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Rekava (Sinhala for "Line of Destiny") is a 1956 film
based on
village life and
mythical beliefs in Sri
Lanka (then Ceylon). It is the
first Sinhala film...
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Indian style sets
erected in film studios. It is
widely believed that
Rekava, made in 1956 by
pioneer director Lester James Peries, was the
first Sinhala...
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actress in Sri
Lankan cinema,
theater and television.
Since her
debut in
Rekava,
Serasinghe has
become recognized for
playing motherly figures in various...
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directed a
number of
movies which led to
global acclaim,
including Rekava (Line of Destiny, 1956),
Gamperaliya (The
Changing Village, 1964), Nidhanaya...
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villains and
comedic characters,
Nanayakkara gained po****rity in
movies like
Rekava,
Kurulu Bedda and
Sikuru Tharuwa. He also
appeared as the old
shaman in...
- year, film
director Lester James Peries created the
artistic masterwork Rekava which sought to
create a
uniquely Sinhalese cinema with
artistic integrity...
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including shorts and do****entaries. He
received critical acclaim for
directing Rekava, Gamperaliya, Nidhanaya, Golu Hadawatha, Kaliyu****a,
Awaragira and Yuganthaya...
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Rigabad (Persian: ريگ اباد, also
Romanized as Rīgābād; also
known as
Rekāvā, Rīkābād, and Rikiowa) is a
village in
Lahijan Rural District, in the Central...
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playback singer in many
Sinhala films including Sri Lanka's
first Sinhala film
Rekava. He died on 18 June 2018 at his home in
Seeduwa at the age of 86. He pursued...
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Thottawatte joined Lester James Peries and
Willie Blake as
editor to make
Rekava in 1956. It was an
attempt to make a
truly Sinhalese movie in
contrast with...
