Title: The Early Sri Lankan Cinema and its Association with the South Indian Film Industry
Editor(s): Ashley Ratnavibhushana and M.L.M. Mansoor (Sri Lanka)
Publisher: Asian Film Centre & NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema)A BOOK THAT EXPLORES THE SOUTH INDIAN INFLUENCE IN THE EARLY SRI LANKAN CINEMA
192 pages with 99 photographs
Price US$10.00 (excluding postage)
A publication titled The Early Sri Lankan Cinema and its Association with the South Indian Film Industry launched on the 24th February, 2013 at the Auditorium of the National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. A joint publication of Asian Film Centre, Sri Lanka and NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema), the very title of the book ifself gives an idea about its contents. This book makes an effort to trace the exciting history of the early period of Sri Lankan cinema through interviews conducted with the surviving directors of the early Sinhala films including A.B. Raj and K.S. Sethumadhavan, It also includes lengthy interviews conducted with Film News Anandan and Randor Guy, the noted historians and archivists of South Indian cinema. Rare photographs that throw light on a forgotten era of the South Indian and Sri Lankan film industries also adore this publication. Set in the broader perspective of Indo – Lanka cultural relations prevailed over the centuries, it explores the circumstances that led to the South Indian involvement in the Sinhala cinema during its infancy and formative years.
It also traces the biographical information and areas of expertise of the large number of Indians who contributed in the making of Sinhala films.
The rich text is elaborated by including large number of photographs culled from the archives from both the Indian and Sri Lankan film historians.
Soft Copy: Euros 8.00