Saturday, April 13 marked the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, one of Sri Lanka’s main cultural holidays. Commonly known as “Avurudu” in Sinhala and as “Puthandu” or “Puththandu” in Tamil, the celebration ...

Sri Lanka celebrated seventy-seven years of gaining independence from British rule last Tuesday (Feb 4). The occasion was of historic importance as it was the first Independence day under the ...

'Kasi', one of the films for which actor Vikram was praised for his acting skills, will now be remade in Sinhala language. The film that was originally directed in Tamil by Malayalam director Vinayan ...

“It is with pride and pleasure, Chitrakala presents to the four million Sinhalese of Ceylon, a picture in their own language for the first time.” was the special message issued by Chitrakala Movietone ...