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...

is a Sri Lankan actress of 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Welles (United States) Padre Padrone - Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (Italy) Rekava - Lester James Peries (Sri Lanka) The Scar - Cherd Songsri (Thailand) The...

introduced to Dr. Lester James Peries by guru Palihakkara to act in his film Rekava. However, due to offence from school principal and father, she refused to...