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...

with 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...

has directed a number of movies which led to global acclaim, including Rekava (Line of Destiny, 1956), Gamperaliya (The Changing Village, 1964), Nidhanaya...

actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Since her debut in Rekava, Serasinghe has become recognized for playing motherly figures in various...

villains and comedic characters, Nanayakkara gained popularity 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...

including shorts and documentaries. He received critical acclaim for directing Rekava, Gamperaliya, Nidhanaya, Golu Hadawatha, Kaliyugaya, Awaragira and Yuganthaya...

1950s. He composed the beloved soundtracks to Lester James Peries' films Rekava and Sandesaya in 1956 and 1960. In a later comeback, he produced several...

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...

critical recognition with a starring role in Lester James Peries' masterpiece Rekava and as producer of Getawarayo, Saravita and Ranmuthu Duwa. Palihakkara was...

by P. K. D. Seneviratne. It attempted to follow in the precedent set by Rekava and create a truly Sinhala film. The story takes place in a small Sri Lankan...

has directed a number of movies which received global acclaim, including Rekava (Line of destiny, 1956), Gamperaliya (The changing village, 1964), Nidhanaya...

section of the Cannes Film Festival, after Dr. Lester James Peries’ maiden Rekava contest at Cannes in 1957. "'The Forsaken Land'". Sunday Times. Retrieved...

Sirisena Wimalaweera such as Asoka (1955 film) and Lester James Peries's Rekava film. In 2021, he was honored with lifetime achievement award during the...

on the River Kwai (1957) and Lester James Peries' Rekava (1956). Fonseka was first on-screen in Rekava as part of a crowd. He also did some work on an English...

switched to the Alliance of Young Latvians. She received her education at Rekava Secondary School in Šķilbēni Parish of Balvi Municipality, graduating in...

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...

style sets erected in film studios. Even though it is popularly held that Rekava, made in 1956 by pioneer director Lester James Peries, was the first Sinhala...

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...

for Madras on an Air Ceylon flight for the music recordings for the film Rekava. They married on 31 May 1962 after seven years of affair. The couple has...

known for wood engravings. D. R. Nanayakkara, 73, Sri Lankan cinema actor (Rekava, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) Robert Watson Pomeroy, 86, American...

journalism". island. 2006.[11]. Retrieved 2006/05/14. "Fifty Years after Rekava...: Rekava – The Line of Density (1956)". sundayobserver.lk. 2006. [12]. "Glimpses...

James Peiris, where Fonseka received a non-starring role in Lester's film Rekava where Moraes was the Production Manager. In 1978, Moraes directed the Tamil...

for Madras on an Air Ceylon flight for the music recordings for the film Rekava. They married on 31 May 1962. On 21 June 2019, Indrani was attended to the...

Pitipana Silva, Boniface Fernando, Eddie Yapa Drama Released on 25 November. Rekava Lester James Peries Ananda Weerakoon, Mallika Pilapitiya, D. R. Nanayakkara...

and Nihal, both were actors. Subeida has acted in two films - Sujatha and Rekava. Elder son Nihal was born on 4 March 1949. Nihal acted in about 27 films...

Princy de Silva. In 1956 he entered cinema as a child artist with the film Rekava directed by Lester James Peries with the role "Sena". Because he spent six...

selected KAW as the dialogues writer for Sri Lanka’s first pure Sinhala film, Rekava. KAW also worked with Lester for the next film Sandesaya as dialogues writer...

recorded the first female lead role of Sri Lanka's first outdoor movie Rekava in 1956 directed by Lester James Peries. She died on 26 March 2022 at the...

S. Jeyaraj (2016-12-24). "Sinhala Cinema's Line of Destiny Re-drawn By 'Rekava' 60 Years Ago". Daily Mirror. Retrieved November 26, 2017. Vilasnee TAMPOE-HAUTIN...