TV Times
Red Bradby lineout 2014 at Amaya Hills
‘Bradby Dance at Amaya’, the most awaited Dance of the year, will come alive again in association with Red FM. ‘Red Brady Line Out 2014’ will be held at the ‘Le Garage Discotheque’ at Amaya Hills in Kandy on Saturday, 24th May kick off from 9.00 pm onwards. After scrumming at the grounds Trinitians and Royalists [...]
‘FUSION 2014’
Wesley College Colombo presents ‘FUSION 2014’, a gala extravaganza of music, song and dance in celebration of the 140th anniversary of the College this year. Based on the theme ‘We are One’, the show unfolds at 7.00 pm on Saturday 24th May at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre under the distinguished patronage of Prof. J. B. [...]
New head for MAF
The 20th Annual General Meeting of the Moratuwa Arts Forum (MAF) was held at the Sri Palee Hall in Moratuwa recently. Veteran singer Niranjala Sarojini graced the occasion as the Chief Guest at this event.The out going presdent Lankika Perera addressed the house and explained the achievements of MAF members during the calendar year 2013. Five members of [...]
Faculty towers the dining experience returns to Sri Lanka
This internationally successful homage to the BBC’s most popular sitcom ‘Fawlty Towers’ returns to Mount Lavinia Hotel, following a sold-out debut season last year. It arrives slap bang in the middle of a 20-country tour which this year also debuts in Malaysia and Iceland. Add to that performances at the UK’s Royal Albert Hall, Sydney [...]
New movie from Cecil Gunasekera
Cecil Gunasekara is to make his film directorial debut on the life of great Buddhist orator Ven. Migettuwatte Gunananda Thero who spearheaded famous debates between the Buddhists and Christians in late 19th century. Starting from the childhood of the protagonist up to where Henry Steel Olcott who came down to Sri Lanka being inspired by the [...]
The way to amarillo
‘The Way to Amarillo’, a musical concert presented by Amarillo School of Music will be held on Sunday, 18th of May at 7.00PM at the Sri Sambuddhatwa Jayanthi Auditorium, Colombo 5. The show will be a musical theatre production comprising 36 items performed entirely by students of the school. The items will range from Solos, [...]
Good cinema is good story telling -Nilendra
On an idea struck exactly five years ago on May 19, a day that ended 30 years of war in Sri Lanka Nilendra Deshapriya filmmaker and well-known television professional made his directorial debut ‘Thanha Rathi Ranga’ (Between Yesterday and Tomorrow) a road movie that has already won awards and rave reviews in international film festivals. [...]
SAARC film gems on show
Spreading and sharing the culture and art in the South Asian region, the SAARC Film Festival will open in Colombo from May 20 to 25, in Colombo. Organised by the SAARC Cultural Centre, the festival is aimed at promoting arts and culture not only in the region but globally as well. This year the festival [...]
SAARC FILM FESTIVAL 14’
The festival will kick off with screening of a short film from Afghanistan at 6.30pm and feature film “Sakteng Metog” from Bhutan at 7 pm on May 20. On May 21 screening of short films “Nowhere” (4min) ( Bhutan) and “Rent & Grains” (2 min) (Bhutan) at 3.30pm and feature “Bharat Stores” ( India) at [...]
Police comedy on the run
The police comedy ‘Kosthapal Punyasoma’ (Constable Punyasoma) directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya is now being screened at Regal Colombo and other CEL circuit cinemas around the country. The star-studded cast includes Mahendra Perera, Sriyantha Mendis, Duleeka Marapana, Gamini Hettiarachchi, Ravindra Yasas and Srinath Maddumage in the main roles. Others in the cast include Janaka Ranasinghe, Sisira [...]
‘Mouse’ comes as a novel
‘Mouse’ a novel based on an extremely successful film directed by Wasantha Moragoda under the same tittle, written by Nirantha Edirisinghe was released recently. This is the first attempt by Nirantha Edirisinghe, a teacher by profession in authoring a book and he says the film and its characters inspired him to write it as a [...]
Kandy Panorama Resort True to it’s name
What would be the most beautiful scenic location in the city of Kandy? If anyone asked this question, I would never hesitate to name top of the hill off Dharmaraja Mawatha as one of the best breathtaking locations in the hills. The precise location is the rooftop of the Kandy Panorama Resort, which has the [...]
Colombo Courtyard wins Asia Pacific property award
Colombo Courtyard has been informed that it is amongst the winning organisations of the prestigious International Property Awards in the 2014 Asia Pacific regional competition. Colombo Courtyard competed against a number of interior designers in the region to receive this recognition. Successful entrants have been invited to attend a high-profile gala presentation dinner at the [...]
