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Paththara Malli turns 25; Celebrations in Colombo today

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2 years ago

July 25, 2023

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A programme will be held today (25) at 3.00 pm at the Auditorium of the Department of Archives in Colombo to mark the 25th Anniversary of the ‘Paththara Malli’ programme created by journalist Nuwan Liyanage.

Liyanage was the pioneer who created a turning point in the sphere of media by reading newspaper headlines on radio paving way for reading newspapers on television.

Lankadeepa Editor-in-Chief Sri Ranasinghe will deliver the keynote address of today’s event and Nalaka Gunawardena will make a short speech on ‘Nuwan Liyanage’s Role in Radio’.

Meanwhile, several songs written by Liyanage will be performed under the music direction of Thilina Ruhuna.

On the occasion of ‘Paththara Malli’ completing several milestones, various phrases were published on social media sites in the recent past. Some of them are shown below.

The ‘Sri Lanka Mirror’ team would also like to extend our warm wishes to ‘Paththara Malli’ Nuwan Liyanage to continue the programme for many more years to come.

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‘Riverstone’ wins 02 major awards at Shanghai Film Festival

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2 days ago

June 23, 2025

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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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7 days ago

June 18, 2025

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Renowned South Indian actress Varalaxmi Sarathkumar arrived at Katunayake Airport yesterday (June 17) to play the lead role in the upcoming film “Cage Bird”.

The film is a Sri Lankan production directed by Chandran Ratnam, which is set for international release.

She arrived at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport at 11:04 a.m. via SriLankan Airlines flight UL-122 from Chennai, India.

She was welcomed by Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) officials, including Deputy Director Harendra Wijewardene and Assistant Director Chaminda Munasinghe.

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Indian actor Mohanlal arrives in SL

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1 week ago

June 16, 2025

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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.

@Mohanlal is about to went to Sri Lanka to join the sets of #MMMN for a few days of shoot✌#Mohanlal pic.twitter.com/iUwjxOzD0p
— AKMFCWA Official (@AkmfcwaState) June 15, 2025