When I was a kid my favourite Sinhala movie was ‘Ranmuthu Duwa’ (Island of Treasures). In 1962, my parents took my two sisters and myself to the Sapphire Cinema in Colombo to see this first colour ...

After repeated failures to find a producer to finance ‘Gamperaliya,’ Lester and Sumitra tasted success finally by finding a businessman ready able and willing to help produce ‘Gamperaliya’. The ...

The smooth black ribbon of road linking the southern towns of Galle and Matara runs between the village and the sea. Verandahs are a feature of each village house, whilst the sea-shore is the ...

The beginning of this important endeavour was following the UNESCO's project to collate a World Heritage of cinema selecting 'Nidhanaya' as a work of art that should be preserved for the future ...

Over these six decades many accolades have been bestowed upon the shoulder of the creator, and the masterpiece itself, without the touch of the sword. The Gamperaliya family was made up of such ...

Gamperaliya (Changes in the Village) was the first Sinhala film recorded with no songs and like Rekava (Line of Destiny) was shot outside the studio, marking a break from the first decade of the ...

Lester James Peries, the grand old man of Sri Lankan cinema, died on Sunday in Colombo. He was 99. He is survived by his wife, Sumitra Peries, a well-known filmmaker in her own right and former ...