Colombo cinema is a good source of entertainment in the city. For entertainment in Colombo, local residents of the city as well as tourists love to visit the theater halls. At the cinema halls in Colombo, one will enjoy films of local and foreign languages.
In Colombo, Sri Lanka, some of the reputed cinema halls are Savoy Cinema, Empire Theater, Majestic cinema set up at the Majestic City shopping center in Barnbalapitiya, and Liberty cinema situated at Kollupitiya. The cinema halls in Colombo are air conditioned and appoint latest technologies for screening the films.
At the theaters, viewers can check out the latest movies in Tamil, Sinhalese and popular Hindi movies from Indian film industry. To watch good English movies, movie lovers can visit the halls in Galle Street. These cinema halls screen English and Continental movies from East Europe.
Colombo cinema has received acclamation from other parts of the world. Some of the movies from Sri Lanka
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have won international awards. Films in Colombo are often based on novels written by current genre of Sri Lankan writers. The film directors of Colombo prefer portraying current issues or themes based on family relations. Contemporary social, economic and political issues of the country are highlighted in these movies of Colombo.
A few of the notable Sri Lankan films are:
- Kadawunu Poronduwa (The Broken Promise) the first Ceylonese cinema was produced in 1947
- Sulanga Enu Pinisa directed by Vimukthi Jayasundara was awarded the 'Best First Film' in 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
- Nidhanaya (The Treasure) directed by Lester James Peries
- Sulang Kirilli (the Wind Bird) directed by Inoka Sathyangani
- Wekande Walauwa (Mansion by the Lake) directed by Lester James Peries
Colombo Cinema forms an inseparable part of Colombo entertainment, and culture.
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