda Gomman Re' depicts the mystery of human life
  Aruni R. makes small screen debut
  Heroic feats of 'Sura Viru Suramba' soon
  Dawn of another Spring
  Paramitha celebrates anniversary
  'Handewa' pictures a tragedy in a colony
   
Movie Scene
  'Sikuru Hathe' ready for release in August
  Life in a 'Metro' hits Savoy
   
Leisure
  Nalika's doll story
   
Travel
  Get close to nature at Bin Vino
  Peacock Beach Hotel - Pride of H'tota
  Kandy Hotelier bid farewell to Suraj
   
Reader's Corner
  The curse of 'Ran Depaya'
  Clashing of Tele dramas
  Father's Day illusion
  Bouquet for Sirasa
  'And Company' a blessing
   

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