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The film ‘Sakkarang’ and the success of Dharmasena Pathiraja as a film director
(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Basnayaka, B.A.N.H.
Dharmasena pathiraja is a Director who has a special place in the history of films in Sri Lanka. Because, subject matter of films selected by him is very specific and identifiable. Dharmasena Pathiraja has not paid his attention to popularity and marketing in contrast to some of the other film directors. He directs his films based on his personal experiences with current political and social issues. There are a few films, directed by him as follows. Sathuro - short film (1969), Ahas gauwa (1974), Eya den loku lamayek (1977), Ponmani (1977), Bambaru Awith (1978), Paara dige (1980), Soldadu unnahe (1981), Mathu Yam Dawasa (2001). ‘Sakkarang’ is the latest film directed by Dharmasena Pathiraja based on the novel, Sakkarang written by Chamminda Welagedara. The script was written by Chamminda Welagedara. Sube who is a professional dancer and his family is the main theme of this film. They live in Malagammana which is one of the ten villages serving the Dalada Maligawa (the temple of the sacred tooth relic) as devotees. The problem is whether that particular identity of the films of Darmasena Pathiraja can be seen in Sakkarang. This Sakkarang film has been directed under the theme based on current political and social issues in an indirect way. In addition to that, the script and characterization were taken in to the attention here. So, there are two types of resources used. As the primary resource CDs of the films was studied. Also, articles and books regarding films written by academics/intellectuals in this regard were followed to get more academic data to prove the theme of the present study. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that Dramasena Pathiraja is not successful in keeping his identity on the above mentioned area.
Influence of Chinese Food Culture on Sri Lankan Food Culture
(Centre for Chinese Studies, Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Basnayaka, B.A.N.H.
Role of the Cinematographer in Sustainable Development (Criticism, During the Period 2005-2017)
(In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Basnayaka, B.A.N.H.
In order to fulfill social necessities, an artist becomes a pioneer in every time. There are so many examples all around the world which prove it. Russian revolution and France revolution are two of best examples for that. In Sri Lanka, most of the classical literacy texts are being written fulfilling that necessity. The prose poems like ―Buthsarana‖ & ―Amawathura‖ have being written in order to fulfill that timely social necessities. So an artist can provide a special coordination to publish sustainable development which has been strongly discussed. The purpose of this research is to analyze the cinematographer ‗s duty in sustainable development. The research problem is how a cinematographer contribute in sustainable development. Films, documentary films, books, magazines & internet were used as research method. In addition to that, the discussions with the experts in the cinema also supported in research method. The target of sustainable development is utilization of environmental resources & save them for the future generation. This task is more pronounced in cinema than publishing in linguistic media. Because cinema is more attractive among general audience. Lot of documentary films have been produced targeting sustainable development. They are ―Food‖, ―ocean‖ (2009) in France, ―Earth‖ (2007) in UK, ―plastic planet‖ (2009) in German, ―cow‘s piracy‖ (2014) in USA etc. Several television programs are telecast in Sri Lanka aiming the above task. But, they are not enough to develop the human attitudes in the present world. Multiple functions can be done through the cinema for the fruitfulness of sustainable development & the contribution methods for the above task is finely analyzed through this research.