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Film festival to honour contribution to cinema : KAW notches up five decades of reel life The K.A.W. Perera felicitation ceremony will be held at the BMICH on November 19 at 7.00 pm. The event is organised by the EAP Group in honour of his contribution towards the local cinema. One of Sinhala cinema's most versatile directors K.A.W. Perera chalks up a landmark in his cinematic career next week as he completes over five decades in the celluloid industry. In a fitting tribute to the maestro, a felicitation ceremony has been organised coupled with a film festival screening the works of K.A.W. to be held at the BMICH next week. K.A.W. as he was known had the ideal grounding to develop his talents working alongside Dr. Lester James Peiris the doyen of film directors, in films such as "Sandesaya" and "Rekhawa" in the late fifties. During this same period he also had the good fortune to be involved with the Serendib Group in their groundbreaking productions Ranmuthuduwa, Getawarayo and Sarawita. Gleaning from Lester's classic cinema mould and the Serendib's more commercial oriented style K.A.W. struck the ideal balance mixing entertainment with an acceptable storyline and churned out box office smashers that enlivened audiences. He directed 26 films in his career spanning 50 years with Senasuma Kothanada as his first venture. The film which starred Gamini Fonseka became an instant hit with songs such as "Malsara" and "Sulang Kurullo" popular to this day. Then came other block busters such as Kapatikama, Bicycle Hora, Seeye Nottuwa, Ihatha Athmaya, Lokuma Hinawa which were filled with entertainment. A special feature in K.A.W's films was that the songs which had catchy melodies were never copied from Hindi films as was the common practice but were a unique blend of Oriental and Western music whose direction was left in the capable hands of Premasiri Khemadasa. Having left the teaching profession in 1955, he joined Radio Ceylon and contributed to a number of popular radio programs at the time. His cinematic career started as a dialogue writer for Dr. Lester's acclaimed film " Rekhawa " in 1956 and with that start, he became the most sought after dialogue writer for Sinhala films and made an able contribution to many films that followed. The year 1966 was the landmark in his journey in cinema. He directed his first film "Sanasuma Kothanada" and with the success of the maiden effort KAW was to become a household name. He amply contributed to the sustainability of the industry. During his career, KAW had been bestowed with a number of awards including Sarasaviya, Deepashika, Swarna Hansa, Swarna Jayanthi, Rana Thisara, Sumathi awards etc. He was also honoured at the Tashkent Film Festival (1975) for his film " Lasanda " and also won the best film director award at the OCIC film festival in Rome in 1976 for the same film. Today, KAW in his late seventies with an undiminished zest for cinema, still alert and active, is directing the film "Sumendha " for the national film corporation. Looking back over career spanning half a century, K.A.W. would easily fall into the category of directors who chartered a new course for the Sinhala Cinema and contributed to its revival. (RM) ############### Pathirana celebrates 15 years in music A musical show to mark 15 years of musical activities of Gamini Pathirana will be held at the Tower Hall at 6 p.m. on November 21. Pathirana has been an SLBC artist, music director of the Super Rhythms and has been a leading figure in various musical shows. Pathirana has provided music for leading singers such as Mohideen Begg, Milton Perera and Harun Lantra and the present generation.
Gamini Pathirana, presently works as a media co-ordinator at the Ministry of Western Region Development. Leading lyric writers such as Dr. Ajantha Ranasinghe, George Robson de Silva and Saman Chandranath Weerasinghe has composed songs for Pathirana. Gamini will be singing a number of songs in memory of H. R. Jothipala and Sarath Dassanayake will direct music at this show. ################# A Majestic proposition you can't lose
Andie Anderson (Hudson), a Composure Magazine's " How To " columnist has a very unusual assignment and a quick deadline. She has to write a firsthand account of all the things that women do inadvertently to drive men away... and she has got to do it in 10 days.She has to find a guy and get him fall in love with him. Her target is ad agency hottie Benjamin Barry (McConaughey) who had just made a high-stakes bet with his boss that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Does a faux relationship based on deception stand a chance in a world where everyone says they are looking for honesty ? You can bet on it. The film is based on the book by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long. |
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At this show he will be assisted by veteran singer Anjelene Gunatilake
and music will be by Saman and the Clan. Gamini has been singing with
leading artistes such as Latha Walpola, Indrani Perera, Champa Kalhari
Jayasekara and Maya Damayanthi Perera.
How to Lose a Guy in 10 days which illustrates what not to do if you
want to hang on to a guy, is the latest blockbuster to hit the town.
Starring Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award nominee Kate Hudson
and Mathew McConaughey is now screened at the Majestic Cinema.
