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'Prempooja' promises a novel experience for moviegoers Amaranath builds musical bridge between Lanka, India
Amaranath says the film will be a musical one with emphasis on music and dance. "Music is the most fundamental and unique feature of this film and I want to make a film of a new kind." The film's script has been written by well-known novelist and author Badraji Mahinda Jayathilake based on a plot by Amaranath himself. Already, a young and emerging Sri Lankan musician has been bestowed with the responsibility of composing music for this movie. "I have given him an idea about the film and he is now working on it," added Amaranath refusing to disclose the name of the new musician. The cast of the film has not yet been selected. "Still, we are doing the preliminary work and I will be leaving for India soon to finalise the arrangements in India." The film which includes six songs and a similar number of dance items will be shot 50 per cent in India. The rest will be shot here. It will be a widescreen cinemascope film with Dolby Digital sound. Amaranath says Prempooja will be a novel experience to Sri Lankan movie lovers. He believes that the film would mark an important milestone in the film industry as it would be a novel creation featuring the Indo-Sri Lankan cultural bond. "Arrangements will be made to distribute the Hindi version of the film worldwide." Amaranath's latest film Bheeshanaye Athuru Kathawak is to be screened shortly on the joint circuit of the Corporation and M.P.I. ######## Sulan Kirilli makes waves in Italy
"Sulan Kirilli" (Wind Bird) directed by Inoka Sathyangani Keerthinanda has received international acclaim once again at the 12th Prix Leonardo International Film Festival held in Italy recently. A number of films competed under numerous themes at the last round of selection and "Sulan Kirilli" which was presented under Socio- Politics division, was chosen by the Jury for the award of a Honourary Certificate for its portrayal of humanism created beyond cultural and political boundaries in cinematography. The duo Linton Semage and Damitha Abeyratne play the lead roles in "Sulan Kirilli" while Saman Wickremaratne as Production Executive, Channa Deshapriya as cameraman, Ravindra Guruge as Editor and Navaratne Gamage as Music Director contribute their might to make the film an international success. The screen play is by Director Inoka herself. "Sulan Kirilli" is introduced to the screen as the seamstress who uses her own life as the needle to weave a floral tapestries around others' lives, is a creation under the Sri Lanka Film Corporation's Development Loan Scheme, and produced by "Strisakthi Productions". The film, scheduled to represent Sri Lanka at several international film festivals in the near future, will be screened at Regal Cinema, Colombo, very soon. ######## Film South Asia Festival calls for entries Film South Asia 2003, the festival of South Asian documentaries, is to be held for the fourth time in Kathmandu, Nepal from 25 to 28 September. The competitive biennial festival aims to provide a platform for new work and to encourage a sense of community and camaraderie among South Asia's independent film-makers and audiences, while promoting the documentary as an invaluable information tool. Entries, which must be non-fiction films from or about South Asia, are required by June 30, 2003. Entry forms can be obtained from the Sri Lanka Environment Television Project (SLETP) office at 24, First Lane, Koswatte, Nawala. (Phone: 877808; Email: [email protected]). The competitive element of this year's event is restricted to films made after 1 January 2001. Film-makers may reside anywhere in the world, as long as the issues covered in their entries must be about South Asia or sufficiently relevant to the sub-region. Many entries at the last festival, held in 2001, focused on themes of women, cross-border trafficking and migration. Films promoting regional unity amid the diversity are particularly welcomed. Monetary prizes, along with citations, will be awarded for overall excellence to the directors of the three best films chosen by a three-member South Asian jury. Film South Asia is the only event dedicated solely to showcasing contemporary South Asian non-fiction film. Since its inauguration in 1997, it has grown in stature to become an internationally acclaimed festival. It is a project of the Himal Association, a Kathmandu based non-for-profit institution dedicated to spreading knowledge and information in Nepal and the rest of South Asia, and Himal South Asia magazine. The top three winning entries, along with up to a dozen other commended films, will form the next Travelling Film South Asia. Travelling FSA will commence in late 2003 and run throughout 2004, taking the films across South Asia and to the rest of the world, including Europe and North America, giving regional and international audiences an opportunity to experience the best of South Asian documentaries. ######## "Merry Wives of Colombo" back at the Wendt Indu's Dharmasena brand new comedy "The Merry Wives of Colombo", which was inspired by Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor", and ran to full houses at the Lionel Wendt, on the 9th, 10th and 11th of May is scheduled to be staged at the Lionel Wendt on the 28th and 29th of June at 7.15 p.m. This hilarious comedy deals with, love, lust, trust and jealousy. John Sabagadara who considers himself an authority on women, thinks the rich and neglected "Merry wives of Colombo" are easy prey. He send love letters through Sandra, to both Nigel Kahapituwa's wife, Tammy and Rajive Alewathura's wife, Madhu, with the intention of making the wife the key to their husbands money. The two wives being good friends compare the letters and are furious. They plot and plan with the help of a few friends to teach him a lesson. Upeksha who enjoys creating trouble on the pretext of being concerned tells the two husbands about Sabagadara and the letters. Nigel doesn't believe her but Madu's husband Rajive who is the possessive type, gets jealous and is out to kill old Sabagadara. So can the merry wives of Colombo while having fun with the obnoxious John Sabagadara. So can the merry wives of Colombo while having fund with the obnoxious John Sabagadara and the insanely jealous Rajive, prove that they are not just fickle and empty-headed women? Will they get the better of the men? Young Saliya Silva the local Shaggy will again perform "Strength of a Woman" on stage and Rohan of Rumours will keep the audience entertained with a colourful fusion dance. The rest aof the cast remains more or less the same except for a few replacements due to unavoidable circumstances. |
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Veteran director Amaranath Jayathilake is busy preparing for his latest
film "Prempooja" a musical which will be shot both in Sri Lanka
and in India. The film will feature a love story between a young Sri
Lankan studying music at the world renowned Vishwa Bharathi Shanthi
Nikethan and an Indian girl studying dancing at the same institute.
