Greatly saddened and given to discussion were Cass and her batch of friends on reading about the death of a 42-year-old Tamil domestic servant come to slave in a rich home in Colombo to support her very poor family in far-away Badulla. She worked at the home of teledrama producer cum businesswoman Sudharma Nethicumara. We […]

By Tharishi Hewavithanagamage ‘Ksheera Sagaraya Kalabina ’ (The Milky Ocean Churned) is the latest masterpiece of veteran filmmaker Professor Sunil Ariyaratne. The movie is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, by the late writer, Simon Navagaththegama. Directed by Professor Sunil Ariyaratne, produced by H.D. Premasiri, Ksheera Sagaraya Kalabina presents a stellar cast, […]

by Norman Palihawadane The Welimada police are looking for two suspects for allegedly abducting and assaulting a teledrama and film producer. One of them is known as Tarzan.Five suspects had been arrested for the abduction and assault of teledrama and film producer Gamini Priyantha Samarakoon, who was later left on the Welimada-Nuwara Eliya Road, last […]

Veteran Sri Lankan movie and teledrama actor Anura Medagoda has passed away at the age of 74.

Wednesday 10th August, 2022 The JVP has refused to join the proposed all-party government, calling it a ruse to perpetuate the Rajapaksa rule, in all but name, with President Ranil Wickremesinghe being at the beck and call of the SLPP leadership. What the country needs is an interim government pending an early general election because […]

The Government has earned a tax revenue of Rs 790 million from the foreign teledramas telecast by local TV stations from 2006 up to April last year, it as revealed in Parliament on Wednesday. Chief Government Whip Minister Dinesh Gunawardenasaid a tax of Rs 90,000 is levied for the first 30 minutes of each Indian teledrama telecast by local channels. An additional tax of Rs 15,000 is levied for e...

The Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday ordered teledrama actress Anushka Sonali Sayakkara to pay Rs.1,000 as state costs in a case involving an attempt to extort a sum of Rs.100,000 from...

The latest children’s tele-drama of ITN ‘Muthu Pihatu’ will be telecast from next week.  ITN which has revolutionized the tele-drama scene is introducing a new time belt to telecast ‘Muthu Pihatu’. It is based on a special theme suitable for the entire family. ITN will telecast the tele-drama from 6.30 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. ...

  Popular Sinhala movie and teledrama actor Anton Jude passed away this morning at the Ragama hospital. Jude acted in the movie Mago Digo Dai and also Super Six and also took part in the Swarnavahini reality program Dancing Stars.

Popular cinema, teledrama and stage actor Anton Jude has passed away, Ragama Hospital sources told Ada Derana.

(Srilankamirror) - Daughter of slain parliamentarian Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra - Hirunika Premachandra has recently turned down a teledrama role, reports say.

A fashion model and teledrama actress, and another woman were fined Rs.250 each and imposed a three-..

(Srilankamirror) - Two teledrama actresses have been ordered to pay a fine and handed a suspended prison term after being found guilty of prostitution. Mt. Lavinia magistrate Ruchira Weliwatte yesterday (Feb. 17) ordered a Rs. 250 fine each and a three month jail term, suspended for five years. Police informed the court that the two women had operated from a three wheeler in front of Libe...

A fashion model and teledrama actress, and another woman were fined Rs.250 each and imposed a three-month sentence suspended for five years when they were produced in a Mount Lavinia...

(Srilankamirror) - The current head of Swarnavahini and his second mate is secretly plotting to introduce a lengthy teledrama named ‘Piyavi’, ‘Srilankamirror’ learns. Though assisting teledrama productions is nothing extraordinary, the secrecy of it all has piqued the curiosity of the workers, reports say. The fact that the producer is none other than the owner of Vi...

Independent Television Network which has been feted with many Awards is again crowned as the Peoples channel. It has again won the highest number of Awards at the People’s Awards Festival. The Peoples Awards Night was held at Water’s Edge in Battaramulla last night under the patronage of Minister Patalie Champika Ranawaka. This unique event ...

ITN has won 18 awards for excellence at the Television State Awards ceremony.  The 2010 Television State Awards Ceremony was held at the BMICH last night under the patronage of Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne. Minister T.B. Ekanayake and several other Ministers and Parliamentarians participated in the occasion. The highest number of awards was won by ...

(Srilankamirror) - Popular artistes Nehara Peiris and Menaka Rajapakse are in Boston, reports say. They are there for shooting of ‘Aadaraneeya Niagara,’ which is the first ever Sri Lankan teledrama in the United States. The 36-episode ‘Adaraneeya Niagara’ revolves around two Sri Lankan immigrant families living separately in a vast society and are unexpectedly broug...

ITN has won 18 awards for excellence at the Television State Awards ceremony. The 2010 Television State Awards Ceremony was held at the BMICH last night under the patronage of Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne. Minister T.B. Ekanayake and several other Ministers and Parliamentarians participated in the occasion. The highest number of awards was won by ...

(Srilankamirror) - The programme production unit of the Swarnavahini TV channel has become a tangled mess at the present, ‘Srilankamirror’ learns. According to buzz, the source of this chaos is none other than the head of the programme production unit. Among the many acts of disarray is an attempt to close the unit’s doors to Buddhika Kulasekara, who is currently a Progra...

Popular teledrama actress Upeksha Swarnamali will contest the upcoming general election on the UNP ticket from the Gampaha District, sources told Ada Derana.