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Actor Bernard White is recognizable from his work in over 30 feature films. White just wrapped a lead role in Quarantine (2008). Memorable roles include "Agha Babur" in American Dreamz (2006), and "Rama-Kandra" in The Matrix Reloaded (2003), and The Matrix Revolutions (2003). White also starred with Michelle Williams and John Diehl in Wim Wenders's Land of Plenty (2004).
Onstage, he starred in "The Seven" at The La Jolla Playhouse in February and March of this year. Last summer, he starred in a main stage production of "Blithe Spirit" at The Williamstown Theatre Festival with Wendie Malick, Jessica Hecht and Adriane Lenox. Prior to that, White starred in Ola Mafalani's theatrical production of "Wings of Desire" at A.R.T,, and toured Europe with the original production. In winter of 2006, White co-starred in an off-Broadway production of "Landscape of The Body", along with Lili Taylor. He was seen the previous year at Williamstown in "Lucy And The Conquest".
White garnered praise for his comedic skills in Garry Marshall Raising Helen (2004) and the independent film Sueño (2005). Other film credits include The Scorpion King (2002), Pay It Forward (2000), City of Angels (1998), Strange Days (1995), and a host of independent films, including Killing Obsession (1994), Pain Within (2007), The World Unseen (2007), with Sheetal Sheth and Lisa Ray, and a multi award-winning short "American Made".
A familiar face to TV viewers, White has recurred on some of television's hottest series: 24 (2001), The West Wing (1999), JAG (1995) and Alias (2001). Recent television guest-star roles include: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008), CSI: Miami (2002), ER (1994), The Unit (2006), Heartland (2007), and E-Ring (2005).
In fall of 2005, White played the title role in Sakharam Binder, for New York City's The Play Company. An acclaimed stage actor, White also played the title character in Joseph Papp's "The Death Of Garcia Lorca", at The Public. He has starred in "Dogeaters" at The La Jolla Playhouse, "A Perfect Ganesh" at The Odyssey, and "Queen of The Remote Control" at East West Players. Award-winning solo performances include "Where She Went, and as John In "The Hill Country".
In 2001, White stepped behind the camera to direct his first film, The Want (2001), which he also wrote. In addition, White has penned several screenplays, and a multitude of stage plays, many of which were produced in Los Angeles. He also founded 'Plymouth', a flourishing experimental theatre company in Hollywood. He had a regular role in the syndicated series Dragnet (1989). He began his career on daytime television with contract roles on General Hospital (1963), Santa Barbara (1984) and Days of Our Lives (1965).
White, an American citizen, was born in Sri Lanka, raised in Detroit, and graduated with a B.A. in Theatre from Michigan State. He divides his time between LA and New York City.- John Carson was a hugely prolific actor who appeared constantly on UK screens throughout the mid-50s until the mid-80s. He has appeared alongside many of the UK's stars and became hugely popular as a villain or hero. The secret of John's success was his versatility and his wonderful silky voice. He appeared in 3 Hammer films which led to an ever-increased popularity amongst film fans. John moved to South Africa from England in the 80s and, sadly, his appearances became far more sporadic although he always kept working, even producing and filming his own short documentary, "African Spirit". He returned to England in 2007 and has been involved in a few films, such as The Deal (2008). He attended a John Carson Celebration Day in London (July 2009). This was the first time he had talked publicly about his long career in television, film and stage. The day was a huge success and, aside from a showing of two of his films, John gave an interview on stage and then signed autographs. The day was a huge success and this was proved so by a large attendance and the queues for his autograph and photos. John returned to South Africa in 2014 where he spent time with his family and got to relax a little. He sadly passed away on November 5th, 2016, a few weeks before his 90th birthday. He was a fine actor and leaves behind a legacy of his versatility on screen.
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Nimmi Harasgama is a British-Sri Lankan award winning actor and writer. In May 2021 Nimmi was nominated for best "Drama Performance" by the British National Television Awards for her portrayal of series regular Nurse Mari on The Good Karma Hospital (ITV).
In 2020 Nimmi played the female lead, Amma/Nalini, in Deepa Mehta's film Funny Boy.
Nimmi acts in English, Sinhala, and Tamil. Her performance in the Sinhala film August Sun won her the Best Actress award at the Las Palmas International Film Festival and the Vishwa Keerthi, the highest arts award in Sri Lanka. She was the lead in the Tamil short I Too Have A Name, which was in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Nimmi plays series regular, Nurse Mari, on The Good Karma Hospital which is set to film its fourth series in 2021. She can also be seen in the Netflix series Requiem as Detective Alice Brenton.
In British Indie film Hello Darling Nimmi she plays Aanya. The film has won numerous Best Film awards internationally.
Nimmi began her career in theatre. Her last theatre appearance was as the Snow Queen in the West End production of The Snow Queen.
Nimmi has written all her life but her first published/performed work was commissioned by UK theatre company Tamasha. Auntie Netta's Holiday For Asylum was a one woman show based on her YouTube character Auntie Netta. The show premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Her play 'My Homemade Kite' was part of Kali Theatre's (UK) 'Women In War' Series and had a rehearsed reading at Tristan Bates Theatre. She is currently in development to have a full production both in the UK and the US.
Her TV show Brown Girl Panic has been optioned by Blue Bear Production Company and recently had a rehearsed reading commissioned by SKY TV (UK). She is also a story consultant and writer for an animated series that is in development by Blue Bear Productions.
Nimmi is co-writing a screenplay based on an Indian novel for GURU productions.
Her most recent character, Brûlée, a parody of social media influencers, has taken Sri Lankan Instagram by storm. Brûlée joins Auntie Netta, Nimmi's longtime YouTube character who was reborn during the 80 days of 24/7 COVID-19 curfew her family experienced in Sri Lanka. Auntie Netta became a Goodwill Ambassador for WHO's Sri Lanka's campaign on educating people about COVID-19 safety during that time.
Nimmi is a committed for Human Rights advocate. She has a BA in Drama and Theatre Arts from Goldsmiths College (University of London). She trained at Groundlings Improv School and Lesly Kahn & Co Drama School in LA. and the New York Film Academy in NYC. During and after the war in Sri Lanka, Nimmi utilized her training with John Martin (Pan Intercultural Arts) and Augusto Boal (Theatre for the Oppressed) in her work with war and tsunami affected children and young adults. These projects were located in the North and East and were conducted through the British Council and Save The Children. She has also worked with young adult refugees In the UK through Pan Intercultural Arts.
Much of Nimmi's writing has to do with her own experiences of being an immigrant and her work with refugees.- D.R. Nanayakkara was born on 15 March 1915 in Kolonnawa, Colombo District, Ceylan [now Sri Lanka]. He was an actor, known for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Seedevi (1951) and Amma (1949). He died on 4 January 1989.
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Sanjit De Silva was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is an actor and director, known for Inventing Anna (2022), Evil (2019) and New Amsterdam (2018). He has been married to Deepa Purohit since 17 September 2005. They have one child.- Producer
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Radhika Sarathkumar is an Indian actress, producer, politician, and entrepreneur. She is known for her work in Tamil and Telugu cinema and Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam cinema. Sarathkumar (also known as Raadhika) grew up in Chennai, India, and completed her education in India and the United Kingdom.
Sarathkumar made her debut in 1978 with the Tamil film Kizhake Pogum Rail (1978), which was directed by Bharathiraja and starred Goundamani and Janakaraj, after which she acted in numerous other films in different languages, with prominent directors like Priya V. and Raj Kapoor, along with actors such as Manobala, Sandhya, Raghuvaran and others.
Sarathkumar has also worked on several projects as a producer, such as Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai (2016). Her other works in acting include Nyayam Kavali (1981), which got her the Best Telugu Actress award, Dharma Devathai (1986), Needhikku Thandanai (1987) and Keladi Kanmani (1990).
Sarathkumar has also been a part of the small screen in TV serials like Ammayi Kaapuram (2008) and Chithi 2 (2020). Furthermore, Sarathkumar has also been a judge on Vijay TV's reality show Jodi Number One Season 5 (2011). She has also produced several daily soaps, including Idi Katha Kaadu (2020), Chitthi (2003), Annamalai (2002), Chellamay (2009), Vani Rani (2013), Thamarai (2014) and Chithi 2 (2020).- Hugh Burden was a distinguished British actor and playwright. He was born in Colombo (then Ceylon), the son of a colonial official. He was sent to England at the age of ten to further his education. At Beaumont College, he studied history, French and music, becoming proficient on the piano. He trained for acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his theatrical debut in 1933. He served in the British Army in India from 1939, but was invalided out two years later.
He appeared in films including classics such as One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942), The Way Ahead (1944) and Malta Story (1953), but he would become most prolific on television. He starred as J.G. Reeder in The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969) for Thames Television, based on the short stories by the English crime writer Edgar Wallace. He is also remembered by cult television fans for his performance as the sinister alien Channing, who plots to take over the world with killer shop window dummies called Autons, in Jon Pertwee's Doctor Who (1963) debut Spearhead from Space: Episode 1 (1970). - Writer
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Michael Ondaatje was born on 12 September 1943 in Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]. He is a writer and director, known for The English Patient (1996), Elimination Dance (1998) and The Offering (1966). He is married to Linda Spaulding.- Joan Elan was born on 24 July 1928 in Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]. She was an actress, known for Darby's Rangers (1958), Matinee Theatre (1955) and Front Row Center (1955). She was married to Harry Franklin ("Bud") Nye Jr.. She died on 7 January 1981 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Singer, songwriter, rapper, and multi-instrumentalist Yohani emerges as a genre-breaking force of nature who intermingles pop, R&B, hip-hop, and alternative with fiery yet focused fluidity. She is known for her style and flair, artistic music videos, and excellent crowd work. Anointed as Sri Lanka's 'Rap Princess,' Viral Sensation Yohani is a musical powerhouse to be reckoned with.
Yohani broke into the Asian music scene with 'Manike', which has received over 1 Billion views across YouTube, inspired covers worldwide, and got global celebrities like Amitabh Bachan and Priyanka Chopra Jonas dancing to the tune on their social media.
She got her start in music on YouTube, where she continues to reign, being the most celebrated Sri Lankan artist of all time.
She has been streamed over 94 Million times on Spotify, and she is not slowing down.- Nirosha was born on 30 January 1971 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She is an actress, known for Agni Natchathiram (1988), Sonthakkaran (1989) and Soora Samhaaram (1988). She is married to Ramki.
- Maureen Hingert was born on 9 January 1937 in Columbo, Ceylon [present-day Sri Lanka], of Dutch ancestry, the daughter of Lionel Hingert and Lorna Mabel del Run. Her father was the president of the Bank of Ceylon and had extensive tea holdings. On 25 June 1955, aged 18, she was crowned "Miss Ceylon" in Colombo.
In October 1955, she made her screen debut playing a Native American in Universal-International's "Pillars of the Sky", and signed by 20th Century-Fox to appear in The King and I (1956). In 1958, Hingert married Mario Armand Zamparelli, a Montrose artist. On 8 May 1959 in Los Angeles, their daughter Regina was born; she became renowned Los Angeles concert promoter Gina Zamparelli. Hingert had two other daughters, Marisa and Andrea. In July 1970, Hingert divorced Zamparelli. In March 1976, she wed William J. Ballard in Los Angeles. - Ellis Jeffreys was born on 17 May 1872 in Colombo, Ceylon. She was an actress, known for Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931), Sweet Devil (1938) and Where Is This Lady? (1932). She was married to Herbert Sleath (actor/manager) and Frederic Graham Curzon. She died on 21 January 1943 in Surrey, England, UK.
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Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Dini Isabella Blake was fascinated by filmmaking, acting, and music from an early age, often using them to entertain family and friends. Her curiosity and passion for telling stories led her on several auditions as a kid, but it wasn't until after She will be graduating at Swinburne University of Technology at Melbourne that she truly began to pursue her dream of acting & filmmaking.
In the future, she hopes to explore the industry further as a director and would love to work with Ridley Scott, Taika Waititi, James Gunn, Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Steven Spielberg, David Fincher, David Lynch, Patty Jenkins, Joseph Kosinski, Jon Favreau, James Cameron, Nancy Meyers & Kelly Fremon Craig.- Actress
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Jaqueline Fernandez was born on 11 August 1985 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She is an actress and writer, known for Jaqueline Fernandez (2014), Xavi Drupy (2012) and Funny Drupy (2014).- Actress
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Priyasad was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She is the first of three daughters for Dinesh Priyasad and Shirani Priyasad. Her father Dinesh is an eminent film director who is considered a pioneering figure in the Sri Lankan film industry bringing in various technologies and graphics to the country's industry. His most famous project being the "Demodara Palama" (1995) a high action movie starring Gamini Fonseka. Dinakshie's mother has produced films that were directed by her father. Dinakshie has two younger sisters Sheshadre Priyasad, born 2 December 1991 and Shanudrie Priyasad born 8 September 1997.
Priyasad attended the Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya up to the ordinary level (O/L) examination and completed her pre university studies at the Royal Institute in the Maths Stream. Thereafter she joined The Open University of Sri Lanka and is currently studying Engineering for her Bachelor's degree. She is also doing her diploma in Media and Mass Communication at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.- Actor
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Keith Potger was born on 21 March 1941 in Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]. He is an actor and composer, known for It's Not the Size That Counts (1974), Spring (2016) and Remembering Nigel (2009). He was previously married to Nicki Paull, Pamela Potger and Pamela Powley.- Actor
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David Spenser was born on 12 March 1934 in Colombo, Ceylon. He was an actor and director, known for A Farewell to Arms (1966), Paul of Tarsus (1960) and The Earth Dies Screaming (1964). He died on 20 July 2013 in Spain.- Gandhi MacIntyre was born on 2 October 1939 in Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]. He is an actor, known for The Blood of Heroes (1989), Babe: Pig in the City (1998) and Dead End Drive-In (1986). He is married to Dorothy MacIntyre.
- George Alagiah is a newsreader and journalist who joined the BBC in 1989, working as a reporter and correspondent. He first joined Six O'Clock News (1984) as a newsreader in 2003, and became a much-recognised face of BBC news, also presenting slots in BBC News at Ten O'Clock (2000) and One O'Clock News (1986), among others.
George has occasionally appeared in dramas, playing a newsreader, including Discovery: Part 2 (2017) and Bigfooting (2009). Born in Sri Lanka, he shared his love of Sri Lankan food in Sri Lanka (2018), and has appeared on television as himself in programmes including Episode dated 19 August 2019 (2019) and Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (2005). - Desmond Kelly was born on 1 January 1936 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is an actor, known for The Frighteners (1996), Klynham Summer (1982) and Mirror, Mirror (1995).
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Gehan Cooray was born on 6 October 1987 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is an actor and producer, known for The Billionaire (2020), The Land of Oz (2015) and Popping the Question (2014).- Producer
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Tanya Selvaratnam is an artist, a writer, and an Emmy-nominated and Webby-winning producer. She is the author of Assume Nothing: A Story of Intimate Violence (Harper, 2021), in development by ABC Signature/Disney Television, with Joanna Coles executive producing. She is also the author of The Big Lie: Motherhood, Feminism, and the Reality of the Biological Clock; and her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Glamour, Vogue, CNN, and McSweeney's. Her films have played on HBO, IFC, PBS, STARZ, and the Sundance Channel; at festivals such as Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca, and Berlin; and theatrically around the world including four features at the prestigious Film Forum in New York. She has produced for Planned Parenthood, Glamour Women of the Year, Joy To The Polls, For Freedoms, The Shed, Aubin Pictures, The Vision & Justice Project, Carrie Mae Weems, and Mickalene Thomas. She has also worked with the Ms. Foundation, NGO Forum on Women, Third Wave Fund, and World Health Organization. With Laurie Anderson and Laura Michalchyshyn, she is a co-founder of The Federation, a coalition of artists, organizations, and allies committed to keeping cultural borders open and showing how art unites us. She received her B.A. and M.A. in Chinese language and history from Harvard University. Selvaratnam was born in Sri Lanka and lives in New York City and Portland, Oregon. www.tanyaturnsup.com- Duncan Samarasinghe was born on 13 October 1983 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Duncan is a writer, known for Wolf Creek 3 and Natural Selection (2006).
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Eranka Weerasuriya was born on 25 May 1982 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She is an assistant director, known for The Flash (2023), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017).- Director
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Lester James Peries was born on 5 April 1919 in Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]. He was a director and writer, known for The Line of Destiny (1956), Gamperaliya (1963) and Yagunthaya (1985). He was married to Sumitra Peries. He died on 29 April 2018 in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka.- Sri Lankan film and Teledrama actress, model and a TV presenter. She is the title holder of Miss Sri Lanka for Miss International 2006 beauty pageant.
Gayesha Perera was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She studied at the Subodha Balika Vidyalaya, Dehiwala and Girls High School, Mount Lavinia. At the Girls High School, Mount Lavinia she was served as a school prefect.
In 2006 Gayesha won the Miss Sri Lanka for Miss International 2006 title and she represented the Sri Lanka at Miss International in China and Japan.
After 3 years, she qualified to compete at Miss Tourism Queen International 2009 pageant, which held in the Wuhan city of China, and there she won the Miss Talent mini title.
At the Avirate Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe 2011 competition, Gayesha won the Miss Congeniality title.
In 2012 Gayesha represented her country at Miss Asia Pacific World 2012 beauty pageant and there she was eligible d to enter to top 15 list. Also she won the pageant's Miss Personality and Best National Costume mini titles.
2010 Gayesha's movie of Flying Fish made a controversial in the country and with the Gayesha Perera's entry into politics, her naked scenes in this movie was brought critical attention on her. - Additional Crew
Chandra Wickramasinghe is a Sri Lankan-born British mathematician, astronomer and astrobiologist. His research interests include the interstellar medium, infrared astronomy, light scattering theory, applications of solid-state physics to astronomy, the early Solar System, comets, astrochemistry, the origin of life and astrobiology. A student and collaborator of Fred Hoyle, the pair worked jointly for over 40 years as influential proponents of panspermia. In 1974 they proposed the hypothesis that some dust in interstellar space was largely organic, later proven to be correct.
Hoyle and Wickramasinghe have advanced the argument that various outbreaks of illnesses on Earth are of extraterrestrial origins, including the 1918 flu pandemic and certain outbreaks of polio and mad cow disease. For the 1918 flu pandemic they hypothesised that cometary dust brought the virus to Earth simultaneously at multiple locations-a view almost universally dismissed by external experts on this pandemic. Claims connecting terrestrial disease and extraterrestrial pathogens have been rejected by the scientific community.
Wickramasinghe has written more than 30 books about astrophysics and related topics; he has made appearances on radio, television and film, and he writes online blogs and articles. He has appeared on BBC Horizon, UK Channel 5 and the History Channel. He appeared on the 2013 Discovery Channel program "Red Rain". He has an association with Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Buddhist sect Soka Gakkai International, that led to the publication of a dialogue with him, first in Japanese and later in English, on the topic of Space and Eternal Life.- Jeewan Saptharanga was born on 28 November 2003 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is an actor, known for The Game (2021), Raja Horu (2013) and Hora Police (2016).
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Kenneth Villiers was born on 27 June 1912 in Colombo, Ceylon. He was an actor and director, known for Seven (1945), Things to Come (1936) and Broken Blossoms (1936). He died on 27 August 1992.- Music Department
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Shyamalangan is a Sri Lankan born music composer based in Sydney, Australian. He is a dynamic composer, improvising multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter resulting in an all-encompassing music producer. He has been a trend-setter in the Sri Lankan music by changing conventional rhythms and adding his own unique styles of melodies. His novelty in creating exquisite and rather unique rhythms gives his audience a vivid experience. His work precedes his name.
Shyamalangan has collaborated with many artists world-over. He is the first Sri Lankan composer to have collaborated with renowned artists from Australia, India, Egypt, Macedonia, Philippines, Sri Lanka & United Arab Emirates.
Early Years
Shyamalangan was pampered by the sounds of music from his childhood. His mother is a renowned vocalist in Sri Lanka and the world over amongst the music lovers of classical and Carnatic music. His father being an ardent music lover, supported and encouraged his family to excel in fine-arts.
Shyamalangan started composing at a very young age of 13. Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation recorded his first composition at the age of 16. All of his compositions have been classified as A-Grade productions.
Music Style
Shyamalangan being nurtured in Carnatic classical music, he also went to learn Hindustani classical music and Western classical. His compositions have a blend of all three forms of music. He explores further to experiment with new forms of music and apply his findings to his compositions and productions.- Director
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Reshan Fernando entered the industry in the age of 13 as an actor and worked with some well known directors and producers in Sri Lanka. First of all he attended to the school drama society and worked with his colleges together on behalf of his school. Then he joined to one of the leading drama school in his country and did several stage drama characters there. He did not stop from there, he wrote several short film scripts and he directed 4 short films out of that Later.
He directed his first short film in the age of 17 (2006) and released it as "Pitastharaya". His second short film "Saba Mayawa" was selected among the first 50 films in the short film competition 2008, organized by the National Film Cooperation in Sri Lanka. "Sihinaya"- (The Dream) was the third short film done by him after he finished the Diploma in Film directing followed by Teleview Technology Academy in Sri Lanka. And It was awarded first place in his batch (11 batch) of 40 students & He successfully completed the Diploma. This gave him strength and courage to do his fourth short film "The May 20th" with some well known celebrities in Sri Lanka and was able to represent his country in the International Student Film Festival in United States of America in November 2009. And it was officially selected for the festival & Screen. He is the only one Asian in that selection.
He have gathered immense experience for the past years as an Actor, Director, Announcer, TV Presenter, Editor, Script Writer and as an Assistant for the giants in the field.
As an Actor - "Athuwath be Nathuwath be" (2004) is my first stage Drama. It's about the Television. "Mama Newey Mama" (2005 - 2006) is his first Tele Drama. Directed by the most Awarded & famous Director Mr. Nalan Mendis. His second stage Drama called Mr. Sakra. (2006) it's a story about a modern God. And he acted in Documentary Tele Drama called "Kaluwara Adaviya" (2007) it's a production of "Swarnawahini" TV Channel in Sri Lanka. His first Music video is "Sinawada Ageya Wadiyen" (2007) Sponsored by Save the Children. Directed by Award winning Director Mr. Nilan Cooray.
As an Editor - First he was edited his short films & also with other family video clips. As a TV Presenter he was done some programs in "Srilakwahini". It's a satellite TV Channel in Sri Lanka.
In 2010 he moved to France to get his higher education on Filmmaking. Then he reestablishing his little production company Silent Entertainment back in Paris, and start to working on various projects. Among that in 2014 he made "Gloomy Boy & 2015 "Got U & Peace" musical short films.
In 2015 he won his very First award for 'Gloomy Boy" as the Best Film on Pakistan film festival. And 2016 got the Best Actor award from Spain for the main actor in the film. With this two awards Reshan Fernando's Gloomy Boy totally achieved four different official selection titles around the world so far by proving it's own huge success.- Director
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Joshua Alailima was born on 10 April 2006 in Colombo. He is a director and writer, known for Mission Extract (2022) and The Cosmic Paradox (2023).- Producer
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Udana Fonseka was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. His father was a software engineer and his mother is a theater actress. He was inspired to become a filmmaker at the age of eight, after watching Jurassic Park (1993).
Udana studied at the prestigious Royal College, Colombo. In 2004 he attended a film workshop held by Samy Pavel and in the same year he wrote, produced and directed Hope (2005), a short film about a victim of the 2004 Tsunami.
In 2009 he co-founded the production company Grindout Productions and a year later went on to direct and produce his first feature film Train to Kandy (2012), becoming one of the youngest movie producers from Asia.- Producer
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Sunil T. Fernando was born on 21 December 1960 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is a producer and writer, known for Ko Hathuro (1988), Akkayi Nangi (1998) and Kama Sutra (2002).- Producer
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Rajee Samarasinghe was born on 12 January 1988 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is a producer and director, known for The Eyes of Summer (2020), everyday star (2019) and If I Were Any Further Away I'd Be Closer to Home (2016).- Director
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Jude Ratnam was born in 1978 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Jude is a director and writer, known for Demons in Paradise (2017).- Additional Crew
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Lylie Almeida was born on 11 October 1960 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Lylie is a production manager and producer, known for Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Extraction (2020) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).- Director
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A.S.A. Sami was born in 1915 in Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]. A.S.A. is a director and writer, known for Arasilankumari (1961), Karpukkarasi (1957) and Aananda Jothi (1963).- Producer
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Lars Lidström was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, but grew up in Sweden. He attended media oriented schools as a teenager, Rudbecksgymnasiet in Örebro, Sweden, and Booker T. Washington High in Shreveport, USA (as a part of the Magnet Program). He went on to courses in Television at Kalix Folkhögskola, Sweden and Participatory Video at Biskops Arnö - Nordens Folkhögskola, Sweden. During the Participatory Video course, he visited the Ladakh region in northern India, where he stayed at the "Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh" (SECMOL), a local NGO and helped train their media staff, among these were Stanzin Dorjai Gya, who has became a successful documentary filmmaker, filmmaker and performer Tsewang Paldan, and filmmaker and video producer Diskit Spaldon. After the course ended, he returned to Ladakh several times.
He started his professional career in 2004 as an audio technician and video editor at Mård Medialab, a small production company in Örebro, Sweden. But left the company after only three years to work in the telecommunications industry. During that time, he continued to work on minor video projects, mostly on volunteer basis, primarily at Studio14, an small media oriented Nonprofit in Sweden, or at SECMOL. He also continued to work as a freelancer.
In his early thirties, he married award winning Indian social entrepreneur, Thinlas Chorol and moved to Ladakh where he creates online content, primarily for Youtube, and occasionally works as a director, producer, writer or editor. He does occasionally return to Sweden and then often works on Studio14 projects.- Director
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Sumedha Rathnasekara B.K. was born on 11 January 1965 in Mullariyawa New Town Sri Lanka, the youngest of four children to Karuna G.H and Ariyapala B.K. who was a wholesale trader for the main vegetable market in Colombo. In 1970 Sumedha commenced his schooling at Angoda Rahula Vidyalaya, and then continued at Advanced Level at Nalanda College Colombo until 1983. In the same year he joined one of the revolutionary political parties as an active member. In 1984 Sumedha undertook an Electrical Engineering course at ATI Katubadda Campus. In 1995 he moved to Australia for further studies in textile printing design at Melbourne Institute of Textile College where he undertook various projects and designed flyers, brochures, newsletters, newspapers for the Sri Lankan community in Melbourne. In 1998 he joined 3CR Sinhalese Community Radio as Program Operator and worked as a member of editorial in "Divasa" Sinhalese Community Newspaper. Within the media field Sumedha produced two Radio Drama programs for 3ZZZ and SBS Radio channels together with VCE students from Roxburgh Park VSL Centre. Sumedha continued to direct and produce stage drama and school concerts for the St Albans Sinhalese Language School (2003 Sep) Sinhalese Radio Programs for 3ZZZ Multicultural Radio were produced and directed. Sumedha has been appointed as Academic Secretary and School Coordinator of the Victorian Sinhalese Language School of Werribee, (still current). In 2003 he founded the Sumedha Home Video Production House which consists of members who are gifted and active within the arts field, with cultural talents and interests in the film industry who are living in Australia. Sumedha Home Video first production "Visanvadhaya" was created with young Sri Lankan students from various universities living in Melbourne. It was completed in January 2006 and telecast on the TV channel 31. This short film was script, edited and directed by Sumedha Rathnasekara. In 2008 Professor Damian Murphy offered Sumedha 2 years Diploma of Information Technology (Multimedia) (ICA50905) Diploma in KAL Multimedia Training Centre. At that time Sumedha accepted the offer and successfully completed the 23 elements with Credit passes within 8 weeks. Sumedha Home Video 2nd goal was "Saswamika" a feature TV Movie also script edited and directed by Sumedha Rathnasekara. It was a movie length film and screened on two occasions at St Albans Victoria University auditorium and Kel Watson Theater, East Burwood. It was also telecast in "TV Lanka" TV Channel, Sri Lanka in 2009.- Wimal Kumara de Costa was born on 4 July 1948 in Colombo, Ceylon. He was an actor, known for Peralikarayo (1986), Pem Mal Mala (1997) and Athma (1994). He died on 20 November 2016 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Vindana Ariyawansa was born on 22 October 1975 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Vindana is a producer and director, known for Dirty, Yellow, Darkness (2015), Little Miss Puppet (2020) and With You, Without You (2012).- Kokila Pawan Jayasooriya was born on 1 November 1994 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is an actor, known for Siri Raja Siri (2008).
- Danny Nalliah was born in 1964 in Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]. He has been married to Maryse since 28 March 1987. They have three children.
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- Editorial Department
Grew up in Toronto, Canada. Received a degree in business administration from the University of Western Ontario and a diploma in film production from the Vancouver Film School.
A writer/director/producer/actor. Has made several short films and documentaries. Made what he considers to be his first short film using a $600 tax return.- Casting Director
- Casting Department
Allan Foenander was born on 17 July 1929 in Colombo, Ceylon. He was a casting director, known for The Lady Vanishes (1979), North Sea Hijack (1980) and Yellow Dog (1973). He died on 1 June 2021 in the UK.- Karl Adhihetty was born on 21 August 1959 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is an actor, known for Twin Dragon Encounter (1986) and Dragon Hunt (1990). He was previously married to Natasha Adhihetty.
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Duminda possesses a keen Cinematic eye That has enabled him to create some of Sri Lanka's out-of- the box ,TVCs ,Musicvideos and Films He carries a deep passion for motion graphics and special FX while greatly enjoying the process of Filmmaking that allows audiences to escape the harsh realities of day to day life.- Aravinda de Silva was born on 17 October 1965 in Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka].