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Kannada Film Fest kicks off in SL (Pics)
A Kannada Film Festival kicked off yesterday (02) at the Tharangani cinema hall at the National Film Corporation.
The festival was jointly organised by the National Film Corporation, Swami Vivekananda Indian Cultural Center affiliated to the Indian High Commission in Colombo, Nagathihalli Cinema School in Bangalore, PEN Sri Lanka and the Asian Media and Culture Association (AMCA).
The event was held under the auspices of the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Mr. Gopal Baglay and Minister of Media and Transport – Dr. Bandula Gunawardena.
Special guests included renowned Kannada film director and director of Nagathihalli Cinema School in Bangalore – Mr. Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar,
Indian national and international award-winning veteran Kannada film director and director of Nagathihalli Cinema School, Bangalore – Mr. Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, veteran journalist – Mr. G.N. Mohan, film producer – Mr. Shankar Gowda, veteran cinematographer – Mr. S.K. Rao and Editor-in-Chief of “Janamitra”, the largest selling newspaper in Hassan district of the Karnataka state – Mr. H.B. Madan Gowda also joined as special guests.
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‘Riverstone’ wins 02 major awards at Shanghai Film Festival
Sri Lankan film ‘Riverstone’, directed by Lalith Rathnayake, won 02 awards at the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Awards held on June 21.
Lalith Rathnayake and Nilantha Perera were awarded ‘Asian New Talent Best Script Writer’ while Prabath Roshan received the award for ‘Asian New Talent Best Cinematography’.
The film, which stars popular actors including Mahendra Perera, Shyam Fernando, and Nimanthi Porage, is expected to be released in local theaters soon.
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South Indian actress Varalaxmi arrives in SL
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Indian actor Mohanlal arrives in SL
Renowned Indian actor Mohanlal arrived in Sri Lanka on Saturday (June 14) for the second phase of shooting director Mahesh Narayanan’s big-budget film.
He landed at Bandaranaike International Airport at 11.20 a.m. via SriLankan Airlines flight UL-166 from Kochi and is expected to stay for 10 days.
Speaking to the media, Mohanlal praised Sri Lanka as a “beautiful destination with fresh cinematic backdrops” and expressed interest in filming more projects on the island in the future.
The film, produced by Antony Perumbavoor’s Aashirvaad Cinemas in collaboration with Anto Joseph Films, also features legendary actor Mammootty.
Key action scenes are set to be filmed during this schedule.
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