Projector - Compiled by Ruwini Jayawardana

Sarasaviya joins the web

Ruwini Jayawardana

Sarasaviya, the longest surviving Sinhala cinema weekly, was launched on the web at Waters Edge, Battaramulla. Veteran actress, Malani Fonseka, Minister of Media, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, Chairman of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, veteran journalist Bandula Padmakumara and many distinguished guests graced the occasion.

It was a night of glitter and glamour as many artistes took to the stage to entertain the crowd.

Film enthusiasts from all over the world will be able to get news of the latest movies and their favourite celebrities through www.sarasaviya.lk and Sri Lankan artistes living abroad will be able to update their fans on their latest endeavours.

Weda Bari Tarzan returns

Weda Bari Tarzan fans can once again rejoice as Weda Bari Tarzan 2, Weda Bari Tarzan Mathi Sabayata joins the scene. The second chapter of the highly popular sequel will take over the

wide screen from April 25 in around 30 theatres islandwide.

The storyline revolves around Tarzan's eventful journey from the forest to the parliament. How Weda Bari Tarzan, the Prime Minister rules the country and what he ultimately achieves can be seen when the film takes off on air.

Weda Bari Tarzan Mathi Sabayata is Sunil T. Fernando's latest production. He has produced the most number of films for Sinhala Cinema. Fernando came to the limelight as a film producer with his maiden venture Chandi Petaw in 1983.

He since then proceeded on a long journey by producing some exciting box-office hits a grand total of 48 films which exceeds his age.

He is also the owner of over a dozen of cinemas islandwide, catering to thousands of film fans.

Weda Bari Tarzan Mathi Sabayata is directed for Sunil T Films by veteran film Director Sunil Soma Peiris.

RJ

Credits

Film Producer : Sunil T. Fernando

Co-Directors : Sunil Soma Peiris/ Sudesh

Vasantha Peiris

Asst. Director : Kumarasiri de Silva

Director of Photography : Lalith M. Thomas - Dhammika Rajapaksha

Music Director : Keshan Sudantha Perera

Editing : Praveen Jayarathna

Make-up : Sarath Ranaweera

Hair Styles : Sarath Ranaweera

Dance Director : Thushani Weerakkody

Stunt Director : Vasantha Kumaravila

Art Director : Sarath Samarawickrema

Production Manager : Nimal Caldera

Story, Dialogues and Screen Play : Sunil Soma Peiris

Lyrics : Chandradasa Fernando, Dr. Ajantha Ranasinghe/ Sunil Dharmasiri

Playback Singers : Sunil Perera, Sudesh Vasantha Peiris, Shanika Vanigasekara, Keshan Sudantha Perera, Saman De Silva, Uresha Ravihari, Jeevan Handunnetti

Cast : Tennyson Cooray, Piyumi Purasinghe, Susila Kottage, Chathura Perera, Jeevan Handunnetti, Sanju Samarasinghe, D.B. Gangadatenna, Thriguna Perera, Janesh Silva, Inoka Perera, Ariyasena Gamage, Nimal Kaldera, Dayaratne Siriwardane, Pushpa Gunawardane, Ananda Wickramage

Await Prabhakaran

Thousands of precious lives have been lost in the three-decade old ethnic conflict that has plunged the country into misery. Despite intense efforts being made to bring lasting peace to our beloved motherland, the war still continues, displacing tens of thousands of innocent people including women and children.

Why did this war erupt and to whom does it cater to? Can't all communities live in harmony and can't peace prevail in this beautiful isle? The movie Prabhakaran comes as a tribute to all peace loving people of mother Lanka.

Prabhakaran is probably the first film made on the ongoing war in Sri Lanka. Who is to be blamed for it? Both the Sinhala and Tamil people are caught in the midst of the conflict and are subjected to misery.

The film sees the conflict from a humanistsc angle. It discusses the story of a suicide bomber who escapes from LTTE clutches and how she is being pushed to that point. According to the director, Thushara Peiris, the internal rift with the LTTE set the base for the story. Some of the scenes were picturised in real locations where the conflict exists. The lives of people inhabiting these areas are largely controlled by the war that had been in existence in many facets for more than three decades.

Last month Peiris was physically assaulted by attackers in Tamil Nadu who thought Sri Lanka's LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran has been very poorly depicted in the film. Threats have also been made to burn the film rolls of Prabhakaran. The director also went on a hunger strike demanding the film copies to be brought down from Gemini Colour Laboratory, Chennai.

Prabhakaran is set to unspool on the wide screen from April 24.

RJ

Credits

Director and Script Writer: Thushara Peiris

Producers: Osmand de Silva and Saman Thanthirige

Cinematography: Jayanath Gunawardana

Editor and Sound Design: Praveen Jayarathne

Music Director: Mahesh Denipitiya

Art Director: Sena Mambulge

Make up: J. Suranimala

Assistant Director: Donald Jayanath

Production Manager: Ashoka Ariyarathna

Cast: Priyankara Rathnayake Anuruddhika Padukkage Darshan Dharmaraj Dasun Madusanka Sarath Dikkumbura

Tusita completes 25 years service

Tusita de Alwis, Staff Assistant Operations, handling film and publicity relations work completes 25 years service at Ceylon Theatres Ltd. He had worked as Film Programme Asst. at New Imperial Talkies covering nearly 30 years of service relating to film in the field.

He is an old boy of S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia and served as the Social Secretary of the Old Thomians Swimming Club for five consecutive years. He keeps in touch with English film releases and has regular contact with the media.