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MUSIC: The National Music festival-2006 was held at the John De Silva on November 9. Minister of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, graced the occasion.
Art holds an endless value in the worldwide context today. It is a source for literary appreciation and a mind provoking subject. If it is literature, drama, film, painting, music or dance, all forms of art cannot be limited to a boundary.
This matter is entirely in the hands of the artists themselves. True art portrays the realities of the society. Thus, one has to be a keen observer of the society to be a successful artist.
Eleven great musicians with such qualities: Thissa Perera (Music
direction applied music skills section), D. D. Gunasena (Light Classical
and applied music section), Sudath Samarasinghe (Classical oriental
singing), M. Sri Ranganaden (Classical Karnataka singing), Mary Anne
David (Classical Western singing), Nishad Handun Pathirana (Classical
instrumental music -oriental, assistant director of education),
Professor V. Jambunaden (Classical instrumental music -Karnataka),
Ayeline Prince (Classical Instrumental music -Western), Sisira Senaratne
(Light songs), Sunil Dayananda Konara (School music education division),
and Mervin Bense (Best song controller) were given awards of
appreciation during this ceremony.
Natural Museum set up at Sri Sanghamiththa Balika Vidyalaya
Natural museum: A Natural museum set up, will be held at Sri Sanghamiththa Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo 10 under the schools development plan. It will be declared open by Western Province's Director of Primary Education on November 23 at 9.30 a.m.
This project set up under the guidance of principal Mrs. V.E. Jayaweera with the assistance of parents is the first of its kind in the school network belonging to the area.
The museum which depicts many objects from the environment and ancient environment friendly community life will provide practical knowledge to the schools student population said a spokesperson for the school.
A Natural museum set up, will be held at Sri Sanghamiththa Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo 10 under the schools development plan. It will be opened by Western Province's Director of Primary Education Hemasiri Silva on November 23 at 9.30 a.m.
Colombo Additional Zonal Director of Education Jayantha Nanayakkara, Borella Zonal Director of Education R. W. Rajapaksa and Colombo's Director of Primary Education Ms. C. Lokuge will also participate.
This project set up under the guidance of principal Mrs. V. E. Jayaweera with the assistance of parents is the first of its kind in the school network belonging to the area.
The museum which depicts many objects from the environment and ancient environment friendly community life will provide practical knowledge to the schools student population said a spokesperson for the school.
Two films for Buddha Jayanthi
CINEMA: Filmologist Amaranath Jayatilaka is now making preparations to begin the Production of two movies to coincide with the 2550th Buddha Jayanthi.
One of Amarnath's main objectives is to use the medium of the Moving Image to portray Buddhist Culture and to disseminate the Message of Buddhism throughout the world. He believes that this Buddha Jayanthi Year is the appropriate occasion to fulfill this ambition.
The first in a series of movies based on "Tales From Buddha's Time" titled "Patachara" is the oldest recorded love story with the most tragic end that happened in human history 2500 years ago in India. This film is to be made originally in Sinhala and will also be dubbed into Hindi and other Indian languages for exhibition in India.
It will be exported to all the Buddhist countries in Asia. The second film titled "Awakening of a Lotus" - to be made in English is the odyssey of an American young woman's discovery of Buddhist culture in Sri Lanka. It is a film for global release targeting the market in America.
As these two films are designed for export they will be made in Cinemascope and Stereophonic Sound System of Dobby Digital surround.
Different strokes in acting
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PERSONALITY: Mahendra Perera, a shinning top rank actor in the Sinhala cinema, teledrama and theatre was met at his office in Nawinna to share the views and news of the role his playing in life. Mahendra Perera is widely known as an actor who can play any role from a romantic lover to a comedian or a gang leader waiting for action.
Over the years he has easily switched on to characters proving the extreme talent and born skill for acting. Mahendra said that it was veteran Arisen Ahubudu who first introduced him to Gamini Fonseka and later on made him to play the role as "Berty Malli" in Sakwithi Suwaya back in 1978.
This actor had taken part in many workshops conducted by dramatists from foreign countries and later on held workshops for the youth to gain experience and knowledge in theatre, TV and the Silver Screen.
Mahendra is one of those talented actors who has a considerable amount of sense towards stage TV and films. The film Dawala Duwili directed by Anurudha Jayasinghe and four new teledramas will be released next year.
Mahendra has acted in almost 150 teledramas and films. Rala Dala Pela is telecasted over Swarnawahini and there are many films and teledramas which brought him to the lime light such as Diyaketa Pahana, Netharanjali, Hiru Thani Wela, Pura Handa Kaluwara, As Wesuma, Thani Thatuwen Piyabanna, Milla Soya, Arumosam Wehi etc.
Violin and guitar drives Mahendra to the evenings with full of music. Even though he has so much passion for music Mahendra said that he has no intention to step into the music industry. One reason being that he is quite satisfied as an actor.
Especially the care and support given by the fans has made him to become established. He said that at times the struggle goes through with work and time makes him tired and that it was one reason, which made him to leave the theatre. For Mahendra analysing life itself is been taken as scientific acting. He also said it is necessary to understand the chemical reactions which passes through a humans life.
With years of hard work Mahendra still believes in exercise prior to performing. He said that the more exploring would bring the art of acting to the motions of joy in life.
Finally, Mahendra said nature has touched him in a special way and that has sometimes has led him to feel the incidents happening prior - in a telepathic way.
Conference on 'Sangam literature and society' for national integration, peace and unity
TAMIL CULTURE: The Ministry of Religious Affairs in collaboration with the Department of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs held a literary conference in relation to "Sangam Literature and Society". This conference which was of an historical importance was held at Wellawatte, Ramakrishna Mission hall from November 3 to 5.
The Minister of Indigenous Medicine and Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs Tissa Karaliyadda was the chief guest while the Secretary, Ministry of Religious Affairs B.N. Jinasena, Chief Editor, Thinamalar, Chennai, Professor K. Sivathamby, Vice-Chancellor, University of Jaffna Professor T. Kumaravadivel and Vice-Chancellor, Eastern University of Sri Lanka Professor S. Ravidranath will be the guests of honour.
The function was presided over by Professor S. Pathmanathan and the inaugural address was delivered by the Director, Department of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs Shanthi Navukarasan and welcome speech was delivered by the Assistant Director, Department of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs S. Theivanayakam. There was a dance programme by the students of "Natya Kala Mandir" which was choreographed by "Kalasuri" Vasugi Jagatheeswaran.
The Tamil language and Tamil literature have a long history and they have been nourished and enriched by the literary works of great poets like Subramania Bharathy, Avaiyar and Thiruvalluvar.
Even the great epics like Ramayana and Maha Bharatha are of timeless and spaceless in quality. All these great epics have absorbed India's cultural heritage, made it their own, enriched and given a universal dimension and significance.
Even when Sri Lanka (Ceylon) underwent a terrible time in the early part of 18th and 19th centuries on account of Western conquest, multifaceted in its manifestations and consequences - political, economical, cultural and religious, people like Anagarika Dharmapala, Sri La Sri Arumuga Navalar, Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Sir Ponnambalam Arunachchalam, Sir Waitilingam Duraisamy and several others sacrificed their lives for the revival of Sinhala and Tamil languages and literature, culture and religions.
Sri La Sri Arumuga Navalar, Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Hindu Board Rajaratnam, Handy Perinpanayakam and several educationists established Hindu schools and made the people to be proud of their language and literature.
Besides, Swami Vipulananda who was a great Tamil scholar and first professor of the Annamalai University and University of Ceylon was greatly involved in the promotion and development of Tamil language, Religion and cultural activities like Music and Dance.
Great Kings like Chera, Chola, Pandiya established sangams to spread the greatness of "Thirukural" which contains 1330 couplets. The richness of poet Thiruvalluvar's imagination, his profound knowledge, human nature and his delicate description of its most tender emotions are of high quality.
Even Swami Vivekananda and first Governor General of India Sri Rajagopalachariar eloquently spoke on the greatness of Tamil language and Tamil literature.
Undoubtedly Sri La Sri Arumuga Navalar, who was a Tamil scholar, social and religious reformer was the first Tamil patriot who exhorted the people to feel proud and become worthy of their faith and Language and the deep culture embodied in them.
Even people like Ven. Anagarika Dharmapala and Ven. Gunananda Thera defended the values and virtues of their faith and opened the eyes of the people to the heritage that had been passed down to them by their forebearers.
Indeed, Sri La Sri Arumuga Navalar however achieved his objective through the transformation of the pamphlets and the Books he published. Blessed with a dialectical skill, and a sharp logician mind, an oratorical ebullience combined with fearless and courageous mind he was able to accomplish and achieve his objectives and built round him a massive following who subscribed to the principles he extolled.
Anyone who came within his magic appeal imbibed his crusading spirit and was moved by his lofty integrity and intense language and religious zeal.
The great poet Bharathydhasan once said that Tamil language and literature are like nectar. It is very often said that "had not Sri La Sri Arumuga Navalar of Nallainagar been born, could you have had the language of Tamil with all its sweetness, melodies of its countless verses, the boundless knowledge, the wisdom of the ages." ?
Undoubtedly people like Sri La Sri Arumuganavalar, Swamy Vipulananda, Sir Ponnampalam Ramanathan, Sir Ponnampalam Arunachalam and Sir Waithilingam Duraiswamy have not only done tremendous service for the promotion, propagation and development of Tamil literature and Language, but they preached and practiced noble ideas and noble action and avoided convoluted thinking and contorted behaviour and rose above narrow parochialism, regionalism, sectarianism and communalism.
Indeed, this conference on "Sangam literature and society" will definitely help to bring about national integration and inter-communal understanding among communities particularly in a multi-racial, multi-religious and multi-cultural society.
'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'- a sensational adventure
CINEMA: Once again Captain Jack Sparrow is thrown into the world of
the supernatural when he finds out that he owns a blood debt to the
legendary Davey Jones, captain of the ghostly Flying Dutchman.
With time running out, Jack must find a way out of his debt or else be doomed to eternal damnation and servitude in the afterlife. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest", the much looked forward to adventure movie, will be screened at the Majestic in Colombo from November 24.
This movie follows the 2003 release of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl". The second part of the highly demanded series was released in Australia and the United Kingdom on July 6 and in USA and Canada on July 7.
Directed by Gore Verbinski, the cast includes a large group of famous actors and actresses: Johnny Depp (Jack Sparrow), Orlando Bloom (Will Turner), Keira Knightly (Elizabeth Swann), Jack Davenport (Norrington), Bill Nighy (Davy Jones) and a number of others. The cinematography was by Dariusz Wolski and the music was handled by Hans Zimmer. It is a presentation of Walt Disney Pictures.
This movie set several records in its first three days, with an opening weekend of $135,000,000. As of November, the film has made about $ 422,000,000. "Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End" is set to follow on May 25, 2007.
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