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India’s international theatre festival ‘Bharat Rang Mahotsav’ in Colombo

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5 months ago

February 4, 2025

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Marking its Silver Jubilee, Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM), the International Theatre Festival of India, will be organised in Colombo from Feb. 06 – 09, 2025 by the National School of Drama, Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

It will be hosted by the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, the cultural arm of the High Commission of India, Colombo in collaboration with the Visual and Performing Arts University, Sri Lanka at Tower Hall Theatre and Panibharatha Theatre in Colombo.

Fondly called ‘Bharangam’, BRM is the world’s largest theatre festival. It began on 28 January and will be continued until 16 February 2025 across 13 cities in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Through this pioneering effort, NSD is expanding the festival’s reach with enhanced international engagement. BRM 2025 theme “One Expression, Supreme Creation” resonates with the spirit of unity in creative expression.

BRM 2025 features more than 200 unique productions from Russia, Italy, Germany, Norway, Czech Republic, Nepal, Taiwan, Spain and Sri Lanka. These will be showcased across 13 locations in India and abroad.

In Colombo, the Festival features ‘Tajmahal Ka Tender’ and ‘Babuji’ in Hindi on 6th and 7th February at Tower Hall Theatre, followed by ‘Romeo And Juliet’ and ‘Sindu Kirilli- 2 (Veronica Returns)’ in Sinhala on 8th and 9th February at Panibharatha Theatre. The inauguration of the Bharat Rang Mahotsav in Colombo will be held at 6pm on 6 February, 2025 at Tower Hall Theatre, Maradana.

For more information, please visit the official NSD/BRM websites: https://nsd.gov.in/, www.brm.nsd.gov.in. For those interested in attending the performances in Colombo, please write to [email protected].

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‘Riverstone’ wins 02 major awards at Shanghai Film Festival

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1 day 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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6 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
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