Be it any mood or occasion her tunes light up the atmosphere. Many a tune sparkles, decorated by her hypnotizing voice and many music lovers in Sri Lanka and foreign lands never cease to marvel as they listen to her soothing tracks. That is Niroshani Virajani for you!

Sampath Sri Roshan, the maker of the movie ?Julia? which recently broke into the scene embarked on yet another project in his career. Teaming up with Swarnavahini the talented young assistant director turned director began work on Vahinna Muthu Vessak at a muhurath ceremony held at the Punchi theatre on October 19.

We often see a continuity of cultural consciousness in any kind of a society. Suddenly, today, we experience a discontinuity of cultural consciousness and traditions in our society. I would call this ’super market generation’ or the ’neon generation’ where we cannot see a difference but ’sameness’ in one to another. Due to the heavy technology usage among the youth, they are alienating the relatio...

Popular actress Anarkali Akarsha today hinted at the possibility of entering active politics soon though she has not arrived at a definite decision over such a move. Â?You would never know as you might see me in the political platform in the near future,Â? she told Daily Mirror today.

Prasanna Vithanage’s newest movie, Akasha Kusum (Flowers in the Sky) which made headlines even before its release in local theatres is looking for an August release at the CEL circuit. The first day’s profit of the movie will be donated to the NFC’s Pensioner’s Fund.

Twenty years ago – On August 1, 1980 to be precise, new hope dawned in the country with the release of the much hyped movie ‘Ganga Addara’ directed by Ms. Sumitra Peries and produced by Ms. Milina Sumathipala. And today the much talked-about teledrama version of Ganga Addara is all set to unspool on Sirasa TV from November 27 at 8 pm – every Saturday and Sunday thereafter. ...

Hair Flair Fashion Release 2010 presented by International Academy of Beauticians (IAB) Once again as a creative initiation for the very first time in Sri Lanka we captured details of the Hair & Beauty industry through the eye of a camera and hosted "The first photographic exhibition on Hair, Make up, Nails and Haircuts & Colour in Sri Lanka." Students who completed one-year&rsq...

Veteran Russian filmmaker Alexander Volkor recently said he was stunned by Sri Lanka’s location beauty and insisted he would soon make a film in Sri Lanka. Speaking to Reel Life in Colombo recently, Alex briefed us about a docu drama he had made recently titled ‘Rama’s Bridge’ referring to the Sethu Samuduram and the historic story behind it. He maintained that in the past...

When my collegue Dr. Ineke Postkoke heard that I was preparing to go on holiday with my family and friends to Sri Lanka, she said that before I return I should see the political satire ‘Charitha Atak’ by the Internationally acclaimed Actor Wilson Gunaratne.  I told her that I had seen it 5 years ago before my migration to Holland, and at that time I thought it was the best politic...

Colombo’s rather niche metal crowd had hardly a chance to breathe between sets of some of the tightest metal bands in the scene on August 1 at Clancies as Colombo witnessed its first ever ’DeathFest’.   The concert, organized by Studio 666, was easily one of the smoothest metal concerts the city has witnessed in a while and featured a line-up of what many refer to as Sri La...

 Death metal drummer Tyronne Silva of Orth, Germany will perform live at Sri Lanka’s first ’Deathfest’ featuring metal heavyweights Fallen Grace, Old Castle Massacre, Funeral In Heaven, Paranoid Earthling and Legion. Born in Nattandiya Sri Lanka, Tyronne Silva is the drummer of German death metal band Orth. A musical prodigy, Tyronne started playing the drums almost as soo...

Acclaimed Hollywood director Giles Greenwood and producers Mary Pat Bentel and Shirani Sabaratnam traveled to Sri Lanka recently to set up locations for their new film ’kayman’s Gate’ a project they hope to start soon. Daily mirror online caught up with them to find out exactly just what the film is about and what plans the three creative individuals have in store for us. Accordi...

Anyone who has listened to or watched Eshantha Peiris perform would think Sri Lanka’s own maestro composer and pianist always knew music was his path, but not so according to the 25 year old Josephian, "I think it would be relatively recently, I always played music but I think it was about 5 years ago that I decided this is what I want to do" Eshantha studied at the prestigious Ne...

It was a landmark year. Michael Jordon retired, New Kids on The Block split and Cheers got canned. Prince decided to change his name only to change it back. Andre the Giant died and the Power Rangers and Jurassic Park were born. The year 1993 also saw the birth of Sri Lanka’s first private radio station 101.7 TNL Rocks, a CHR/Top 40 format radio station that gained international recognition...

Maya Roo is horror at its chilling best. It is a series that contains 45 tele films, each 24 minutes of running time that will be telecast weekly. When one thinks of horror, one immediately thinks of Western horror genres that have captivated and petrified audiences. Some of these master pieces of horror include ‘The Exorcist’, ‘Poltergeist’, ‘The Amytiville Horror&rs...

Ananda Dabare conducts the Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka on May 23, 2010, in an exciting concert where two major compositions of the Romantic era, Tchaikovsky’s fourth symphony and Rachmaninov’s first piano will be performed. The concert opens with two excerpts from Grieg’s ever popular Peer Gynt suites. Grieg’s piano concerto which Rachmaninov greatly admired, served as ...

Sivappu Mazhai, a film that was made to enter the Guinness Book of World Records, has been banned in Sri Lanka. The film, which has the distinction of being made within 12 days, deals with a youth that has been affected by the Sri Lankan army. The youth comes down to India to kidnap the young daughter of a central minister to fulfill his demands. Sivappu Mazhai is produced by Suresh Joachim, who a...

The first ever complete television set was invented in 1925 by an American, Vladimir Svorikan. It was the British Broadcasting Corporation which telecast the first ever television program in 1936 and the year 1981 marks the introduction of television to Sri Lanka. Television in Sri Lanka, at the beginning, had to depend on the wide screen productions to attract and retain the newly won television ...

One Small Step, a lightening-quick, 60 minute show packed with wit and child-like innovation that made waves in Edinburgh UK last year graced audiences in Jaffna and Colombo this month with performances to a full house at the St. John’s College Hall Jaffna on March 26 and the Punchi Borella Theatre, Colombo on March 28 and 30. Written by David Hastings, directed by Toby Hulse and starring Ro...

Sri Lanka will host the 11th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards and a 20Twenty match between Bollywood stars and Asian cricketers during the three-day event. The award function will be held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo June 2–4, 2010, reports Dailynews.lk. Sri Lanka has been chosen from among countries such as South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Australia and...