Then followed Kauda Hari (1969), Thewatha (1970), and Haralaksaya (1971). Rekawa was the first Sinhalese film to be shot fully in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) and the first local film to be filmed outdoors, on location.Īll previous Sri Lankan movies had been remakes of Indian cinema.Ĭhandiya, starring the great Gamini Fonseka, was released in 1965. He even edited a few documentaries by the great Lester James Pieris, with whom he forged a great friendship. The man behind all this was the beloved Uncle Ti: Titus Thotawatte. You might even find someone who lived a lifetime never realising that these werent made here at home. Yet, the dialogues were rewritten in Sinhala and then dubbed with such a proficient skill in language that they might have been local folk tales all along. ![]() Or Pissu Poosa, Haa Haa Hari Haawa, or Gulliverge Suwisariya.
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