A couple walks precariously on a railway track as it ploughs through the lush green fields of northeastern Sri Lanka. It’s an old childhood stunt in these parts - trying to walk as far as possible on ...

Paradise, directed by Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage, is playing in the Icons: South Asia section of Mumbai Film Festival, fresh from its world premiere at Busan International Film Festival ...

We reprint below a selection of letters sent to the Sri Lankan government protesting its decision last July to ban Pura Handa Kaluwara ( Death on a Full Moon Day), the internationally acclaimed film ...

After the riveting success of Toilet - Ek Prem Katha, KriArj Entertainment reunites with director Shree Narayan Singh for Batti Gul Meter Chalu, a lighthearted but impactful social drama that every ...

The director rewinds to the time his upcoming film, 'Batti Gul Meter Chalu' came to a standstill and the lessons he has learnt from it Precious time and actors’ dates were lost during the interim ...

The blockbuster of 1955 Shree 420 was screened at Bharat Bhavan to mark the closure of Ekagra Film Festival. The film festival was organised to pay a tribute to the showman of Bollywood Raj Kapoor.

In a major attack on democratic rights, the Sri Lanka government last week banned Igillena Maluwo (Flying Fish), by film director Sanjeewa Pushpakumara, and shut down a French film festival in Colombo ...

Sri Lankan comedy “Tentigo” (locally titled “Nelum Kuluna”) has become a box office phenomenon, grossing LKR450 million ($1.5 million) to become the country’s second-highest grossing film of all time, ...