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Printed and Published by The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd., at No. 35, D.R.Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10, on Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Pubudu Chathuranga Dilhani Ashokamala walked away with the Best Actor and Best

Actress Awards at the maiden ‘Derana Lux Film Awards’ held at Musaeus College Auditorium last Friday.Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara won the Best Director

award for Gamani, which was also adjudged Best Film of the year. Ranjan Ramanayake and Anarkalli Aakarsha bagged the awards for Most Popular Actor and Most Popular Actress. Here are some of the highlights of the event captured on leans by our photographer Lalith C Gamage.

Winners

n BEST PICTURE: Gamanin BEST DIRECTOR: Rear Admiral Dr Sarath Weeraseka for Gamanin BEST SCREENPLAY: Rear Admiral Dr Sarath Weerasekara for Gamanin BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ashoka Sigera for Gamanin BEST EDITING: Ravindra Guruge for Gamanin BEST ART DIRECTION: Sunil Wijeratne for Gamanin BEST MAKEUP: Priyantha Dissanayake for Gamanin BEST FIGHTING DIRECTOR: Ritigala Sumedha for Gamanin BEST SOUND MIXING: Kalinga Gihan Perera for

Gamanin BEST BACKGROUND SCORE: Nadeeka Guruge for Gamanin BEST ORIGINAL SONG: ‘Danamana Banda’- form

the film Gamani, music by Rohana Weerasinhan BEST SINGER- FEMALE: Deepika Priyadarshini-

Gamanin BEST SINGER-MALE: Ruwan Hettiarachchi - Sinha-

walokanayan BEST LYRICS: Ven. Pallegama Hemarathna thera for ‘Sansare Barapodi’ from Mahindagamanayan BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Pubudhu Cha-

thuranga for Challengesn BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Kumara

Thrimadura for Gamani and W.Jayasiri for Gamanin BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake for Gamanin BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Anurudhika Padukkage for Gamanin BEST UPCOMING ACTRESS: Udayanthi Kulathunge

for the film Mahindagamanayan BEST ACTOR IN A COMIC ROLE: Vijaya Nandasiri

for King Hunthern BEST ACTOR IN A NEGATIVE ROLE: Darshan

Dharmaraj for Gamanin A CERTIFICATE OF ENCOURAGEMENT FOR

CHILD ARTISTE: Geshini Ruwindika Ishadini for Gamanin CINEMA OF TOMORROW BEST DIRECTOR: Ashoka Handagama for Ini Avan

n CINEMA OF TOMORROW MOST PROMISING FILM MAKER: Aruna Jayawardhana for Nikini Vessa

n CINEMA OF TOMORROW BEST SHORT FILM: Jag-ath Manuwarna for ‘Water Lily’

n CINEMA OF TOMORROW SPECIAL JURY MEN-TION: Karma for Prasanna Jayakody

n MOST POPULAR SONG 2011: Mathkada Handawe for Sinhawalokanaya

n POPULAR ACTOR 2011: Ranjan Ramanayaken POPULAR ACTRESS 2011: Anarkalli Akarsha

Gamani shines at maiden Derana Lux Film Awards

Dr Weerasekara receives the award for Best Film

Best Actor and Actress Pubudu and Dilhani with Most Pop-ular Actor and Actress Ranjan and Anarkalli

Suneth Malinga receives the award for the Best Male Sing-er on behalf of Ruwan Hettiarachchi

Best Upcoming Actress Udayanthi Kulathunge

Cinema of Tomorrow Best Director Ashoka Handagama

Cinema of Tomorrow Best Short Film Jagath Manuwarna

Best Female Singer Deepika PriyadarshiniBest Fighting Director Ritigala Sumedha

Best Child Artiste Geshini RuwindikaCinema of Tomorrow Special Jury Mention Prasanna Jayakody

Derana Chairman Laksiri Wickramage hands the most Pop-ular Actor Award to Ranjan

Best Actor in a Negative Role Darshan Dharmaraj

A much awaited evening of musical

colours on two pianos will go on boards at the Lionel Wendt the-atre on September 20 at 7 pm. Since 2008, the two piano artistes, Ramya de Livera Perera and Soundarie David Rodrigo, have established a wide range on two-piano repertoire.The programme begins

with a majestic march, which is introduction in the Rachmaninov Suite No 2. It is followed by the Brahm's variations on a theme by Haydn.

The composer weaves a beautiful tapestry of eight variations from a simple

melody. A delightful rondo by Chopin follows. Chopin once said ‘My universe will be the soul and heart of man’.

This rondo is brilliant and emotionally restless and is shared between the players in a Chopinesque dialogue.

Another uncommon work, Capricce, by French composer ,Poulenc, makes

the listener taste an entirely different palette of colors, exuding joy, humor and sat-ire.

Guest artiste Maryanne David, who has introduced the joy of singing and per-forming to hundreds of peo-ple from all walks of life, the young, not so young and the gracefully old alike, will be adding a whole new dimension to the concert. She will sing in her own imitable style selections from Gershwin, Irving Ber-lin and Cole Porter accom-panied by the two piano artistes.

The programme for the evening will come to a close with some exciting catchy latin american rhythms from two popular tangos by Argentinian composer, Pia-zolla.

Musical colours on two pianos

The English version of Daya Disanayaka's ‘Cloni-yakage Kathava’ titled as ‘Clone’ will be launched at the BMICH on September 19 at 2.30 pm. It's written from a futuristic perspective.

The English version of Daya Disanayaka's ‘Babli’ titled as ‘Miracle Under the Kumbuk Tree’ will also come to light.

Novel from the future to be launched at BMICH

ANGU RAJeNDRAN

Tharaka Almahendra's debut novel ‘Lowata Horen’ was launched recently. The book deals with the lifestyle and habits of the youth. It is a Sarasavi Publication.

Tharaka brings

Lowata Horen

Soundarie and Ramya