MULTI FACETED LEGENDARY TITUS THOTAWATTE REMINISCED – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : dailynews Thotawattege Don Manuel Titus de Silva , popularly as Titus Thotawatte,also as “Tye Mama” was a Sri Lankan director and editor who made several popular Sri Lankan action movies in the 1960s and 1970s and later developed Sinhala children’s movie ‘Handaya” and many cartoon programs. He was born on 17 April 1927 in Colombo. He was the second child in a family of three children, with one elder brother and one younger sister. He attended Ananda College in Colombo shown talent for drawing from young days had studied art under J.D.A. Perera and Stanley Abeysinghe and Matara Technical College.He had also learnt the art of dancing. Having been employed in the Government Film Corporation as a film editor but Titus Thottawatte’s journey in life was changed having joined Lester James Peries and Willie Blake as editor to make the film Rekava in 1956. It was an ...
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eLanka Newsletter – 12th June 2024 – 4th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Prof Siri Kannangara – Dhamma Sermon (Tueaday 11 June ) and Alms Giving ( Wednesday 12 June) at the Lankarama Buddhist Temple, Schofileds (Sydney) Understanding Creatinine: Your Kidney’s Health Indicator – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Pakistan crumble in run chase against India in crunch T20 World Cup encounter Dr. Siri: Village boy to global healer, a legacy of kindness and excellence – By Krishantha Prasad Cooray Sharp rise in US crude stocks: the only chart that explains the oil price stagnation – By Hemantha Yapa Abeywardena An Inspirational Message for the Month of June 2024 – Glorifying God in our Weakness – By Charles Schokman HIGH COMMISSIONER SECURES PAKISTAN FAN ZONE TICKETS BONEY M. Sets Sydney Disco Inferno Ablaze at Enmore Theatre in Sydney! ...
THE RISE OF BOLD AMAYA ADHIKARI A DARING UNMATCHED CHARACTER IN THE ANNALS OF ARCHIVES IN SRI LANKA – Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : Chat & Music Facebook In our lives many startling incidents do occur. The famous singing duo Athula and Samitha too had undergone such astounding phenomena After a successful singing and life having two grown up daughter and a son a third party Amaya had peeped into their lives.- Amaya had come to fame initially from been crowned in a pageant in year 2006 then became a model after which called for music videos The marriage of Athula Samitha had already ended in a divorce when the duo became acquainted. Many had criticized that it was Amaya who was responsible for this rupture, but not so Amaya had added many times There had been many FB posts blaming Amaya for this rupture, such as ‘not ashamed’ Amaya has ...
eLanka Newsletter – 5th June 2024 – and Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Prof Siri Kannangara – A COLOSSUS, A LEGEND – By Maithri Panagoda AM Vale Dr Siri – A remarkable human being – By Dr Palitha Ganewatta Photos from the Luncheon held at COCO Gabba with the Sri Lankan Community Leaders during Her Excellency the Sri Lankan High Commissioner and her First Secretary’s visit to Brisbane on the 6th and 7th of June 2024 Bowling masterclass helps Bangladesh edge past Sri Lanka Ceylon Society of Australia (CSA) Meeting on Sunday 2 June at 6.30 pm at Pennant Hills Community Centre AUSTRALIA SRI LANKA ASSOCIATION INC NEWSLETTER The essential value of language takes centre stage at Sydney Town Hall SILENT SENTINELS OF ANCIENT GLORY. THE PRAMBANAN HINDU TEMPLES OF EAST JAVA – by Bernard VanCuylenburg Elon ...
PROFESSOR DR LASANTHI MANARANJANIE CHAIR OF THE ICTMD-SRI LANKA,NATIONAL COMMITTEE CORDINATOR OF THE M.A IN MUSIC UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA – By Sunil Thenabadu Ethnomusicology could be broadly described as a holistic investigation of music in its diverse cultural contexts. The term ethnomusicology itself can be broken down as such: ‘ethno’ = people, and ‘musicology’ = the study of music. Thus, in the process of defining its study field, ethnomusicology combines perspectives from a wide variety of disciplines such as ethnology, cultural anthropology, musicology, folklore, linguistics, history, psychology, music theory, and even medicine. This disciplinary variety has resulted in several distinct definitions of ethnomusicology in different parts of the world. Attitudes and foci of ethnomusicologists have evolved since initial studies in comparative musicology and folk music research from the early 1900s. According to some American scholars from the second half of the 20th century, ethnomusicology is a theoretical and empirical study amalgamating both musicology and anthropology (Willard Rhodes, 1956), study ...
RUWAN KUMARA ALREADY A SHINING SINGING STAR ON HIS Way to Stardom – by Sunil Thenabadu Young Ruwan Kumara Ranasinghe is a native of Alapalawa a village in Peradeniya has had his education at Alapalawa Maha Vidyalaya in his native village.He is the eldest of three siblings, the parents are farmers. Ruwan Kumara had shown interests to music not inherited from parents perhaps with abundant of innate talent. Though he had been beating on the desks and singing unfortunately the teachers; had not identified his talent. However his mother had noticed his talent had encouraged him to sing and rendered a huge backing in his musical journey She had even taken bank loans to pursue a career recording songs and then music videos. Ruwan had studied music under musician Romesh Sugathapala the well know musician who also from Kandy area and studied up to Visharada level. Ruwan had a craze to listen ...
eLanka Newsletter -6th May 2024 – 2nd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Shehana Wijesena – Partner at Bird & Bird (International Law Firm) – Intellectual Property Group in Sydney The Sri Lanka visa debacle…. How to break what is working well!! – By Aubrey Joachim HEART TRANSPLANT – By Lakshman Navaratne “The Thyroid Gland: A Key Player in Your Body’s Health” – By Dr Harold Gunatillake SUNDAY CHOICE – Tell me why? – By Charles Schokman MY APPRECIATION “He’s My Brother” – By Alix Vaz The latest blow to the oil markets: Chinese manufacturing activity slows down again! – By Hemantha Yapa Abeywardena Mitchell Marsh has been appointed captain of the Australian men’s T20 team and will lead the side at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. “Those Mother and Child Moments” – A Mother’s Day reflection ...
eLanka Newsletter – 27th March 2023 – 8th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter The Passion of Christ’ enactment presented by Sri Lankan Catholic Association, NSW at Mount Shoenstatt Shrine, Mulgoa on Palm Sunday (24th Mar 2024) SRI LANKA NEWS – MARCH 2024 Health & Views APRIL 1st issue 2024 – By Dr harold Gunatillake MAGIC IS LOGIC – By Lakshman Navaratne Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – April 2024 Anushka fusions academic and sensible expertise to attain aesthetic triumph,possesses a Masters in Sociology studying for PhD in Music – By Sunil Thenabadu LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS – MARCH 2024 SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS – MARCH 2024 SPC OBSC Melbourne: Events Calendar 2024 (Updated: April 2024) Sri Lanka Tourism B2B Meetings and Roadshow – By Wimal Kannangara The Body Shop launches ‘Full Flowers’ range of fragrances in Sri Lanka ...
eLanka Newsletter – 28th February 2024 – 8th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter BIRTHDAY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT – Charles Schokman The Cricket Australia National Selection Panel (NSP) has today named the Australian women’s squads for the T20I and ODI CommBank Tour of Bangladesh. SINGING QUEEN WITH UNPARALEL LINEAGE RUVINIE DUNUWILLE REMINISCED – By Sunil Thenabadu TRIBUTE TO ACKIEL OUSMAND: A legacy of Love, Community Service, and Commitment to Excellence! – By Upali Obeyesekere reporting from Toronto, Canada Counting & Cracking 2024 – 31st May To 23rd June ( Melbourne Event ) A Revolutionary Architect: Minnette De Silva-by Jane Russell Minette de Silva – Architect – by Jane Russell Ruvi Lakmali Exuberant, Flamboyant Tele and film Actress,Wins Award At Sumathi Tele Awards 2024 For Her Role In THUMPANE Tele Drama – By Sunil Thenabadu Good ...
Ruvi Lakmali Exuberant, Flamboyant Tele and film Actress,Wins Award At Sumathi Tele Awards 2024 For Her Role In THUMPANE Tele Drama – By Sunil Thenabadu Television is often considered a medium for bringing joy and excitement to many. The charming, and talented Ruvi Lakmali brings her multi-faceted experience to bear in this medium in Sri Lanka. In this years Sumathi Tele Awards she was given an award for her role in the Tele Drama Thumpane telecast over two years ago. Ruvi Lakmali, a resident of Bandarawela, is the youngest and only girl among three siblings. She received her education up to the Advanced level at Visakha Girl’s College in Bandarawela, where she had dreamt of becoming a dance teacher. Fate, however, had supplementary strategies. Her destiny was distorted after been crowned the “Sirikatha”, Avurudu Kumari in the Uva Province. Subsequently, she received numerous invitations to portray vivid roles in Tele drams. These include Aruna Jayawardena’s “Adaraneeya Heenaya , “Tharumalee” telecast in the ...
