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50 Years as a shepherd of God
On the 19th of December Rev. Father Benedict Joseph, the writer, the Television, radio and print media personality, celebrated the Golden Jubilee of his priesthood. On December 19th 1970 the late Thomas Cardinal Cooray ordained Fr. Benedict as a Priest of the Catholic Church at St. Lucia’s Cathedral, Kotahena. Since then he has served as [...]
Grammy Awards postponed
The Grammy Awards ceremony due to take place on Jan. 31 has been rescheduled to March 14 because of the coronavirus surge in Los Angeles, organisers said on Tuesday. The Recording Academy and broadcaster CBS said in a joint statement that the ceremony to present the highest honours in the music industry had been delayed [...]
‘Diigawee’: Christain and Buddhist songs under same name
Well known Christian singer K. A. Prins Lal Perera from Kerawalapitiya, Wattala has recently released two CDs featuring Christian songs and Buddhist songs under the same name ‘Diigawee’. ‘Diigawee’, meaning long life, comprises of a collection of Buddhist songs – ‘Bo Saminduge Sevena Labana Api’ and Christian songs under the name ‘Ape Paw Udesa’ will [...]
Fifty new songs from Keerthi
Popular singer and musician Keerthi Pasqual told he has created fifty brand new songs during the lockdown period since March 2020 and he is now ready to release these songs one by one to his own youtube channel. Keerthi has begun the launch of 50 new songs sung by him, on a daily basis on [...]
A microscopic view on post-war North
Filmmaker and academic Prof. Sumathy Sivamohan’s latest film ‘The Single Tumbler’ won the Best International Film award at the Cinemaking International Film Festival (CIFF) at Dhaka in Bangladesh recently. The film competed with highly acclaimed films like “I Father” by Mark Norfolk (UK-Kosovo), Antardwani (India) and number of other award winning films. Set in the [...]
Singer’s personal assistant’s dream to be a producer
The newest movie to be released with the opening of theatre, ‘The High Note’, a story about a superstar singer and her overworked personal assistant will be shown from January 22 onward. Scheduled to be screened at the Scope, Liberty and PVR cinemas in Colombo, the film stars Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison [...]
Cannes’ featured Bengali movie released here
The prestigious Cannes award winning director Vimukthi Jayasundara’s Bengali movie ‘Chatrak’ or ‘Mushroom’ is now being screened at cinemas around the country. Released in Lite cinemas including Amity Lite Maharagama and Vista Lite Ja-ela, this 2011 film was made on an invitation by a Bengali film producer. It was screened at a number of international [...]
‘Jeewa’ completes shooting
Veteran actor and film producer Jeewan Kumaranatunga’s debut direction ‘Jeewa’ completed its shooting and it is undergoing post-production. Along with Jeewan, other stars in the cast are Sangeetha Weeraratne, Meena Kumari, Kelum Aryan, Clitus Mendis, Dharshan Dharmaraj, Sarath Dikkumbura, Kumara Ranepura, Gayan Mapalagama, Ananda Athukorala, Roshitha Dias, Sudath Wijesekera and many more. In the production [...]