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Sri Lankan Tamil cinema, the Glossary

Index Sri Lankan Tamil cinema

Sri Lankan Tamil cinema is a small filmmaking industry based in Sri Lanka, which has made under 100 Tamil language films as of 2013.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 28 relations: C. N. Annadurai, Chennai, Cinema of Sri Lanka, Kaathirupaen Unakaaha, Kodambakkam, Koel, Komaali Kings, Komaligal, List of cinema of the world, Mann (2006 film), Munnel (film), Naan Ungal Thozhan, Portrayals of Sri Lankan Tamils in Indian cinema, Premnath Moraes, Puththi Ketta Manitharellam, S. Ramanathan (musician), Soppana Sundhari, South Asian cinema, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Civil War, Sri Lankan Tamils in Sinhala cinema, Sunil Soma Peiris, Tamil cinema, Tamil language, Tamil Nadu, Trade union, Vaadai Kaatru, Yasapalitha Nanayakkara.

  2. Cinema of Sri Lanka
  3. Sri Lankan Tamil culture
  4. Tamil cinema

C. N. Annadurai

Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai (15 September 1909 – 3 February 1969), popularly known as Anna, also known as Perarignar Anna (Anna, the scholar or Elder Brother), was an Indian politician who served as the fourth and last Chief Minister of Madras State from 1967 until 1969 and first Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for 20 days (after Madras State was renamed Tamil Nadu) before his death.

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Chennai

Chennai (IAST), formerly known as Madras, is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India.

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Cinema of Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the Sri Lankan film industry.

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Kaathirupaen Unakaaha

Kaathirupaen Unakaaha, (I will wait for you) is a 1977 Sri Lankan Tamil-language romantic film.

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Kodambakkam

Kodambakkam (also known as K-Town or Kollywood) is a business and residential neighbourhood in Central Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Koel

The true koels, Eudynamys, are a genus of cuckoos from Asia, Australia and the Pacific.

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Komaali Kings

Komaali Kings is a 2018 Sri Lankan Tamil language black comedy thriller film written and directed by King Ratnam in his directorial debut and co-produced by Ganesh Deivanayagam, Bawadharani Rajasingham, and R. Selvaskandan for Picture This Motions.

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Komaligal

Komaligal (1976) (Tamil: கோமாளிகள், "The Clowns") is a Sri Lankan Tamil language film written by S.Ramdas and produced by M.Mohamed.

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List of cinema of the world

This is a list of cinema of the world by continent and country.

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Mann (2006 film)

Mann is a 2006 Tamil-language drama film directed by R. Pudhiyavan and starring Vijith and Shana Mahendran.

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Munnel (film)

Munnel is a 2023 Sri Lankan Tamil language drama film written, directed and produced by Visakesa Chandrasekaram.

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Naan Ungal Thozhan

Naan Ungal Thozhan is a 1978 Sri Lankan Tamil-language film directed by S. V. Chandran.

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Portrayals of Sri Lankan Tamils in Indian cinema

Contributions to popular culture involving direct reference to the Sri Lankan Tamil community in Indian cinema are listed below. Sri Lankan Tamil cinema and Portrayals of Sri Lankan Tamils in Indian cinema are cinema of Sri Lanka and Tamil cinema.

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Premnath Moraes

Joseph Peter Moraes Fernando (born 31 January 1923 – died 1998 May 24 as ප්‍රේම්නාත් මොරායස්), popularly as Premnath Moraes, was an actor, film director and scriptwriter in Sri Lankan cinema as well as appeared in versatile forms: singer, lyricist, film production executive, weightlifter, athlete, gymnast, journalist and sports administrator.

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Puththi Ketta Manitharellam

Puththi Ketta Manitharellam is a 2021 Sri Lankan Tamil language drama thriller film written and directed by Raj Sivaraj in his feature film directorial debut.

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S. Ramanathan (musician)

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Soppana Sundhari

Soppana Sundhari is a 2023 Sri Lankan Tamil language comedy thriller film directed by Mathavan Maheswaran in his feature film directorial debut.

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South Asian cinema

South Asian cinema refers to the cinema of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.

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Sri Lankan Civil War

The Sri Lankan Civil War (śrī laṁkāvē sivil yuddhaya; Ilaṅkai uḷnāṭṭup pōr) was a civil war fought in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009.

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Sri Lankan Tamils in Sinhala cinema

Tamil cinema in Sri Lanka is not as developed as Sinhala cinema or its Indian counterpart, the Tamil cinema of Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Sri Lankan Tamil cinema and Sri Lankan Tamils in Sinhala cinema are cinema of Sri Lanka and Tamil cinema.

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Sunil Soma Peiris

Pattiyage Sunil Soma Peiris (Pattiyage Sunil Soma Peiris, 13 April 1948 – 10 December 2021) (සුනිල් සෝම පීරිස්) was a Sri Lankan screenwriter, actor, editor and filmmaker in Sri Lankan cinema.

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Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu.

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Tamil language

Tamil (தமிழ்) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia.

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (TN) is the southernmost state of India.

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Trade union

A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages and benefits, improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting and increasing the bargaining power of workers.

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Vaadai Kaatru

Vaadai Kaatru is a 1978 Sri Lankan Tamil-language film, directed by Premnath Moraes, based on the novel of the same name by Sengai Aaliyan.

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Yasapalitha Nanayakkara

Delgahawatte Yasapalitha Wickramathilaka Nanayakkara (born 19 June 1940 – died 23 June 1996 as යසපාලිත නානායක්කාර)), popularly known as Yasapalitha Nanayakkara, was a director in Sri Lankan cinema and stage drama. He was also a screenwriter, producer, lyricist and actor.

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See also

Cinema of Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Tamil culture

Tamil cinema

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamil_cinema

Also known as Ceylon tamil cinema, Cinema of Sri Lankan Tamil, Cinema of sri lankan tamils, Jallywood, List of Sri Lankan Tamil films, Srilankan tamil cinema, Tamil cinema in Sri Lanka, Wollywood.