FOREIGN FILMS MADE IN SRI LANKA
During the British rule, Ceylon was also the location of choice for several documentaries. The best known film was 'The Song of Ceylon' by Basil Wright which was made for…
Amila | May 5, 2023
Prem Jayanth – The Prince of Posters
Hettiaaratchchige Emanuel Aloysius Rodrigo (1931-1970) who performed under the name Prem Jayanth,…
Amila | May 1, 2023
WORLD WAR II POSTERS
By the dawn of the twentieth century, posters were the most important…
Amila | April 28, 2023
SINHALA FILM POSTERS
In 1898, a 55 foot long documentary titled Early Morning in the…
Amila | April 27, 2023
Ceylon Tea Posters
When coffee plantations in Ceylon were devastated by the coffee rust disease…
Amila | March 15, 2023
TRAVEL POSTERS
The latter part of the 19th century and the first two decades…
Amila | February 9, 2023
GOVERNMENT POSTERS
Governments were very quick to use posters as a medium to disseminate…
Amila | February 9, 2023
History of Movie Theatres in Ceylon
Ceylon's film industry goes all the way back to 1898 when a…
Amila | September 12, 2022
The Sunday Times – 08 May 2011
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Hi!! Magazine – March 2011
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The Sunday Leader – 13 March 2011
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Oryx - Qatar Airways Inflight Magazine - January 2011
Amila | August 26, 2022
Daily Mirror – 09 November 2012
Amila | August 26, 2022
The Nation – 10 November 2012
Amila | August 26, 2022
The Sunday Times – 11 November 2012
Amila | August 26, 2022
Poster Exhibition
Anura Saparamadu has been collecting classic posters of Ceylon for a long…
Amila | August 26, 2022
Press Review - Daily News – 14 November 2012
Amila | November 14, 2012
Anura and his love for Vintage Posters
Amila | November 14, 2012
Ceylon Today – 11 November 2012
Amila | November 11, 2012