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After the success of ‘Run for your Wife’ last year, director Indu Dharmasena returns with another Ray Cooney comedy. This time it’s ‘It Runs in the Family’, a classic British farce, a laughter-filled cocktail of mistaken identities, fabricated deaths and even a few cross dressing antics. Indu Dharmasena takes the role of ambitious neurologist, Dr. [...]
Stepping into their innovative world
A plastic thumbs up sign pointed the way to the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Computer Science Engineering of the Moratuwa University where EXMO 2017, the exhibition by the Faculty of Engineering late last month drew in around 100,000 students and adults. They came eager to see the innovative ideas presented by [...]
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Hugh Jackman’s ‘Logan’ co-star Dafne Keen steals the spotlight during MTV Awards Acceptance speech
Move over Wolverine, there’s a new mutant in town – and she’s in charge now. Hugh Jackman got adorably upstaged by his 12-year-old ‘Logan’ costar Dafne Keen at the MTV Movie & TV Awards recently Yahoo News reported. When the pair took the stage to accept the award for best duo, Jackman reached for the mic to give his acceptance [...]
To hone one’s craft
Before she became an acclaimed author of two novels Nayomi Munaweera’s literary escapades could be found in her journal. “I didn’t start writing fiction until I was in my late twenties,” says the author. While writing took time to rub off on Munaweera, she describes herself as a voracious reader, reading everything she could get [...]
Getting to the heart of the ‘Hungry Monkey’
Delicious food made with fresh ingredients and love is the secret behind this young entrepreneur, Chadini Fernando, who is slowly making a name for herself in the culinary industry. Cooking was never her forte, however she has soon brought her catering business, ‘The Hungry Monkey,’ to a whole new level. “I worked in advertising for [...]
Dynamic take on a Shakespearean comedy
“All the World’s a Mall” in this thrilling twist of The Bard of Avon meets ‘The Breakfast Club’. From the musical alums of Sammy Buck and Daniel S. Acquisto, the students of Visakha Vidyalaya are bringing to Colombo a dynamic new take on one of Shakespeare’s loved comedies – “As You Like It” set in [...]
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Keerthi celebrates 40 years in music to support Kidney patients
Veteran singer and musician Keerthi Pasquel celebrates 40 years in music with ‘Evolution of Music by Keerthi Pasquel’, an evening of music to support kidney patients in the North Central Province. The musical show at 7.00 pm on May 20 at the BMICH will have performances representing four stages of his musical journey and there [...]
And the winner is ‘Sooryans’ ….
Versatile ‘Sooryans’ team won the inaugural ‘Hiru Mega Star’ title at the Grand Finale held recently, beating their rivals ‘Shakyans’. Veterans in the field of Cinema industry Ravindra Randeniya, Sabeetha Perera, Dilhani Ekanayake together with special guest Swarna Mallawarachchi comprised the panel at the finale.
Cinema on elephants and children
Children and elephants have been popular topics for many folktales, novels and even films the world over. Veteran filmmaker Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne too has selected a child and a baby elephant to be the subjects of his latest film, a children’s movie ‘Ali Kathawa’ (Elephant Tale). The film is completed and is to be released [...]
Rupavahini’s ‘Pinkama’ in Greece
Athula Peiris’ one episode teledrama ‘Pinkama’ was shown at the INPUT – International Public Television Conference in the Greek City of Thessaloniki last week. Produced by the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, ‘Pinkama’ was the only tele production that was selected from Sri Lanka to be shown at the conference presented by Municipality TV 100, the [...]
Comedy play at Wendt
Ravindra Ariyaratne who was famed for the earlier drama ‘Balloth Ekka Behe’ will stage his latest theatrical production ‘Charithe Horu Aran’ at 3.30 pm and 7 pm on May 28 at the Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo. Kumara Tirimadura, Gihan Fernando, Sarath Kothelawela, Chamila Peiris, Ferny Roshani and Ravindra Ariyaratne himself star in the play. All [...]
Human dramas depicted in French cinema
Alliance Française de Colombo showcases a series of movies relating to human dramas and comedies every Tuesday and Wednesday at its auditorium, 11, Barnes Place, Colombo 7. 1996 film ‘Love, etc.’ directed by MarionVernoux is a triangle that depicts love, obsession, and choice. Pierre, a ladies’ man who has a little cash and no [...]
A play in search of a new thief
‘Aluth Horek Onee’ comedy play directed by Ajith Mendis will go on the boards at 3.30 p.m. and 6.45 p.m. on May 21 at Town Hall auditorium of Wattala. The play includes Roshan Pilapitya, Saman Hemarathna, Mahinda Pathirage, Senaka Titus and Mihiri Priyangani in the cast while music composition is by Anthoney Surendra, set designing [...]