Kadawunu Poronduwa (Sinhala: කඩවුනු පොරොන්දුව, "The Broken Promise") was the first film to be made in the Sinhala language; it is generally considered...
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Kadawunu Poronduwa is a 1982 Sinhala drama film directed by Roy de Silva and produced by his wife Sumana Amarasinghe. It is a remake of the first Sinhala...
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S. M. Nayagam (section Kadawunu Poronduwa)
pioneer of Sinhala cinema, producing the first ever Sinhala talkie, Kadawunu Poronduwa. Hailing from Madurai, South India, Nayagam was originally an industrialist...
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'Broken Promise' (Kadawunu Poronduwa) was adapted into a film by B. A. W. Jayamanne. This was the first Sinhala film, Kadawunu Poronduwa, screened on January...
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has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947 with Kadawunu Poronduwa produced by S. M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone. Sri Lankan films...
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English elite that bore higher status in the country at the time. Kadawunu Poronduwa in 1947 brought about a film industry in Sri Lanka. In the late 1940s...
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Maha Shivaratri, and Muslims celebrate Hajj and Ramadan. The movie Kadawunu Poronduwa (The Broken Promise), produced by S. M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone...
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western parts of Sri Lanka follow western dancing and music. The movie Kadawunu Poronduwa (The broken promise), produced by S. M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone...
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A. W. Jayamanne and secured the rights to one of his plays called Kadawunu Poronduwa. Eddie would be one of the stars in this film adaption in the village...
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composer of Sri Lankan cinema. Debuting in the first Sinhalese film Kadawunu Poronduwa, Fernando had an over 50-year career also as a lyricist, assistant...
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