Pramila Suranganie

Star struck!

Artistes get together to dance for a worthy cause :

Amalshan Gunerathne

Expect Maharagama Youth Centre to come alive with the dazzling glamour of the local dancing sensations, as they will sizzle their feet and wiggle their hips for a grand fundraising project. The event promises to be an enthralling one with some of the hottest celebrity stars in the island raring to shine at the concert. The supermodel Chula, flashy Nirosha Perera, flamboyant Pubudu chathuranga, dashing Nuwan Gunesekara, charming Shalani Tharaka, magnetic Janith Wickramage, dancing star Gayesha Perera and fiery Chili will all come together at the Youth Centre to set the place on fire with their pulsating moves.

The concert tilted ‘Stars with Pramila’ is a fundraising show where the stars will join with the new dancing sensation Pramila Surangani to help those who are affected by Thalassaemia. The concert will take place at Maharagama Youth Centre on February 16 from 6.30 pm.

This is the first time that Pramila will take part in a major dancing show.

Pramila is very excited about the prospects of doing a major show with the best in the industry. Speaking to the Artscope, Pramila was very humble in saying that, “This is just a fundraising program. We don’t expect to make any profits through the show. We hope to raise a handsome amount and donate everything we earn to the Thalassaemia Treatment Centre in Kurunegala.”

A star in the making, Pramila is an artiste with diverse talents. No amateur to the field, Pramila has already organized two such dancing shows and has even produced a tele-film of her own titled SamanalaVasanthaya. Pramila will also star in two upcoming tele-dramas: Angam Maladam and Senehasa Suwandai.

Stars are all very eager to contribute to the grand cause. Speaking to the Artscope dancing star Nuwan Gunasekara went on to say, “We are all caught up in our own grand schemes that we rarely arouse our mind’s eye to the plight of these wretched souls.

Not everyday that we think of hardships they have to go through. As social icons it is our duty to make them believe that if they put their heart and soul in to it they too can dance and live life to the full.” However, even amid all glamour, the highlight of the show will be the dance act performed by thalassaemia-affected kids. The kids will steal the spotlight as they take the center stage to do their own performance. Pramila and co are very enthusiastic about the budding talent that will be on display at the event.

Gayesha Perera	Chula Padmendra	Nuwan Gunasekara
Pubudu Chathuranga	Janith Wickramage	Nalin Gunaratne

Pramila was very enthusiast in saying, “All of them are very talented. When they first came to practice, I couldn’t even believe that they were suffering from a disease.” Joining in with the conversation Chula added, “It is a night where everyone will be given a chance to shine. We want them to believe that they too can shine and that they too can shed light to this world. They all have talent in abundance. We were all fascinated by the performance that they put with us.”

The show is expected to arouse a sense of awareness about the thalassaemia patients.

The concert will feature a special video segment where they will play a documentary program on the Thalssameia disease.

Dr Dayananda Bandara, in charge of the thalassaemia treatment centre, Kurunagala, will do the special video presentation. Expressing his professional expertise, Dr Bandara said: “Thalassaemia is an inherent blood decease which affects the patient’s hemoglobin percentage.

Thalassaemia patients need to do constant blood transfusions to keep their hemoglobin percentage intact. After the transfusion excessive amount of iron gets stuck in the system and we need to use very expensive drugs to take them out.”

The tickets for the concert can be bought from Salaka Maharagama, Salaka Nugegado and from the entrance.

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