Gamini Fonseka
Biography: Kala Keerthi Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka, was a Sri Lankan film actor, film director and member of parliament. Often considered as the Greatest Actor in the Sinhala Cinema, Fonseka dominated the cinema in 1960s and 1970s to bagged Best Actor award in multiple times.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 21, 1936
Deathday: September 30, 2004
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Crystal Book
1994-11-11
Crystal Book
Overview: This European thriller, set in Sri Lanka, attempts to expound upon the philosophical implications of life, death, and memory. JB, an academic famed for his studies of oriental culture and alcoholic who has never recovered from his wife's suicide, returns to Sri Lanka to translate a book written on glass. It is supposed to contain Buddha's discourse upon memory. While he is there, an attractive nurse, Julia asks him to assist a young boy who wants to locate his father who is now living in a Tamil-occupied area. The Tamil terrorists will kill any trespassers. Compounding JB's conflict in deciding to go is that his former home where he lived with his wife is in that area. Unbeknownst to him, the boy is really a Tamil spy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1994-11-11
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Changes in the Village
1963-07-21
Changes in the Village
Overview: Piyal is a handsome young teacher who is hired to teach English to Nanda, a member of a high class family. They fall in love, but can't elope because Piyal is of a lower class. Nanda's parents instead push her into a marriage with Jinadasa, who is of the same class as them. With economic downturn in Sri Lanka, both families lose their status and Jinadasa leaves to try to make a better life for himself; he never achieves his goal and dies penniless. Piyal and Nanda can now finally come together. They have changed however, and the earlier idylic nature of their relationship is not recaptured.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 1963-07-21
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Night of Destiny
1998-01-01
Night of Destiny
Overview: A story of a notorious rich man in the upper class society of Colombo and how he has ended up with his wife who has no sense about her husband's illegal activities.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Loku Duwa
1994-01-01
Loku Duwa
Overview: "Loku Duwa" depicts an attractive and self-sacrificing daughter of the middle class in the city who is trapped in a family of traditional values.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Pawana Ralu Viya
1995-01-01
Pawana Ralu Viya
Overview: An upper middle class family's struggles as a country struggles between democracy and totalitarianism. The family faces persecution and the ramifications cut across the country's borders.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Sandesaya
1960-03-30
Sandesaya
Overview: Sandesaya (Sinhalese language word meaning The Message) is a 1960 film. The film based on the war between the Sinhalese people and the Portuguese invaders in Sri Lanka. It was directed by Sri Lankan film director Lester James Peries. It was produced by K. Gunaratnam on behalf of the Cinemas Company on the request of Raj Kapoor.
Genres: Drama History War Romance
Original Language: si
Release Date: 1960-03-30
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Welikathara
1971-10-27
Welikathara
Overview: An intense, cat-and-mouse drama between newly appointed ASP Randeniya and a local thug (Goring Mudalali). Randeniya's life gradually falls apart as he wages war against Goring Mudalali's crime syndicate, erupting in a shocking climax.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: si
Release Date: 1971-10-27
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The Treasure
1973-01-01
The Treasure
Overview: Based on a short story written by G.B. Senanayake in one of his short story collection known as "The Revenge," the film revolves around a murder committed for the purpose of gaining access to a hidden treasure.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Chanchala Rekha
1981-12-18
Chanchala Rekha
Overview: Chanchala Reka is a Sri Lankan sinhala film released in 1981.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-12-18
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The Kite
1979-03-02
The Kite
Overview: The film deals with the inter-ethnic, communal violence between Sinhalese and Tamils. It demonstrates the ambivalence of the Sinhala socio-political establishment towards the Tamil people.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 1979-03-02
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